Job Summary:
MetroStar is a company focused on delivering exceptional technology services through its talented workforce. They are seeking a Sr. Cloud Engineer III to architect, design, and implement cloud solutions while mentoring junior engineers and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure effective integration and delivery.
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 a team of cloud engineers, reviewing their work, and helping them solve complex technical challenges.
• Engage with stakeholders to translate technical requirements into actionable solutions, troubleshoot and resolve issues, and stay current on evolving cloud technologies and compliance standards.
• Provide requirement decomposition/definition and engineering expertise to assure program requirements are developed and sustained.
• Prepare operating instructions and end user training.
• Develop and implement cloud governance strategies, ensuring compliance with relevant standards and regulations.
• Lead efforts to automate deployment, monitoring, and management processes, enhancing efficiency and reducing manual intervention.
• Act as a subject matter expert on cloud engineering best practices, participating in knowledge sharing and contributing to the company's technical community.
• Participate in all phases of risk management assessments and architecture.
Qualifications:
Required:
• Active TS/SCI with CI Poly security clearance.
• Certification to meet 8140/8570 standards (e.g. Security+ or above).
• 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.
• Extensive experience building and leading AWS cloud infrastructure solutions at scale across multiple classification domains (IL5 to IL6+) simultaneously, including hands-on use of core services (e.g., EC2, S3, Lambda, EBS, etc).
• Expert-level skills in creating, managing, and hardening desktop OS images in the cloud (e.g., 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 (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible, with a focus on automated, repeatable cloud infrastructure delivery.
• In-depth understanding of cloud security best practices and hands-on experience implementing security controls in cloud environments, including integration with enterprise authentication and authorization systems (e.g., IAM, SSO, federation).
• Excellent scripting and programming skills (e.g., Python, 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 both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Preferred:
• Extensive hands-on cloud experience with AWS (Azure and/or GCP preferred)
Company:
MetroStar is a leading provider of secure digital transformation and Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled products and solutions, specializing in delivering cutting-edge IT services to government agencies and defense organizations. Founded in 1999, the company is headquartered in Reston, USA, with a team of 501-1000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.