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Our team solves hard problems and helps our Mission Partners achieve their goals. If you are self-motivated, possess demonstrated learning agility, and are passionate about delivering high-quality work products - we want to hear from you.\nWe lead with technical expertise, but that is just the tip of the iceberg - the ‘Why’ matters. At Platinum, we don’t hire people to just do a job. We provide professional and leadership development to complement our self-motivated domain experts. Our teammates are dot-connecting leaders that operate in a mutually accountable environment to deliver thought leadership, expert technical analysis, and quality execution for our clients.\nYou.\nPlatinum Technologies currently has an opportunity for a Cloud Engineer\nThis role is located atFort Meade, M.D. Candidate must hold an active Secret clearance.\nWhat you get to do.\nDesign, implement, and maintain secure cloud-based infrastructure solutions across AWS and Azure environments\nDeploy and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using automation and orchestration tools\nSupport enterprise cloud modernization initiatives, including migration of on-premises services and workloads to cloud environments\nTroubleshoot and resolve complex Tier 3 cloud infrastructure, networking, identity, and application issues\nCollaborate with engineering, cybersecurity, operations, and architecture teams to ensure cloud solutions align with enterprise standards and mission requirements\nContribute to cloud architecture design efforts supporting scalable, resilient, and highly available environments\nImplement and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment workflows\nEnforce cloud security best practices and compliance requirements, including alignment with DoD and Federal cybersecurity frameworks\nMonitor cloud environments for performance, availability, optimization, and cost efficiency improvements\nDevelop and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and engineering standards\nSupport continuous service improvement initiatives to enhance operational efficiency and user experience across the DES environment\nProvide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and operations personnel as needed\nRequired Skills.\nBachelor’s degree and 12+ years of relevant experience, or Master’s degree with 10+ years of experience; additional experience may be considered in lieu of degree\nCurrent DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification (e.g., Security+, CISSP, or equivalent)\nActive Secret Clearance\nIndustry cloud certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Administrator Associate, or equivalent\nHands-on experience designing, deploying, and supporting enterprise cloud solutions in AWS and/or Azure environments\nExperience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, ARM/Bicep, or CloudFormation\nExperience implementing automation solutions using tools such as Ansible, PowerShell, Azure Functions, or similar technologies\nUnderstanding of Identity and Access Management (IAM/ICAM) technologies including Azure AD, Okta, CyberArk, or similar platforms\nStrong understanding of networking, virtualization, storage, and cloud security principles\nFamiliarity with Federal Government cybersecurity and compliance frameworks including NIST, FedRAMP, and FISMA\nExperience supporting production enterprise environments in an operations and maintenance capacity\nStrong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills with the ability to work effectively in distributed technical teams\nFamiliarity with the Atlassian tool suite, including Jira and Confluence\nExperience supporting large-scale enterprise migrations or hybrid cloud environments\nKnowledge of containerization and orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes or OpenShift\n\nThe Company is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. 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