Cloud Platform Engineer
Govcio
Fort Meade, MD · Posted May 6, 2026
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About the job
GovCIO is currently hiring for a Cloud Platform Engineer to create tools and environments that improve developer productivity. This position will be located in Fort Meade, MD and will be an onsite position.
Responsibilities
The Cloud Platform Engineer provisions and configures Government-approved cloud infrastructure to support autonomous pentesting execution and large-scale data ingestion. This role establishes secure compute, storage, and networking environments capable of supporting high-volume assessments and future AI workflows. Early cloud engineering during IOC ensures infrastructure readiness, scalability, and security, enabling rapid transition into IOC implementation and expanded execution in the next option year.
Provision and configure cloud infrastructure in approved environments
Enable scalable data ingestion and storage services
Support secure integration with autonomous cyber tools
Prepare infrastructure for follow-on IOC execution
Qualifications
High School with 10+ years (or commensurate experience)
Required Skills and Experience
Clearance Required: TS/SCI CI Poly
10 years of experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP (GovCloud preferred)
Background in secure cloud architecture and infrastructure automation
Hands on experience with virtualization technologies
AWS Associate/Professional cert
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Posted Salary Range
USD $197,000.00 - USD $217,000.00 /Yr.
The Cloud Platform Engineer provisions and configures Government-approved cloud infrastructure to support autonomous pentesting execution and large-scale data ingestion. This role establishes secure compute, storage, and networking environments capable of supporting high-volume assessments and future AI workflows. Early cloud engineering during IOC ensures infrastructure readiness, scalability, and security, enabling rapid transition into IOC implementation and expanded execution in the next option year.
Provision and configure cloud infrastructure in approved environments
Enable scalable data ingestion and storage services
Support secure integration with autonomous cyber tools
Prepare infrastructure for follow-on IOC execution
High School with 10+ years (or commensurate experience)
Required Skills and Experience
Clearance Required: TS/SCI CI Poly
10 years of experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP (GovCloud preferred)
Background in secure cloud architecture and infrastructure automation
Hands on experience with virtualization technologies
AWS Associate/Professional cert
#NSS
#DL
#tm