Cloud Platform Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 12, 2026. First seen by Alion on Jul 13, 2026. Nightwing scores B on the Alion truth index.
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.
NightwingInformation 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, fastpaced 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 costoptimized cloud environments that empower our development and operations teams.
Key Responsibilities
Use and develop automation (Ansible roles,Terraformmodules, Packer, GitLab CI/CD pipelines, AWS CLI) to provision and configure servers, services, applications, and security controls.
Setup and maintain applications in AWS GovCloudand commercial, utilizing Dev/Production environments
Manage AWS specific resources much as VPCs, EC2, ECS, EKS, S3,Control Tower,and LZA
Lead technical projects,workingwith team members and inter-departmental groups toplan,execute, and deliver new features or capabilities
Follow best practices for disaster recovery/business continuity in server, network, and security design
Manage Linux and Windowsservers, following best practicesfor logging, monitoring, and system maintenance
Provide expertiseand supportfor IT Operational management of security monitoring,compliance, andauditingtools
Required Skills and Experience
6 Years ofExperiencein IT(Operations,Security, or Development), or DevOps
4+ Years of experiencewith Linux System Administration
Familiar with Windows System Administration
1+ Years of experience with networking (TCP/IP,switching,routers,firewalls,etc)
1+Years of experience running services withinAWSoranother cloud provider (Azure,etc)
Architecting new servicesusingAWS resources
Troubleshootingresources(Load balancers, Autoscaling groups, security groups)
Familiarity withIACautomationand configuration managementtoolsto manage and deploy servers and applications(Ansible,Terraform,Cloudformation,Packer, Python,Bash,Powershell,etc)
Familiarity with source code management ofany code/scripts/documentation used forautomation(git, GitLab,BitBucket)
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Strong sense of accountability tomeet work deadlines and support sprint goals
Must be a U.S Citizen
Desired Skills and Experiences
Experience developing automated solutionsutilizing docker-composeand Helm
Familiarity with multi-account AWS architecture (Organizations, Control Tower)
Familiarity withwithmulti-accountMicrosoft Azure(Sovereign Cloud Architecture)
Experience working with containerized applications using Docker and/or Kubernetes
ExperiencedevelopingCI/CD pipelinesfor deliveryand testingof services/applications
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
6additional 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.