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Cloud Platform Engineer

Nightwing
Sterling, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 5/24/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/21/2026
Nightwing provides technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence mission support services to meet our customers’ most demanding challenges. Our capabilities include cyber space operations, cyber defense and resiliency, vulnerability research, ubiquitous technical surveillance, data intelligence, lifecycle mission enablement, and software modernization. Nightwing brings disruptive technologies, agility, and competitive offerings to customers in the intelligence community, defense, civil, and commercial markets.

Nightwing Information Technology is seeking Cloud Platform Engineers to help operate, develop, and improve our network and server/application infrastructure in AWS GovCloud and Azure. You’ll work in a rapidly changing, fastpaced environment supporting 20 applications across three distinct networks, each with its own data protection, connectivity, and support model. In this role, you will build secure, scalable, and costoptimized cloud environments that empower our development and operations teams.



Key Responsibilities

  • Use and develop automation (Ansible roles, Terraform modules, Packer, GitLab CI/CD pipelines, AWS CLI) to provision and configure servers, services, applications, and security controls.
  • Setup and maintain applications in AWS GovCloud and commercial, utilizing Dev/Production environments
  • Manage AWS specific resources much as VPCs, EC2, ECS, EKS, S3, Control Tower, and LZA
  • Lead technical projects, working with team members and inter-departmental groups to plan, execute, and deliver new features or capabilities
  • Follow best practices for disaster recovery/business continuity in server, network, and security design
  • Manage Linux and Windows servers, following best practices for logging, monitoring, and system maintenance
  • Provide expertise and support for IT Operational management of security monitoring, compliance, and auditing tools



Required Skills And Experience

  • 6 Years of Experience in IT (Operations, Security, or Development), or DevOps
  • 4 Years of experience with Linux System Administration
  • Familiar with Windows System Administration
  • 1 Years of experience with networking (TCP/IP, switching, routers, firewalls, etc)
  • 1 Years of experience running services within AWS or another cloud provider (Azure, etc)
  • Architecting new services using AWS resources
  • Troubleshooting resources (Load balancers, Autoscaling groups, security groups)
  • Familiarity with IAC automation and configuration management tools to manage and deploy servers and applications (Ansible, Terraform, Cloudformation, Packer, Python, Bash, Powershell, etc)
  • Familiarity with source code management of any code/scripts/documentation used for automation (git, GitLab, BitBucket)
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong sense of accountability to meet work deadlines and support sprint goals
  • Must be a U.S Citizen



Desired Skills And Experiences

  • Experience developing automated solutions utilizing docker-compose and Helm
  • Familiarity with multi-account AWS architecture (Organizations, Control Tower)
  • Familiarity with with multi-account Microsoft Azure (Sovereign Cloud Architecture)
  • Experience working with containerized applications using Docker and/or Kubernetes
  • Experience developing CI/CD pipelines for delivery and testing of services/applications
  • Experience within AWS GovCloud
  • Professional Certifications such as: AWS Solutions Architect, AWS Developer, Linux , Security , CCNA
  • Required Education Bachelor of Science Degree in a related engineering field; OR
  • 6 additional years of Engineering, Computer or Information Science applicable professional experience in lieu of degree.

At Nightwing, we value collaboration and teamwork. You’ll have the opportunity to work alongside talented individuals who are passionate about what they do. Together, we’ll leverage our collective expertise to drive innovation, solve complex problems, and deliver exceptional results for our clients.

Thank you for considering joining us as we embark on this new journey and shape the future of cybersecurity and intelligence together as part of the Nightwing team.

Nightwing is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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