AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through our strategic solutions in the areas of Information Technology, Test & Evaluation, Program Mission Support, Engineering & Analysis, and Training.
We are seeking a Cloud Project Engineer to support a federal agency’s enterprise network architecture, engineering, implementation, and operations across commercial, private, and hybrid cloud environments. The ideal candidate combines hands-on cloud networking expertise with strong project execution, documentation, change coordination, security awareness, and stakeholder-management skills. This role will help deliver secure, resilient, FedRAMP-aligned cloud connectivity; support TIC 3.0 migrations; monitor and optimize cloud resources; and coordinate cloud and colocation activities with CBP, network operations, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and application teams.
Responsibilities- Design, engineer, test, implement, and maintain secure and resilient network connectivity for AWS, Azure, GCP, private-cloud, and hybrid-cloud environments.
- Ensure cloud services, resources, environments, and accounts align with FedRAMP, OMB, NIST, agency’s security requirements to include Trusted Internet Connection (TIC) 3.0 capabilities
- Coordinate cloud connectivity and migration activities with stakeholders, trade partners, other government agencies, preferred government agencies, airlines, and other entities as directed.
- Monitor and manage cloud network resources in accordance with CBP tagging, security, and governance policies.
- Maintain live and historical data covering utilization, projected capacity, costs, ownership, trends, and key performance indicators.
- Develop recommendations and automation to optimize resource utilization, improve performance, reduce cost, and support government budgetary decisions.
- Support engineering, testing, implementation, rack-and-stack, documentation, and operations and maintenance activities at CBP colocation facilities.
- Maintain colocation floor plans, rack diagrams, network topologies, equipment inventories, cabling records, and connectivity documentation.
- Manage multiple cloud engineering workstreams, service requests, change requests, implementation activities, risks, dependencies, and deliverables.
- Coordinate with ISSM, ISSO, Cyber Security Directorate, NOC, EIOD, and other stakeholders to obtain required reviews and approvals before implementation.
- Support continuous monitoring, cloud security controls, vulnerability remediation, incident coordination, and evidence collection for authorization and compliance activities.
- Maintain accurate technical, operational, configuration, and knowledge-transfer documentation to support transition and sustainment.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Networking and Telecommunications, or a related technical field.
- Minimum of five (5) years of hands-on experience in network design, network engineering, and network operational support.
- Minimum of two (2) years of experience with cloud services, cloud networking, and cloud connectivity.
- Experience managing or supporting complex cloud projects and cloud service providers for large enterprise or Federal Government customers.
- Experience deploying, monitoring, troubleshooting, and maintaining cloud provider resources in AWS, Azure, GCP, private-cloud, or hybrid-cloud environments.
- Working knowledge of routing, switching, firewalls, network load balancing, DNS/DHCP, traffic optimization, VPNs, and cloud monitoring and management tools.
- Experience coordinating technical projects, change requests, service requests, schedules, risks, dependencies, and stakeholder communications.
- Knowledge of FedRAMP, NIST, DHS/CBP security requirements, TIC 3.0, cloud security, and continuous monitoring practices.
- Experience in Agile Scrum issue and project tracking, preferably in the Atlassian suite.
- Ability to obtain Public Trust, Preferred Secret/Top Secret Clearance
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator or Azure Solutions Architect, Google Cloud certification, ITIL Foundation, PMP, or related cloud/network certifications are preferred.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Networking and Telecommunications, or a related technical field
- At least five years of hands-on experience in network design, network engineering, and network operational support
- At least two years of experience with cloud services, cloud networking, and cloud connectivity
- Experience managing or supporting complex cloud projects and cloud service providers for large enterprise or federal government customers
- Experience deploying, monitoring, troubleshooting, and maintaining AWS, Azure, GCP, private-cloud, or hybrid-cloud resources
- Working knowledge of routing, switching, firewalls, network load balancing, DNS/DHCP, traffic optimization, VPNs, and cloud monitoring and management tools
- Experience coordinating technical projects, change requests, service requests, schedules, risks, dependencies, and stakeholder communications
- Knowledge of FedRAMP, NIST, DHS/CBP security requirements, TIC 3.0, cloud security, and continuous monitoring practices
- Experience with Agile Scrum issue and project tracking, preferably using the Atlassian suite
- Ability to obtain Public Trust
- Secret or Top Secret clearance
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator or Azure Solutions Architect, Google Cloud certification, ITIL Foundation, PMP, or related cloud/network certification
AMERICAN SYSTEMS Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about AMERICAN SYSTEMS and has not been reviewed or approved by AMERICAN SYSTEMS.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — The ESOP provides an ownership stake that adds long-term financial value and complements base pay. This employee-ownership structure stands out within the overall package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with automatic enrollment and broad investment options, alongside the ESOP, strengthens retirement pathways beyond salary. These features are presented as competitive within the defense contracting space.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Base pay is considered fair or comparable to industry peers, particularly for technical roles. Starting compensation is described as solid for areas like cybersecurity, systems administration, and IT engineering.
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What We Do
AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned government services contractor that delivers professional, technical, information technology, engineering, analysis, testing, evaluation, and training solutions for complex national-priority programs. Based in McLean, Virginia, the company supports federal customers—particularly defense and other Department of Defense missions—with mission-essential and information engineering, digital engineering, systems integration, cybersecurity, cloud, data, and lifecycle IT services across critical public-sector environments.
