{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"0abebf449ef63be55d8f6e95","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/0abebf449ef63be55d8f6e95","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/0abebf449ef63be55d8f6e95","title":"Cloud Engineer","description":"Minimum Clearance Required: TS/SCI with CI Poly\r\nBenefits: Click hereLocation: Chantilly, VA\r\nSchedule: Full-Time\r\nWork Location: On-Site\r\nShift: Day Job\r\nTravel: No\r\nMinimum Clearance Required: TS/SCI with CI Poly\r\nBenefits: Click hereRapid Cycle Solutions LLC (RCS) is an innovative small business providing IT and management consulting services to the U.S. Federal Government and commercial clients. We have unique strengths in complex, cross-organizational solution analysis, design, development, implementation, and change management supporting enterprise requirements. Our team of professionals has deep consulting backgrounds supporting the unique needs of our clients. Our team members have proven experience leading strategic initiatives within the civilian Government agencies.\r\nNote: Please ensure you meet the Security Clearance obligations before applying to optimize your consideration for this and other employment opportunities with RCS.\r\nRCS is seeking a Cloud Engineer to join our National Intelligence program supporting the Cloud Investment Multi-Cloud Management (CIMM) team. As a contributor to the Intelligence Community's first multi-cloud initiative, you will be at the epicenter of emergent cloud computing technologies, establishing a foundation that will evolve to include all agencies within the IC. As a Cloud Engineer, you will advise Government IT teams on the design and build of single- or multi-cloud computing architecture solutions that meet mission requirements and develop future technology and architectural advancements to support the Government's architectural strategy, cloud migration, and continued evolution.\r\nThis position requires the candidate to meet specific Security Clearance obligations to work onsite in Chantilly, VA.\r\nWhat you will do:Seeking a Cloud Engineer who has experience designing, deploying, and supporting AI/ML solutions in the cloud, including data pipelines, model hosting, and integration with application services.\r\nAdvising senior business and technical personnel to aid in the delivery of robust, scalable cloud architectures that meet or exceed mission requirements.\r\nServing as a cloud agnostic advocate and helping to educate the Government customer on cloud services appropriate to meet mission requirements.\r\nProviding advisory services to maintain and evolve the future-state service provider-authorized, multi-cloud architecture, and knowledge database based on ever-changing IC mission needs and ensuring optimization of cost, consumption, and performance of services are achieved across all Cloud Service Providers (CSPs).\r\nDeveloping a baseline multi-cloud architecture methodology and framework for implementation within the C2E multi-cloud ecosystem.\r\nSupporting the development and maintenance of data models, data dictionaries, data maps, and other architecture artifacts across the enterprise.\r\nDesigning all cloud solutions in alignment with applicable policies, standards, and practices.\r\nProviding creative and innovative architectural solutions to ill-defined requirements.\r\nReviewing and accessing impact of proposed scope changes to future architectures.\r\nMay be required to provide cloud agnostic technical guidance in the formulation of customer multi-cloud work statements.\r\nRequired Qualifications/Education:Clearance: Active TS/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph\r\nU.S. Citizenship required (NO EXCEPTIONS)\r\nBachelor's and nine (9) years or more experience; Master's and seven (7) years or more experience ; PhD or JD and four (4) years or more experience\r\nMust have experience supporting or deploying AI/ML workloads in cloud environments.\r\nExperience integrating AI/ML services within cloud architectures (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) required.\r\nFive (5) or more years of experience in a cloud and/or hybrid environment (additional 4 years of experience in lieu of degree).\r\nFive (5) or more years of demonstrated experience in one or more of the following activities:\r\nIaaS, PaaS, and SaaS services (e.g., compute, storage, network, security, administration, automation, application services, and databases).\r\nDesigning and deploying cloud solutions to Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), IBM Cloud, or Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).\r\nLarge-scale data architecture, data modeling, database design, and information systems implementation.\r\nDemonstrated knowledge and expertise in enterprise data strategy, data governance practices, data stewardship principles, data standards, and metadata management best practices.\r\nAbility to translate requirements into end-to-end designs for systems that involve multiple interfaces and support data repositories.\r\nStrong customer service skills, teaming skills, and the ability to collaborate within a cross-functional team, as well as the CSPs (AWS, Azure, Google, IBM, and Oracle).\r\nCertification(s):AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner\r\nAWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate\r\nCloud related (e.g., DevOps, Security, and/or ML)\r\nNice to Have Qualifications:Certifications in any of the following CSPs:\r\nAzure\r\nOCI\r\nGCP\r\nIBM\r\nExperience as a cloud agnostic architect.\r\nStrong analysis and quality assessment skills.\r\nExperience with successful full life cycle cloud development projects.\r\nExperience with various Linux and Microsoft Windows OSs distributions.\r\nExperience with Structured Query Language (SQL) and databases.\r\nExperience migrating both custom built and enterprise apps to and from on-prem to cloud.\r\nExperience debugging performance and technical issues.\r\nExperience building and deploying systems in the cloud using continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) frameworks and infrastructure automation.\r\nExcellent written and verbal communications skills.\r\nAbility to work well independently and within a team environment.\r\nAbility to explain technical issues clearly and accurately to both technical and non-technical audiences.\r\nDemonstrated ability to adjust to change priorities.\r\nRCS is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.\r\nOur company uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities as an applicant, please visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify\r\nAll RCS work locations are drug-free workplaces.\r\nRCS considers several factors which can influence a final salary including but not limited to; skill set relevancy, work experience, geographic location, security clearance, education, certifications, training, and other business and organizational requirements. At RCS we offer competitive compensation packages, benefits, and learning and development opportunities. Individuals are typically not hired at or near the top of the salary range being that compensation decisions are dependent on individual circumstances. The salary range listed for this position is a reasonable estimate taking into consideration the required qualifications.\r\nRCS encourages external referrals and offers a referral bonus after a successful hire. This will be paid 90 days after the new hire's start date. Bonus amounts vary based on the skill level and position of the referred candidate and are provided in the form of a gift certificate.#J-18808-Ljbffr","company":"Rapid Cycle Solutions","rawCompany":"rapid cycle solutions","city":"Chantilly","state":"VA","isRemote":false,"isActive":true,"createdAt":"2026-11-04T02:54:41.110Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"15-1211.00","title":"Computer Systems Analysts","slug":"computer-systems-analysts"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"541519","title":"Other Computer Related Services","slug":"other-computer-related-services"},{"code":"541690","title":"Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services","slug":"other-scientific-and-technical-consulting-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Cloud Engineer","description":"Minimum Clearance Required: TS/SCI with CI Poly\r\nBenefits: Click hereLocation: Chantilly, VA\r\nSchedule: Full-Time\r\nWork Location: On-Site\r\nShift: Day Job\r\nTravel: No\r\nMinimum Clearance Required: TS/SCI with CI Poly\r\nBenefits: Click hereRapid Cycle Solutions LLC (RCS) is an innovative small business providing IT and management consulting services to the U.S. Federal Government and commercial clients. 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