Sr. Cloud Engineer

About this role

Join the ITility team and make a difference!

We are seeking an experienced and mission-focused Senior Cloud Engineer to support a mission-critical enterprise modernization initiative in direct support of the Department of Defense (DoD). This position is integral to the design, security, and sustainment of AWS GovCloud environments hosting mission-essential systems during the ongoing enterprise transition.

The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise in cloud architecture and network security with a strong understanding of federal compliance frameworks, delivering secure, resilient, and audit-ready cloud operations in a complex, high-stakes environment.

This is a remote role with occasional travel, 10%, to client sites or government installations.

Responsibilities:

Cloud Architecture & Engineering:

• Design, architect, and manage AWS infrastructure including gateways, routing configurations, and hybrid connectivity between enterprise and cloud environments.
• Configure and manage Palo Alto firewall deployments in AWS, including policy management, traffic inspection, and VPN tunnel management.
• Architect and maintain Web Application Firewalls (WAF) to protect mission-facing applications.
• Ensure all AWS environments meet DISA and GovCloud compliance requirements, including implementation of applicable STIGs and management of whitelisting procedures.

Cloud Compliance & Security Operations:

• Execute and maintain DISA STIG compliance across all cloud-hosted infrastructure and configurations.
• Manage whitelisting and access control procedures within GovCloud boundary requirements.
• Support secure connectivity and interoperability within DoD enterprise boundaries.
• Troubleshoot connectivity and routing issues across hybrid cloud environments.

Training & Knowledge Transfer:

• Provide comprehensive, structured training to the Network Team covering cloud networking architecture, Palo Alto firewall operations, VP...