Cloud Engineer

About the Role

At Booz Allen, you’ll join a team united by a shared purpose: empowering people to change the world. You’ll work shoulder‑to‑shoulder with engineers, analysts, and mission partners to build and strengthen the systems that national‑security, federal, and commercial clients rely on. As a DevOps engineer, you’ll streamline the software development lifecycle across cloud, hybrid, and secure environments. You’ll incorporate automation, scripting, open‑source tooling, and cloud resources to reduce manual overhead and accelerate delivery. You’ll also build and validate test environments, support continuous integration and deployment, troubleshoot complex systems, and enhance operational reliability through monitoring and telemetry analysis.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the development and enhancement of secure enterprise applications, automation tools, and workflows on AWS Cloud.
• Build and refine automation using scripting languages such as Python or Bash to improve repeatability and operational efficiency.
• Assist with deployment validation, configuration assessments, patching workflows, and release readiness across enterprise environments.
• Troubleshoot and analyze system, application, and network issues, contributing to root‑cause analysis and reliability improvements.
• Stand up isolated test environments to validate configuration changes, ensure interoperability, and support rollback planning.
• Monitor logs, telemetry, and system‑health indicators to identify risks, guide remediation, and support continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional engineering, cybersecurity, and mission teams.
• Document technical procedures, runbooks, troubleshooting guides, and operational standards to support continuity and team readiness.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• 2+ years of experience with cloud environments such as AWS
• 2+ years of experience supporting CI/CD or DevSecOps-aligned build, release, or configuration management
• Experience troubleshooting across systems, networks, or application layers
• Ability to interpret logs, metrics, and telemetry to identify issues and support data‑driven resolution
• Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively
• TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph
• Bachelor’s degree

Nice to Have

• 2+ years of experience with programming languages including Python, Ansible, Bash, and JavaScript
• Experience with Agile methodology, extreme programming, software engineering, product management, or software products
• Experience with AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, or cloud‑native engineering patterns
• Experience conducting security testing or supporting compliance frameworks such as NIST 800-53 and ISO 27001
• Experience producing technical documentation, runbooks, and troubleshooting guides for operational teams
• Cloud Certification such as AWS Cloud Practitioner Certification