Sr. Cloud Engineer 3

• Requisition ID: 4255

• Standard Title: Senior Cloud Engineer

• Required Security Clearance: Top Secret/SCI with CI Polygraph

• Location: Reston, VA

• Work Type: On-Site

• Shift: First

• Referral Eligibility: Eligible

• U.S. Citizenship Required? Yes

Position Summary

Base-2 Solutions is seeking a Sr. Cloud Engineer 3 to architect, design, and implement cloud solutions that help mission customers leverage cloud technologies. This role is responsible for developing robust and scalable cloud infrastructure, mentoring junior engineers, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration and mission delivery.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Support the design and implementation of cloud-based architecture, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security in alignment with industry best practices.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements, troubleshoot issues, and optimize cloud infrastructure.

• Mentor and provide technical guidance to cloud engineers, including reviewing work and helping resolve complex technical challenges.

• Engage with stakeholders to translate technical requirements into actionable solutions.

• Troubleshoot and resolve issues across cloud environments.

• Stay current on evolving cloud technologies and compliance standards.

• Provide requirement decomposition, requirement definition, and engineering expertise to ensure program requirements are developed and sustained.

• Prepare operating instructions and end-user training.

• Develop and implement cloud governance strategies to ensure compliance with relevant standards and regulations.

• Lead efforts to automate deployment, monitoring, and management processes to enhance efficiency and reduce manual intervention.

• Serve as a subject matter expert on cloud engineering best practices.

• Participate in knowledge sharing and contribute to the company's technical community.

• Participate in all phases of risk management assessments and architecture.

Required Qualifications

• Active Top Secret/SCI with CI Polygraph.

• 10+ years of experience as a Cloud Solution Architect, Senior Cloud Engineer, or similar role, with a strong emphasis on cloud-based solution design and architecture.

• Certification to meet 8140/8570 standards, such as Security+ or above.

• Extensive experience building and leading AWS cloud infrastructure solutions at scale across multiple classification domains, including IL5 to IL6+.

• Hands-on experience using core AWS services, such as EC2, S3, Lambda, and EBS.

• Extensive hands-on cloud experience with AWS.

• Expert-level skills creating, managing, and hardening desktop operating system images in the cloud, such as AMIs, across multiple classification domains.

• In-depth understanding of modern cloud architecture patterns, including microservices, serverless computing, and containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes.

• Strong background in infrastructure-as-code using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible, with a focus on automated and repeatable cloud infrastructure delivery.

• In-depth understanding of cloud security best practices.

• Hands-on experience implementing security controls in cloud environments, including integration with enterprise authentication and authorization systems such as IAM, SSO, and federation.

• Excellent scripting and programming skills, such as Python and Bash, for automation, tooling, and orchestration.

• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities, with a track record of developing innovative solutions to complex technical problems in large-scale cloud environments.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on cloud experience with AWS, Azure and/or GCP.

Required Education and Experience Equivalency

• High School Diploma/GED: N/A

• Associate Degree: N/A

• Bachelor's Degree: 10 years of experience.

• Master's Degree: 10 years of experience.

• PhD: 10 years of experience.

Required Certifications

• Minimum DoD 8140/8570 IAT Level II certification, such as CompTIA Security+, GSEC, or SSCP.

Required Security Clearance

• Active Top Secret/SCI with CI Polygraph.

Pay & Benefit Highlights

Compensation

• Competitive fixed salary or hourly pay (based on experience, skills, location, and internal equity).

• Employee referral bonuses up to $10,000 per hired referral.

• Additional bonus opportunities for exceptional performance and contributions to business development and company growth (role-dependent).

Health

• 100% company-paid medical premiums for employees and eligible dependents.

• Choose from multiple plan options with CareFirst, Kaiser, and UnitedHealthcare, including PPO, POS, HMO, and HSA-compatible plans.

• 100% company-paid dental premiums for employees and eligible dependents.

• 100% company-paid vision premiums for employees and eligible dependents.

Income Protection

• 100% company-paid premiums for short-term disability.

• 100% company-paid premiums for long-term disability.

• 100% company-paid premiums for accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D).

• 100% company-paid premiums for life insurance up to $200,000.

Retirement

• 401(k) with immediate vesting: 4% company match plus a 4% non-elective company contribution (8% total).

• 401(k) pre-tax and Roth options.

Leave

• Up to 20 days of flexible paid time off (PTO).

• 11 paid floating holidays.

Work-Life Balance

• Flexible work schedules, including flex time and compressed work periods (contract and project-dependent).

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