Sr. Cloud Engineer

Position Description:

CGI Federal is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to support cloud architecture, deployment, optimization, and sustainment activities within a major federal modernization program. This role ensures secure, scalable, and high performance cloud environments that support application, data, migration, and DevSecOps operations. The Senior Cloud Engineer collaborates with Full Stack Engineers, Data Engineers, DevSecOps teams, QA Automation, and Product teams to build and maintain resilient cloud infrastructure aligned with mission critical requirements.
This position is located in Huntsville, AL.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

Cloud Architecture & Engineering
Design, build, and optimize cloud infrastructure supporting enterprise applications and data pipelines
Implement cloud native services, compute configurations, load balancing, and storage solutions
Support modernization and migration of legacy workloads into cloud environments
Ensure cloud deployments meet performance, scalability, and availability targets
Infrastructure Automation & DevSecOps Support
Develop infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar tooling
Support CI/CD integration and automation for application and infrastructure deployments
Implement monitoring, logging, observability, and automated alerting
Collaborate with DevSecOps teams to maintain secure deployment pipelines
Security & Compliance
Implement cloud security controls including IAM policies, encryption, network segmentation, and auditing
Ensure adherence to federal security standards within cloud environments
Support vulnerability mitigation, patching, hardening, and continuous compliance activities
Troubleshooting & Optimization
Diagnose issues related to cloud resources, network configurations, deployments, and integrations
Perform root cause analysis on cloud performance degradations or service interruptions
Work closely with development, testing, and migration teams to address cloud related issues
Collaboration & Agile Delivery
Participate in sprint planning, backlog refinement, and technical design discussions
Provide technical guidance to engineering teams and support cloud adoption best practices
Coordinate cloud activities across development, migration, testing, and operations workstreams
Documentation & Reporting
Prepare technical documentation including architecture diagrams, configuration details, SOPs, and runbooks
Provide updates on cloud performance, incidents, and optimization activities
Maintain documentation supporting audits and operational continuity

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

Must have an Active Top Secret Security Clearance
U.S. Citizenship
Bachelor's degree and 8 years of experience in cloud engineering, cloud operations, or infrastructure engineering
Hands on experience with AWS cloud services (compute, storage, networking, security, automation)
Strong experience with infrastructure as code, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud automation tools
Proficiency in cloud networking, VPC design, routing, security groups, and load balancing
Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills
Desired qualifications/non essential skills required:
Preferred Qualifications
Experience supporting federal modernization or national security programs
Experience with containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
Familiarity with microservices, distributed systems, and cloud native architectures
Scripting experience (Python, Bash, PowerShell)
Experience with performance tuning and cost optimization in cloud environments
Due to the nature of this government contract, US Citizenship is required.
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CGI is required by law in some jurisdictions to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. The determination of this range includes various factors not limited to skill set, level, experience, relevant training, and licensure and certifications. To support the ability to reward for merit based performance, CGI typically does not hire individuals at or near the top of the range for their role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range for this role in the U.S. is $70,800.00 $156,700.00.
CGI Federal's benefits are offered to eligible professionals on their first day of employment to include:
.Competitive compensation
.Comprehensive insurance options
.Matching contributions through the 401(k) plan and the share purchase plan
.Paid time off for vacation, holidays, and sick time
.Paid parental leave
.Learning opportunities and tuition assistance
.Wellness and Well being programs
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Skills:

• Amazon Web Services Cloud
• Cloud architecture
• Communication
• Identity and access mgt (IAM)
• Infrastructure architecture

What you can expect from us:

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You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. Thats why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our companys strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. Youll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

Youll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. Youll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

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All CGI offers of employment in the U.S. are contingent upon the ability to successfully complete a background investigation. Background investigation components can vary dependent upon specific assignment and/or level of US government security clearance held. Dependent upon role and/or federal government security clearance requirements, and in accordance with applicable laws, some background investigations may include a credit check. CGI will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrests and conviction records in accordance with all local regulations and ordinances.

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