6+ years of relevant cloud engineering, DevOps, or infrastructure experience Masters degree or other degree(s) in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related fields Demonstrated experience with cloud platforms including Google Cloud (GC), Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Microsoft Azure, including IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS configurations Proficiency with CI/CD tools such as GitLab, GitHub, TeamSite, Nexus, Kubernetes, Ansible, and Terraform Experience with container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes, Anthos, and OpenShift Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools including Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, and AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) Familiarity with FISMA compliance requirements and federal security frameworks, including NIST SP 800-53 and NIST SP 800-171 Experience with vulnerability scanning and penetration testing tools such as Tenable, Prowler, Netsparker, Checkmarx, and OWASP Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as EFK stack, Prometheus, and Grafana Must be authorized to work in the United States and able to obtain a Public Trust background investigation clearance. Experience supporting federal government IT environments, particularly within HHS, NIH, or NLM Familiarity with Identity and Access Management (IAM) and administration of commercial cloud accounts Experience with distributed computing systems, batch queuing software, and open-source map/reduce frameworks such as Hadoop Proficiency with database technologies including RDS, MySQL, MongoDB, MS SQL, PostgreSQL, and Elasticsearch Experience with version control systems including Bitbucket and GitLab Familiarity with Apache server services and open-source software administration Experience supporting Authority to Operate (ATO) processes and developing or maintaining System Security Plans (SSPs) Experience with ticketing and documentation systems such as JIRA, ServiceNow, and Confluence Wiki Familiarity with FedRAMP requirements for cloud service providers Relevant certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Google Professional Cloud Engineer, Microsoft Azure Administrator, or equivalent.