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Blue Sky Innovators

Cloud System Engineer, Secret Clearance

Arlington, VA$150k–$250kmidAdded 1 month ago

About this role

A cloud systems engineer position in Arlington, VA requiring Secret clearance to design and maintain multi-cloud infrastructure on AWS/GCP/Azure, manage CI/CD pipelines, and lead DevOps automation initiatives while partnering with development teams.

What you'll do

  • Design, test, and maintain cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines across AWS, GCP, and Azure
  • Build and optimize deployment pipelines and strategies using popular CI/CD tools
  • Lead infrastructure improvement initiatives and evaluate new technology stacks
  • Partner with development teams and vendors on incident response and continuous delivery enablement
  • Automate deployment processes, test environments, and operational workflows
  • Contribute to documentation, code review processes, and application deployment configurations

What they're looking for

  • DevOps tooling and techniques
  • Multi-cloud platform experience (AWS, GCP, Azure, OpenStack)
  • Container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes required; Docker-Compose, Openshift, EKS, GKE, Docker Swarm)
  • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, Chef, Salt, Packer)
  • CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Travis CI, GitLab CI)
  • Linux systems administration (RedHat/CentOS, Debian/Ubuntu)
  • Scripting and programming languages (Python, Java, Go, C#, JavaScript, Rust, Perl, Ruby, C/C++)
  • Load balancing, networking, firewalls, and web server administration

Benefits

  • Salary range: $150,000 - $250,000 per year
  • Medical/dental/vision benefits
  • 401(k) contribution
  • Equal opportunity employer
  • Accommodation available for qualified individuals with disabilities or veteran status
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Blue Sky Innovators

Blue Sky Innovators provides systems engineering and software development services supporting U.S. Department of Defense, intelligence, and space programs. The company is hiring Systems Engineers, mission engineers, and software developers with security clearances to design solutions, develop satellite communications systems, and execute complex defense and intelligence initiatives.

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Likely interview questions

  • Walk us through your experience designing and optimizing CI/CD pipelines. What tools have you used, and can you describe a specific deployment strategy you implemented?
  • Tell us about your hands-on experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure. How have you designed for security, scaling, and high availability in a cloud environment?
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