Cloud Platform Engineer

Guidehouse

Cloud Platform Engineer at Guidehouse designing and managing scalable and secure cloud platform environments. Collaborating with DevOps and security teams while implementing Infrastructure as Code practices.

Posted 5/28/2026full-timeRemote • District of Columbia, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $68,000 - $113,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformJenkinsKubernetesPythonTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, build, and manage scalable, secure, and highly available cloud platform environments across AWS, Azure, and/or GCP
Develop and maintain cloud platform services and landing zones, including networking, identity, compute, and storage components
Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Bicep to automate infrastructure provisioning
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and platform automation frameworks to enable consistent and repeatable deployments
Collaborate with application, DevOps, and security teams to onboard workloads and define platform standards, guardrails, and best practices
Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize platform performance, cost, and reliability using observability tools (logs, metrics, tracing)
Implement and enforce security and compliance controls aligned to federal standards (e.g., NIST, FedRAMP)
Support cloud migrations and modernization efforts, including rehost, re-platform, and re-architect initiatives
Develop reusable platform modules, templates, and self-service capabilities for engineering teams
Document platform architecture, configurations, and operational procedures

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree
Additional Four (4) expedience can be used in lieu of degree
US Citizenship or Green Card is required
Minimum of Two(2) to Four(4) years of IT experience, with at least 1+ years in cloud platform engineering or DevOps environments
Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud provider: AWS, Azure, or GCP
Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, Bicep, etc.)
Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, etc.)
Knowledge of cloud networking fundamentals (VPC/VNet, subnets, routing, security groups)
Experience with container platforms such as Kubernetes and Docker
Working knowledge of scripting/programming (Python, Bash, PowerShell)
Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
No visa sponsorship available for this position

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
Parental Leave
401(k) Retirement Plan
Group Term Life and Travel Assistance
Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
Health Savings Account, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits
Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development, Certifications & Learning Opportunities
Employee Referral Program
Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
Care.com annual membership
Employee Assistance Program
Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance and ID theft protection, etc.)
Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

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Hard Skills & Tools

cloud platform engineeringInfrastructure as CodeTerraformCloudFormationBicepCI/CD pipelinescloud networkingKubernetesDockerscripting

Soft Skills

communication

Certifications

Bachelor's degree