Cloud Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton

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Work type
On-site
Location
Arlington, VA
Salary
$62,000–$141,000 / yr
Posted
74 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Sep 27, 2026

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $102k
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This role pays less than 96% of similar roles. Most pay $127,950–$198,125 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $102k versus about $163k 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 802 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Cloud Engineer

As a Cloud Engineer, you will join the team to support cloud-based solutions for mission-critical operations and help clients navigate complex migration processes. You will be responsible for researching current environments to recommend tools and solutions while designing technical architectures that leverage cloud capabilities across on-premise, cloud-based, and hybrid resources. The role requires building scalable, reliable cloud-native applications and microservices while ensuring compliance with DoD STIGs or CIS Benchmarks. Key technologies include AWS, Infrastructure-as-Code, SQL and NoSQL databases, and container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes. You will work within specialized environments involving SIPR, TS, or JWICS networks and air-gapped systems. Essential skills include networking for hybrid clouds, identity authentication protocols like SAML or OpenID, and managing Ubuntu, RHEL, and Windows Server operating systems to solve complex technical challenges in secure environments.

What you'll do

  • Design and develop scalable, reliable cloud-native applications within the AWS environment.
  • Architect technical solutions that integrate on-premise, cloud-based, and hybrid resources.
  • Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to manage and deploy cloud resources.
  • Build full-stack microservice applications while ensuring compliance with DoD STIGs or CIS Benchmarks.
  • Configure and manage networking for hybrid cloud environments within secure networks like SIPR or JWICS.
  • Research and recommend specific tools and solutions based on current client environment needs.
  • Troubleshoot complex cloud-native application deployments and networking issues in secured environments.
  • Manage and configure various operating systems including Ubuntu, RHEL, and Windows Server.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in CS, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or Engineering.
  • Secret clearance is required.
  • Ability to obtain a DoD 8570 IAT II Certification within 60 days of start date.
  • 3+ years of experience architecting and developing scalable, reliable cloud-native applications within AWS.
  • 3+ years of experience with networking for hybrid cloud environments within SIPR, TS, or JWICS.
  • 3+ years of experience building cloud-native microservice full-stack applications while working with DoD STIGs or CIS Benchmarks.
  • 3+ years of experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC).
  • Experience with DoD impact levels, air-gapped environments, and common design patterns like event-driven architectures.

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