Cloud Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton

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Work type
On-site
Location
Chantilly, VA
Salary
$69,400–$158,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
78 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Nov 8, 2026

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Salary context

Below market

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This role pays less than 92% of similar roles. Most pay $142,400–$206,450 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $114k versus about $174k for comparable roles.

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About Booz Allen Hamilton

Booz Allen Hamilton is a management and technology consulting firm that provides analytics, digital, engineering, and cybersecurity solutions primarily to U.S. government agencies and commercial clients. Industry: Management & Technology Consulting

Booz Allen Hamilton currently has 1662 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $86,800–$198,000 across 904 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Cloud Engineer

Cloud Engineer The Cloud Engineer joins the infrastructure team to build, deploy, and manage a cloud agnostic platform for a multi-tenant environment. This role involves collaborating with engineering teams to design scalable, reliable, and cost-efficient infrastructure solutions for cloud-native applications. The position focuses on developing next-generation cloud-native infrastructure for the intelligence community. Key responsibilities include managing Kubernetes clusters, including container orchestration, monitoring, logging, and troubleshooting. Required technical skills include experience with AWS, Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform, Ansible, Helm, or Terragrunt, and a TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph. Preferred competencies include scripting in Bash, Python, Groovy, or Golang, as well as experience with Linux server systems, CI/CD pipelines, Rancher, RKE2, ArgoCD, Grafana, Elasticsearch, Prometheus, Pulumi, and Crossplane.

What does a Cloud Engineer earn?

Median $152167 from 44 postings across 12 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Build, deploy, and manage a cloud-agnostic platform for a multi-tenant environment.
  • Manage Kubernetes clusters including deployments, container orchestration, monitoring, logging, and troubleshooting.
  • Develop and maintain infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, Ansible, or Helm.
  • Design scalable, reliable, and cost-efficient infrastructure solutions for cloud-native applications.
  • Deploy, configure, and maintain Linux server systems within the AWS cloud.
  • Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines and automation tools.
  • Maintain and monitor systems using tools such as ArgoCD, Grafana, Elasticsearch, and Prometheus.

What we're looking for

  • Experience developing, deploying, and managing applications within AWS.
  • Experience managing Kubernetes clusters, including deployments, orchestration, monitoring, logging, and troubleshooting.
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Helm, or Terragrunt.
  • TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph.
  • HS diploma or GED.
  • Ability to obtain a Security+ CE, SSCP, CCNA-Security, or GSEC Certification within 6 months of start date.
  • Experience with scripting or object-oriented programming in Bash, Python, Groovy, or Golang (preferred).
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Linux server systems, or specific tools like ArgoCD and Prometheus (preferred).

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