SR Cloud Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Salary : $127k to $165k

General Position Description :

Mission Focused Systems Inc. (MFS) is looking for a self-motivated SR Cloud Engineer to support the Navys mission-critical initiative to achieve seamless, distributed maritime operations and the Naval Operational Architecture (NOA). This role focuses on designing, deploying, and optimizing secure, scalable cloud infrastructure that enables data-driven decision-making and continuous delivery of mission-critical capabilities across domains. You will work closely with Navy stakeholders, software teams, and cybersecurity personnel to integrate modern cloud-native technologies that support resilient operations across land, sea, air, space, and cyber environments.

Job Description :

In this capacity, the successful candidate will :

• Design and deploy secure, scalable, and resilient cloud architecture (primarily AWS and Azure) to support Department of Defense (DoD) mission systems.
• Develop Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) solutions using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.
• Configure and maintain Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI / CD) pipelines for automated build, test, and deployment processes.
• Implement monitoring, alerting, and observability tools to ensure system reliability and performance.
• Enforce cloud security best practices, including role-based access control, encryption, and compliance with DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF) and Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs).
• Support containerized application deployment using Kubernetes, Docker, and orchestration platforms (e.g., OpenShift, Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS), Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot cloud infrastructure and support mission-driven development environments.
• Write and maintain documentation including architecture diagrams, user guides, and system configurations.

Basic Qualifications :

Desired Experience

Education & Certification Requirements :

Citizenship & Clearance Requirements :

Location : San Diego, CA

Travel Anticipated :

This position may require travel to places within and outside the contiguous United States, including remote or isolated sites. You may be required to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

Timing :

MFS anticipates a start date of : immediately

MFS Inc., a Veteran-Owned Small Business,provides full spectrum systems and systems-of-systems engineering and integration services and solutions for space, C4ISR, cyber and enterprise information systems. We strive to deliver expert-level systems engineering and technology integration services at affordable rates so mission, capability and user success are the #1 priority.

MFS Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Job Type : Full-time

Work authorization : United States (Required)