Senior Cloud Operations Engineer

About

The Senior Cloud Operations Engineer to support a NASA program as part of a contractor. Responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable, secure, and highly available cloud infrastructure across enterprise environments. This role leads operational excellence by leveraging DevSecOps practices, automation, and monitoring to ensure optimal system performance, reliability, and cost efficiency. The engineer collaborates with cross-functional teams to support software development, data platforms, and business-critical applications in fast-paced, complex environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and/or GCP environments
• Ensure high availability, scalability, and reliability of cloud-based systems and services
• Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Bicep
• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines to support automated deployments and releases
• Monitor system performance and availability using observability tools; proactively resolve incidents and bottlenecks
• Lead incident response, root cause analysis, and post-incident reviews
• Enforce security best practices, including identity and access management (IAM), encryption, and compliance standards
• Optimize cloud costs through resource management, rightsizing, and usage analysis
• Collaborate with software engineering, DevOps, and data teams to support application and platform needs
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives for operational efficiency and system resilience
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership across teams

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 510+ years of experience in cloud operations, DevOps, or infrastructure engineering
• Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Strong knowledge of networking concepts (VPCs, subnets, load balancing, DNS)
• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Proficiency in scripting or programming (Python, Bash, PowerShell, etc.)
• Experience with CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, etc.)
• Familiarity with monitoring/logging tools (CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Stackdriver, Datadog, etc.)
• Strong understanding of security and compliance in cloud environments

Preferred Qualifications

• Multi-cloud experience (AWS + Azure + GCP)
• Certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Administrator, Google Cloud Professional Engineer)
• Experience supporting data science or big data platforms
• Knowledge of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles
• Experience in highly regulated environments (finance, healthcare, government)

Core Competencies

• Technical Leadership
• Cloud Architecture & Operations
• DevSecOps & Automation
• Strategic Planning
• Problem Solving & Incident Management
• Agile & Release Management
• Performance Optimization
• Mentoring & Team Development

Benefits

Navteca offers a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability (STD/LTD)
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Sick Leave
• Comp/Flex Time