Cloud Platform Engineer

Job Description

Nightwing provides technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence mission support services to meet our customers' most demanding challenges. Our capabilities include cyber space operations, cyber defense and resiliency, vulnerability research, ubiquitous technical surveillance, data intelligence, lifecycle mission enablement, and software modernization. Nightwing brings disruptive technologies, agility, and competitive offerings to customers in the intelligence community, defense, civil, and commercial markets.
Nightwing

Information Technology is seeking Cloud Platform Engineers to help operate, develop, and improve our network and server/application infrastructure in AWS GovCloud and Azure. You'll work in a rapidly changing, fast
paced environment supporting 20+ applications across three distinct networks, each with its own data protection, connectivity, and support model. In this role, you will build secure, scalable, and cost
optimized cloud environments that empower our development and operations teams.

Key Responsibilities

Use and develop automation (Ansible roles,

Terraform

modules, Packer, GitLab CI/CD pipelines, AWS CLI) to provision and configure servers, services, applications, and security controls.

Setup and maintain applications in AWS GovCloud

and commercial
, utilizing Dev
/
Production environments

Manage AWS specific resources much as VPCs, EC2, ECS, EKS, S3,

Control Tower,

and LZA

Lead technical projects,

working

with team members and inter-departmental groups to

plan
,

execute
, and deliver new features or capabilities

Follow best practices for disaster recovery/business continuity in server, network, and security design

Manage Linux and Windows

s
ervers
, following best practic
es

for logging, monitoring, and system maintenance

Provide expertise

and support

for IT Operational management of security monitoring
,

compliance
, and

auditing

tools

Required Skills and Experience

6 Years of

Experience

in IT

(
Operations
,

Security
, or Development
), or DevOps

4
+ Years of experience

with Linux System Administration

Familiar with Windows System Administration

1+ Years of experience with networking (
TCP/IP
,

switching
,

routers
,

firewalls
,

etc
)

1
+

Years of experience r
unning services within

AWS

or

an
other cloud provider (Azure
,

etc
)

Architecting new services

using

AWS resources

Troubleshooting

resources

(Load balancers, Autoscaling groups, security groups)

Familiarity with

IAC

automation

and configuration management

tools

to manage and deploy servers and applications

(
A
nsible,

T
erraform,

Cloudformation
,

P
acker,

P
ython
,

B
ash,

P
owershell
,

etc
)

Familiarity with source code management of

any code/script
s/
documentation used for

automation

(git, GitLab,

BitBucket
)

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Strong sense of accountability to

meet work deadlines and support sprint goals

Must be a U.S Citizen

Desired Skills and Experiences

Experience developing automated solutions

utilizing

dock
er
-compose

and Helm

Familiarity with multi-account AWS architecture (Organizations, Control Tower)

Familiarity with

with

multi-account

Microsoft Azure

(Sovereign Cloud Architecture)

Experience working with containerized applications using Docker and/or Kubernete
s

Experience

developing

CI/CD pipeline
s

for delivery

and testing

of services/ap
plications

Experience within AWS GovCloud

Professional Certifications such as: AWS Solutions Architect, AWS Developer, Linux+, Security+, CCNA

Required Education

Bachelor of Science Degree in a related engineering field; OR

6

additional years of Engineering, Computer or Information Science applicable professional experience in lieu of degree.

Salary & Benefits
The salary associated with this position ($77,000-$163,000) is commensurate with the selected candidate's qualifications, years of relevant experience, and demonstrated level of expertise. Compensation will be determined based on these factors to ensure alignment with skills, responsibilities, and market standards.
Nightwing offers medical, vision and dental insurance coverage in addition to a 401k plan, PTO, Holidays, and additional insurances.
Nightwing is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.