26-6063: Cloud Engineer - DC Metro - Secret

Cloud Engineer
Job ID#: 26-6063
Clearance: Secret
Location: Dc Metro

Who We Are:
Since our inception back in 2006, Navitas has grown to be an industry leader in the digital transformation space, and we’ve served as trusted advisors supporting our client base within the commercial, federal, and state and local markets.

What We Do:
At our very core, we’re a group of problem solvers providing our award-winning technology solutions to drive digital acceleration for our customers! With proven solutions, award-winning technologies, and a team of expert problem solvers, Navitas has consistently empowered customers to use technology as a competitive advantage and deliver cutting-edge transformative solutions.

What You’ll Do:
Navitas is seeking a highly skilled Cloud Engineer to design, deploy, and support modern cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, OCI, and hybrid environments. This role is central to our cloud modernization and digital transformation initiatives, enabling secure, scalable, and resilient platforms for mission‑critical applications. The ideal candidate brings strong technical expertise, a passion for automation, and hands‑on experience operating in Microsoft 365 GCC and Azure Government environments.

Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Architect, deploy, and maintain cloud infrastructure and services across AWS, Azure, OCI, and hybrid environments.
• Implement automation and Infrastructure‑as‑Code (IaC) solutions to streamline provisioning, configuration, and operational workflows.
• Lead cloud modernization efforts, including refactoring legacy systems, optimizing workloads, and improving platform reliability.
• Ensure cloud platforms meet stringent security, compliance, performance, and availability requirements.
• Support cloud migration activities, including assessment, planning, execution, and post‑migration optimization.
• Build and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions to ensure proactive visibility into system health and performance.
• Contribute to disaster recovery and business continuity planning, including backup strategies, failover design, and resilience testing.
• Collaborate with DevSecOps teams to integrate security, automation, and CI/CD practices into cloud environments.
• Apply ALM best practices using solutions, environments, and pipelines to support consistent, governed deployment processes.
• Operate effectively within Microsoft 365 GCC and Azure Government environments, ensuring compliance with federal and state security standards.

What You’ll Need:

• Experience with Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates, or CloudFormation.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, AKS, EKS, OKE).
• Understanding of Zero Trust principles and cloud security frameworks.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across networking, identity, and cloud service integrations.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

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Salary Range: $80,000 - $160,000

The pay range provided is a good-faith estimate and represents the range the company reasonably expects to pay for this position at the time of posting. Individual compensation may vary based on skills, experience, education, certifications, geographic location, and business needs.

Equal Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Navitas Business Consulting is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact Navitas Human Resources.

Navitas is an equal opportunity employer. We provide employment and opportunities for advancement, compensation, training, and growth according to individual merit, without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, genetic information, disability, veteran-status veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable Federal, state, or local law. Our goal is for each staff member to have the opportunity to grow to the limits of their abilities and to achieve personal and organizational objectives. We will support positive programs for equal treatment of all staff and full utilization of all qualified employees at all levels within Navitas.