Cloud Systems Engineer

About this role

Opportunity Overview

Northramp is seeking a Cloud Systems Engineer (Senior) to join the team supporting the client's Cloud BPA Bridge program — a mission-critical effort to consolidate, modernize, and operate client's enterprise cloud services across IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS environments under FedRAMP High authorization.

You will lead the design, deployment, and ongoing management of cloud infrastructure and services on AWS, Azure, and GCP in support of client's Cloud BPA Bridge program. The role is pivotal to cloud strategy execution, performance optimization, security compliance, and the development of junior team members.

This role is part of Northramp's integrated delivery model, where engineers and advisors work as one team to bring sound judgment, disciplined execution, and deep federal experience to high-stakes modernization programs.

Location & Work Arrangement

Hybrid, based in the Washington, DC metro area. On-site presence at designated client locations is expected on a cadence aligned to program needs. Remote work is supported around mission and security requirements. This role is not open to candidates outside the DC region.

The Ideal Candidate

You have led large-scale cloud builds in production federal environments, you have written and operated IaC at scale, and you have run security audits and remediation against FedRAMP and DHS controls. You make technical decisions you can defend, mentor the people around you, and operate with low ego and high accountability.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of complex cloud-based architectures on AWS, Azure, and GCP, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security.
• Develop and oversee Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices using Terraform, Ansible, and Python to automate and manage cloud infrastructure.
• Act as a senior technical liaison with Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) for strategic partnerships, issue resolution, and feature requests.
• Guide the conceptual desi...