Principal Cloud Automation Engineer with Security ...

Altamira brings a commercial mindset to solving the most complex national security problems by delivering mission application development, multi-intelligence analysis, and data science technologies and solutions to the defense, intelligence, and homeland security communities. Altamira''s culture of innovation and excellence, and mid-market-size, positions us as the premier next generation leader bringing technology solutions to mission. Altamira is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Altamira is seeking a Principal Cloud Automation Engineer (AWS). This position will be performed at our client''s facility in Arlington, VA. The successful candidate will design, develop, implement, and sustain automated cloud-based infrastructure solutions. Responsibilities: * Serves as a member of an Agile/ DevOps development team to support automated creation and maintenance of Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud infrastructure through the use of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) * Providing automation expertise in support of advanced cloud infrastructure solutions using a Continuous Integration/ Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipeline * Providing guidance on cloud native capabilities, Identity and Access Management (IAM), certificate management, Virtual Private Network (VPN) access to AWS Virtual Private Clouds (VPC) and cloud based security controls * Developing or updating documentation for Playbooks, Runbooks and GitHub repository * Troubleshooting user issues with cloud services or access to cloud resources. Requirements & Qualifications: * US Citizen * Active Secret (S) clearance. Must be able to obtain a TS/SCI clearance * Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability (EOD) * 10+ years of directly relevant experience such as allocation of hardware and software requirements, development of use cases and stories, Detailed design of system components, and direct automation / orchestration experience with larger systems * Able to effectively work as a leader, in a group, or as an independent individual contributor * Experience working in an Agile development environment * Possesses or quickly develops a comprehensive understanding of Government Information Security policies, regulations, and guidelines * Direct experience with scripting in JSON & Python * Expertise in provisioning and deletion of cloud infrastructure within AWS * Advanced experience with AWS cloud deployment and management tools including, but not limited to: Control tower, VPN, Elastic Cloud Compute (EC2), VPC, Elastic Block Storage (EBS), Amazon Machine Images (AMI), Simple Notification Service (SNS), Simple Queue Service (SQS), Simple Storage Service (S3) and other AWS native services * Expertise in automation of infrastructure - deployment, configuration, and orchestration to include: design, implementation and use of IaC Pipelines and workflows specifically Terraform. * Knowledge and experience working with the following tools: Jira, confluence and GitHub * Knowledge and experience working with the MacOS or Linux command line shells such as bash * Creation, deletion, and modification of privileges of system user accounts * Perform periodic audits of existing user accounts and privileges; coordinate with security team to address findings that are not in accordance with security policies * Knowledge in identity and access management (IAM) and certificate management principles and best practices Desired Skills: * Experience with cloud architecture, design, and implementation * DevSecOps or DevOps experience * Knowledge of VPN technology specifically Viscosity and OpenVPN software * Knowledge of IAM technology specifically FreeIPA software * Experience with scripting in YAML and HCL * Experience with and technical understanding of cybersecurity attack-mitigation techniques and cybersecurity architectures specific to cloud deployments * Experience and/or familiarity of the Risk Management Framework (RMF) and security and privacy controls (NIST 800-37 and NIST 800-53) * DHS experience. Required Education & Training * Bachelor''s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems or related technical field; 2 years of related work experience may be substituted for each year of degree level education. * Desired Certifications: * AWS solutions Architect - Associate/Pro * AWS Cloud Practitioner * HashiCorp Terraform Associate Certification * DoD 8570.1 IAT Level I or II (e.g. CISSP) Altamira is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Altamira requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. In accordance with applicable law, Altamira will provide an exemption to this requirement as a reasonable accommodation due to a disability or a sincerely-held religious belief or practice that prevents receipt of the vaccine.

Created: 2025-09-06