Cloud Infrastructure Engineer SME (AWS / Terraform)

Description

Altamira Technologies Corporation has a long and successful history providing innovative solutions throughout the U.S. National Security community. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Altamira serves the defense, intelligence and homeland security communities by focusing on creating innovative solutions leveraging common standards in architecture, data and security.

Altamira believes that our people and the culture of our company differentiate us from other companies. We focus on recruiting talented, self-motivated employees that strive to find a way to get things done.

Position Overview

Altamira is seeking a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to support secure, scalable cloud environments for mission-critical systems within the Intelligence Community and Department of Defense. This role focuses on building, automating, and operating cloud infrastructure that supports containerized platforms, data pipelines, and enterprise applications.

The ideal candidate brings strong experience in AWS, infrastructure automation, networking, and security, and is comfortable supporting complex environments in highly regulated settings.

Key Responsibilities

Design, deploy, and maintain cloud infrastructure in AWS and hybrid environments

Implement Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform and related tooling

Configure and manage VPCs, subnets, routing, security groups, and network connectivity

Design and manage IAM roles, policies, and access controls

Support secure connectivity between cloud, on-premises, and classified environments

Automate provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle management of infrastructure resources

Monitor performance, availability, and cost utilization of cloud environments

Implement backup, disaster recovery, and high-availability solutions

Collaborate with platform, security, and application teams to support system requirements

Support system accreditation, compliance, and audit activities

Troubleshoot infrastructure, networking, and performance issues

Required Qualifications

Ability to obtain TS/SCI clearance

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)

Experience in cloud or infrastructure engineering roles

Hands-on experience supporting AWS environments

Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred)

Strong understanding of networking concepts (VPC, VPN, routing, firewalls)

Experience implementing IAM and security best practices

Strong Linux and/or Windows systems administration experience

Ability to operate in secure, compliance-driven environments

Preferred Qualifications

Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) Certification

AWS Certified Solutions Architect or CloudOps certification

Experience with hybrid cloud and on-prem integration

Experience supporting Kubernetes platforms

Familiarity with monitoring and logging platforms

Experience with Zero Trust architectures

Experience supporting DoD or Intelligence Community programs

Experience with cost optimization and FinOps practices

Altamira 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 protected veteran status. We focus on recruiting talented, self-motivated employees that find a way to get things done. Join our team of experts as we engineer national security!

Altamira is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.