Everforth ECS is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to work in the National Capital Region covering the Pentagon, Falls Church, and Fairfax. Please Note: This position is contingent upon contract award.
The War Data Platform (WDP) is a key initiative within the U.S. Department of War's (DoW) AI-First strategy introduced in early 2026. The WDP focuses on operational warfighting data and aims to accelerate the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) on the battlefield. The WDP extends to Unclassified, Secret, and Top Secret environments, and supports collaboration between Combatant Commands, Joint Staff directorates, Senior Executive Service leaders, and operational analysts.
• The Senior Cloud Engineer is an experienced cloud infrastructure professional responsible for designing, deploying, and sustaining the secure multi-enclave cloud environments that support WDP Core Integration mission systems across IL2/NIPRNet, IL5/AWS GovCloud, IL6/AWS Secret Region, and JWICS. Working in close coordination with the Cloud Engineer SME, platform operations teams, cybersecurity personnel, and DevSecOps engineers, this role ensures that WDP cloud infrastructure is provisioned, hardened, monitored, and maintained to the operational and compliance standards required for mission-critical DoW programs.
• Develops, deploys, and maintains secure cloud infrastructures supporting Department of War operational, analytical, and mission-support systems.
• Configures Amazon Web Services environments using Virtual Private Clouds, subnets, routing policies, identity and access configurations, and encryption mechanisms aligned with System Operations Plan requirements.
• Implements CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and AWS Config to track operational health, configuration drift, performance thresholds, and compliance metrics.
• Supports release and deployment activities using automated orchestration pipelines, version control repositories, rollback procedures, and production validation steps documented in Software Release Plans.
• Implements configuration hardening standards across compute, storage, and networking layers using government-approved controls, automated remediation tools, and continuous compliance checks.
• Performs system administration functions including firewall rule adjustments, capacity optimization, load balancing actions, and cross-enclave connectivity troubleshooting.
• Supports incident response teams by collecting system evidence, identifying anomalous activity, and contributing to root cause analysis supporting military investigative processes.
• Maintains operational documentation covering system configurations, architecture baselines, capacity reports, and performance dashboards.
• Automates deployments using Infrastructure-as-Code mechanisms such as CloudFormation, AWS Systems Manager, and scripted orchestration workflows.
• Coordinates with program leadership, engineers, and mission stakeholders to validate requirements, integrate technical enhancements, and sustain operational readiness.
• Produces system metrics demonstrating service availability, performance improvement, and security compliance.
• Delivers resilient cloud operations supporting Department of War mission execution, data integrity, and enterprise reliability.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Current Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret (TS) security clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI).
• 10–12 years of progressively responsible experience in cloud engineering, cloud infrastructure administration, or a closely related field, with demonstrated proficiency designing, deploying, and sustaining secure cloud environments in support of DoW or federal government programs.
• Hands-on proficiency with core AWS services including VPC architecture, IAM policy configuration, KMS encryption, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and AWS Config, with demonstrated experience managing these capabilities across IL5/AWS GovCloud, IL6/AWS Secret Region, or JWICS environments in compliance with DoW cybersecurity and authorization requirements.
• Demonstrated experience implementing Infrastructure-as-Code and Configuration-as-Code automation using tools such as CloudFormation, AWS Systems Manager, Terraform, or Ansible, including automated configuration hardening, compliance validation, and patch lifecycle management across multi-enclave production environments.
• Experience supporting DevSecOps CI/CD pipeline operations, software release management, rollback procedures, and incident response activities in classified or government cloud environments, including system evidence collection and root cause analysis in support of investigative and authorization processes.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities, with a proven ability to weigh the relative costs and benefits of potential actions and identify the most appropriate solution.
• Highly developed interpersonal and oral/written communication skills, with the ability to effectively and professionally interact with a diverse set of stakeholders (from peers to end-users to executive management).
Skills Required
- 10-12 years of experience in cloud engineering or related field
- Hands-on proficiency with core AWS services
- Demonstrated experience implementing Infrastructure-as-Code
- Experience supporting DevSecOps CI/CD pipeline operations
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
ECS Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about ECS and has not been reviewed or approved by ECS.
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Healthcare Strength — ECS advertises multiple national-network medical plan options with HSA eligibility alongside dental and vision coverage. Coverage generally begins quickly and is paired with company-paid short- and long-term disability, adding stability to the health package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with Safe Harbor and immediate vesting on employer contributions is emphasized, with an employer match available. Access to an employee stock purchase plan via the parent company provides an additional savings avenue.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave up to 30 days, adoption assistance, and other family-oriented leaves are highlighted. Feedback suggests these offerings add meaningful value beyond base pay for many roles.
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ECS, a segment of ASGN (NYSE: ASGN), delivers advanced solutions and services in cloud, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), application and IT modernization, and science and engineering. The company solves critical, complex challenges for customers across the U.S. public sector, defense, intelligence and commercial industries. ECS maintains partnerships with leading cloud, cybersecurity, and AI/ML providers and holds specialized certifications in their technologies. Headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, ECS has more than 3,400 employees throughout the U.S. and has been recognized as a Top Workplace by The Washington Post for the last five years.
