
Senior Cloud Engineer II
MetroStar
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: District of Columbia • Maryland • United States
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Salary
💰 $138,000 - $161,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Design and optimize cloud infrastructure, automating deployments, and ensuring system reliability across production environments.
- Collaborate with engineering, security, and product teams to troubleshoot issues, implement best practices, and continuously improve performance and scalability.
- Review architecture, mentor team members, and drive initiatives that enhance our cloud capabilities and operational excellence.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in an IT-related field
- The ability to obtain/maintain a Public Trust clearance
- 7+ years of experience building and supporting AWS Cloud and DevSecOps environments, including services such as EKS, EC2, and Lambda
- Hands-on experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible)
- Strong experience designing and managing CI/CD pipelines and containerized environments using tools such as Kubernetes, Docker, Jenkins, Harness, CloudBees, GitHub Actions, or GitLab
- Experience integrating security into DevOps (DevSecOps), including secure-by-design principles, zero-trust architecture, vulnerability scanning, and automated security testing
- Familiarity with code quality and security tools (e.g., SonarQube, Nexus IQ, Checkmarx, Prisma Cloud)
- Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., CloudWatch, Splunk, ELK, Grafana, Prometheus) and data streaming technologies such as AWS Kinesis
- Proficiency in Linux and scripting (Python, Bash, or PowerShell)
- Experience working in Agile environments, with strong collaboration and communication skills
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match
- Paid time off (PTO) and holidays
- Parental Leave and dependent care
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development opportunities
- Employee assistance and wellness programs
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Hard Skills & Tools
AWS CloudDevSecOpsEKSEC2LambdaInfrastructure-as-CodeTerraformCloudFormationAnsibleCI/CD pipelines
Soft Skills
collaborationcommunicationmentoringtroubleshootingperformance improvementscalability enhancementoperational excellence
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in IT-related fieldPublic Trust clearance