The Lead Cloud Engineer responsible for overseeing the design, implementation, and management of the cloud infrastructure, defining cloud architecture standards, ensuring security and compliance, optimizing cloud costs, and driving innovation within the cloud environment working closely with other technical teams to integrate cloud solutions across the enterprise infrastructure of our government partner.

Key responsibilities include architecting scalable and resilient cloud infrastructure using best practices, considering factors like cost optimization, performance and security. Monitor cloud usage, identify cost savings opportunities and implement strategies to optimize cloud spend. Implement robust security measures, ensuring adherence to industry regulations and compliance standards.

Experience
The candidate will demonstrate direct experience in the past two years with the following:
Demonstrate Expertise with leveraging Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools to automate cloud infrastructure and management.
Demonstrate Expertise developing relevant metrics and monitoring of cloud environment to pro-actively identify performance issues, bottlenecks, and facilitates troubleshoots complex cloud-related problems.
Demonstrate Expertise planning, installing, operating and maintaining AWS and Azure environments.
Demonstrate Expertise and strong understanding of cloud computing principles including network, storage, compute and security.
Demonstrate Expertise with IaC tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
Demonstrate Proficiency with scripting languages such as Python or PowerShell.

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Required Education, Experience, & Skills

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Information Systems, Management, or a related field.
• Possess a minimum of six (6) years of recent experience providing cloud engineering support and compliance with industry best practices including cloud native approaches using technologies like Containers, Kubernetes, and Microservices.
• Current AWS certification such as AWS Solutions Architect – Professional, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer-Professional, AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty.
• Exceptional leadership skills to manage and mentor a team of cloud engineers and strong communications and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross functional teams within the last two (2) years

Desired

• Experience with Agile concepts and methodology
• Ability to generate artifacts to support organizational documentation
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely
• Ability to generate and tailor briefing products to appropriate audience for planning, fiscal and operational decision support
• Project management certificate and experience
• Experience with ITIL
• Cyber Security Certification (SEC + or similar)

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Current AWS certification such as AWS Solutions Architect – Professional, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer-Professional, AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty.

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $146670 - $249330

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.

About BAE Systems Intelligence & Security
BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts – defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team—making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you’ll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.

Intelligence & Security (I&S), based in McLean, Virginia, designs and delivers advanced defense, intelligence, and security solutions that support the important missions of our customers. Our pride and dedication shows in everything we do—from intelligence analysis, cyber operations and IT expertise to systems development, systems integration, and operations and maintenance services. Knowing that our work enables the U.S. military and government to recognize, manage and defeat threats inspires us to push ourselves and our technologies to new levels.

This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.