Cloud Engineer

Streamline Defense is seeking a Cloud Engineer to support the U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) Enterprise Data & Analytics (EDA) program from Streamline's facility in Tampa, FL. This position is contingent upon contract award.

Responsibilities

• Proposed personnel possess the knowledge and capability to design, deploy, and maintain GovCloud-based infrastructures across AWS and Azure, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security for mission-critical applications.
• Required expertise includes cloud architecture, networking, virtualization, containerization, and security best practices, with proficiency in Infrastructure as-Code (IaC) solutions such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
• Personnel must have experience in hybrid and multi-cloud configurations, including Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)peering, identity management(IAM), and cross-domain solutions.
• Strong expertise in the Authority to Operate(ATO) process is required, including preparing security documentation, conducting compliance assessments, and maintaining continuous monitoring per DoD Risk Management Framework(RMF), NIST 800-53 Rev.
• 5,FedRAMP, and DoD IL-4/IL-5 security mandates.
• Personnel must also optimize cloud resources for compute, storage, and networking efficiency while ensuring full compliance with DoD governance policies.

• The contractor shall provide personnel with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or five(5) years of equivalent experience in cloud engineering.
• Personnel must have experience designing, deploying, and managing AWS and Azure cloud environments with a focus on security, automation, and scalability.
• Required expertise includes Identity and Access Management (IAM), role-based access control (RBAC), Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA), and cloud networking configurations such as VPC peering, subnets, VPNs, and security groups.
• Personnel must demonstrate proficiency in Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or ARM templates, ensuring secure and scalable deployments.
• Experience supporting Authority to Operate (ATO) processes is required, including preparing System Security Plans (SSP),Security Assessment Reports(SAR), and Plans of Action &Milestones (POA&M), and maintaining compliance with DoD governance frameworks and NIST requirements.
• Personnel must also collaborate with cybersecurity teams to implement security controls in accordance with FedRAMP, RMF, and DoD IL-4/IL-5 security mandates, while optimizing cloud resource allocation for efficiency.

• Preferred certifications include AWS Certified Solutions Architect– Associate, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, and Google Professional Cloud Architect.