CDAO - War Data Platform - Senior Cloud Engineer

Application Deadline: 21 September 2026

Department: War Data Platform

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Arlington, VA

Description

What you'll do here:

• Design, deploy, and manage scalable, secure, and highly available cloud infrastructure across security enclaves, leveraging cloud-native and open-source compute, storage, networking, and containerization services to support mission-critical workloads.
• Develop and maintain IaC using tools such as Terraform and Ansible to automate provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle management, ensuring repeatable, consistent, and compliant deployments.
• Monitor infrastructure health, performance, and cost utilization; implement optimization strategies (rightsizing, auto-scaling, intelligent storage tiering) to maximize efficiency and reduce operational expenditures.
• Collaborate with DevSecOps, security, and application development teams to implement cloud architectures aligned with DoW cybersecurity frameworks, accreditation requirements, and Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) to maintain continuous authorization.
• Support cloud migrations, technology refresh cycles, and platform modernization by evaluating emerging technologies, improving CI/CD deployment pipelines, and providing technical expertise for acquisition strategies.
• Oversee mixed civilian and contractor engineering teams executing cloud engineering and infrastructure initiatives across the platform lifecycle.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
  
  

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required. 
• Candidate is encouraged to provide e-portfolio, project samples, Github, etc. to their submission package. 
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service https://www.sss.gov/Home/Registration  
• This position is subject to provisions of the WHS/OSW Priority Placement Program (please see details below) 
• A three-year trial period may be required if not previously completed a trial or probationary period in the excepted or competitive service 
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment. 
• Required to participate in the direct deposit program. 
• This position is subject to pre-employment and random drug testing. 
• We may use this announcement to fill additional vacancies within 90 days of the closing date. 
• Recruitment, relocation, or retention incentives may be authorized based on the availability of funds. 
• This position requires a Top Secret/ Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) security clearance. 
• If you are a veteran claiming veteran's preference, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., you must submit documents verifying your eligibility with your application package. 
• This position may require work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and/or holidays and/or mandatory overtime. 
• This position may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station via military or commercial aircraft.