Cloud Engineer

Overview

NV5 Geospatial is actively recruiting a Cloud Engineer. Strong capabilities in designing, deploying, and maintaining GovCloud-based infrastructure across AWS and Azure, and ensuring high availability, scalability, and security for mission-critical applications are required. The Cloud Engineer will be based remotely supporting US Southern Command. US citizenship, along with the ability to successfully pass a basic background check for access to US military bases, is required for employment. While no clearance is required, a Secret of higher clearance is preferred.

Work Setting:

• This role offers flexibility in location, with the option to work from any NV5 Regional Office or remotely from home.
• Potential travel up to 5-15% of the time

NV5 is a global technology solutions and consulting services company with a workforce of over 4,500 professionals in more than 100 offices worldwide. NV5’s continued growth has been spurred through strategic investments in firms with unique capabilities to help current and future customers solve the world’s toughest problems. The NV5 family brings together talent across a wide range of markets and fields, including Professional Engineers, Professional Land Surveyors, Architects, Photogrammetrists, GIS Professionals, Software Developers, IT, Project Management Professionals, and more.

At NV5 Geospatial, we are a collaboration of intelligent, innovative thinkers who care for each other, our communities, and the environment. We value both heart and head, the diversity of our people, and their experiences because that is how we continue to grow as leaders in our industry and expand our individual and collective potential.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain secure cloud environments in AWS and Azure, ensuring compliance with DoD cloud security frameworks and best practices.
• Configure IAM solutions, enforce RBAC, and manage cloud security groups and firewalls.
• Optimize cloud networking configurations, including VPC peering, VPNs, and cross-domain connectivity to ensure secure and efficient cloud operations.
• Support development of Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) solutions using TerraForm, CloudFormation, or ARM templates to automate secure cloud deployments.
• Track and report Kubernetes and other workload-specific cloud resource usage using GovCloud-native observability tools (e.g., Azure Monitor, AWS CloudWatch, Cost Explorer).
• Reconcile prepay or reservation usage against actual consumption and provide monthly reports on compute, storage allocation, tagging compliance, and projected costs.
• Advise the Government on workload placement and optimization strategies across IL2, IL4, and IL5 environments to reduce cost while maintaining performance and security compliance.
• Provision and maintain IL2, IL4, and IL5 GovCloud infrastructure using native Azure and/or AWS tools. Implement cloud-native services for monitoring, cost tracking, and compliance automation to support scalability, security, and chargeback alignment.
• Provision and manage shared container environment and storage, ensuring secure, efficient resource allocation.

Qualifications

Minimum Requriements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or five (5) years of equivalent experience in cloud engineering.
• Demonstrated experience designing, deploying, and managing AWS and Azure cloud environments with a focus on security, automation, and scalability.
• Proficiency with IAM, RBAC, Zero Trust Architecture, and cloud networking configurations such as VPC peering, subnets, VPNs and security groups.
• Demonstrated proficiency in IaC tools like TerraForm, CloudFormation, or ARM templates, ensuring secure and scalable deployments.
• Experience supporting ATO processes, including SSP, SAR, and POA&M, and maintaining compliance with DoD governance frameworks and NIST requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with cybersecurity teams in implementing security controls IAW FedRAMP, RMF, and DoD IL4/IL5 security mandates, while optimizing cloud resource allocation for efficiency.
• Ability to manage and prioritize complex project tasks.

Preferred:

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate, Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or Google Professional Cloud Architect.
• Portuguese or Spanish language skills.
• Experience with government IT programs and environments.

Clearance Requirement:

• None required; Active Secret or TS/SCI preferred.

Please be aware that some of our positions may require the ability to obtain security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check and drug screening.

NV5 offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including medical, dental, life insurance, FTO, 401(k) and professional development/advancement opportunities.

NV5 provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. NV5 complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.