Cloud Engineer
Job Description
<div> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>This position supports a federal client and requires US citizenship for Public Trust eligibility</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Attain Talent is searching for talented cloud engineers for our GovCon client. This role will focus on architecting resilient cloud environments, driving modernization efforts, and ensuring cloud security and compliance best practices are embedded throughout the solution lifecycle. This is a full time position with benefits, and our client partners with federal agencies to build secure, scalable, and mission-driven solutions that make a meaningful impact on millions of people. Recognized by The Washington Post as a Top Workplace in 2025 and 2026. </span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>You Will Get To</strong></span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Design and implement secure, scalable cloud infrastructure solutions</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Lead cloud modernization and migration efforts across enterprise environments</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Develop cloud architecture standards and best practices</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Partner with engineering, DevSecOps, and cybersecurity teams to deliver secure cloud solutions</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ensure compliance with federal security and regulatory requirements</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Support IAM, encryption, infrastructure automation, CI/CD, and cloud operations</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Assess technical risks, architecture tradeoffs, resiliency, and performance optimization</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Translate mission and business needs into scalable cloud architectures</span></li> </ul> <h3><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Who You Are</strong></span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">A strategic cloud engineer who enjoys solving complex infrastructure and modernization challenges</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Strong in both architecture design and cloud security best practices</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial