Senior Cloud Engineer

Senior Cloud Engineer

Radford, VA

At IPT Associates (IPTA), we enjoy solving real-world problems with technology. We work closely with our customers, teammates, experts, and partners to come up with practical solutions that make a difference. Whether it's a government or business organization, we focus on understanding the need and building something that works.

Our Team

At IPTA, everything starts with our people. We're big believers that when you invest in your team, great things happen. That's why we encourage learning, growth, and trying new things-even if you don't have all the answers yet.

Our culture is rooted in fierce determination, fearless integrity, and passionate service-but we also like to keep things collaborative, supportive, and down-to-earth.

We're looking for people who:

• Are curious and excited about technology
• Like solving problems and figuring things out
• Can take initiative but also enjoy working with a team
• Want to keep learning, growing, and challenging themselves

If you're someone who's eager to jump in, learn something new, and make an impact-you'll fit right in here.

Position Summary: You will support commercial cloud services infrastructure for a managed service provider that delivers hosting and managed cloud services in public clouds (Microsoft Azure, AWS) and private clouds.

Key Responsibilities:

• Move on-premises applications to the cloud
• Engineer secure transport, including IPsec/VPN and BGP
• Automate infrastructure and routine administrative tasks
• Support CI/CD pipelines and code repositories
• Apply DoD STIGs and IA vulnerability management to cloud environments

Required Qualifications:

• Experience in computer science or IT
• CompTIA Security+ (or equivalent IA certification)
• Cloud computing environment certification (e.g., Azure Solutions Architect, AWS Certified Solutions Architect)
• Active Security Clearance Required
• Mid- to senior-level cloud engineering experience
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Experience managing several large projects successfully
• Strong experience with IPsec/VPN, other secure transport technologies, and Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)
• Proven experience moving on-premises applications to the cloud
• Understanding of network, storage, server, and application technologies
• Strong knowledge of automation concepts, tools, and scripting languages (Ansible, Terraform, Python, PowerShell, Bash, Puppet, Chef, etc.)
• Working knowledge of code repository tools such as Git
• Working knowledge of DoD STIGs and IA Vulnerability Management (IAVM)
• CI/CD pipeline experience (e.g., Jenkins, Travis CI, AWS CodeDeploy)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience automating routine administrative tasks
• Senior IT networking experience or equivalent

Education: No degree requirement specified.

Certifications: Security+ or equivalent IA certification. AWS or Azure Solutions Architect (or equivalent).

IPTA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions are based on individual merit, including qualifications, experience, performance, and business needs, consistent with applicable federal laws and federal contracting requirements. IPTA provides equal opportunity and utilizes merit-based principles to make employment-related decisions.

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