Cloud Platform Engineer at Phoenix Operations Group

Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Type: Full-time
Posted: Jun 23, 2026

Description

Phoenix Operations Group is looking for a Cloud Platform Engineer to join their team. The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting cloud platform engineering, DevSecOps practices, CI/CD implementation, deployment, configuration, testing, and operational support. They will focus on deploying, configuring, testing, securing, and operationalizing integrated cloud-based capabilities in secure or mission-oriented environments to support advanced analytics, automation, and AI-enabled mission capabilities.

Required Skills

cloud platform engineering
DevSecOps practices
CI/CD implementation
deployment automation
Linux-based systems
containerization
orchestation
infrastructure-as-code
Terraform
Ansible
monitoring, logging, observability, reliability, scalability, and performance optimization
secure configuration, patching, vulnerability management, and operational sustainment

Additional Information

Preferred Qualifications: Experience with AWS cloud services and deployment patterns.
Familiarity with Databricks or comparable cloud data platform environments.
Experience with GitLab, GitLab CI/CD, or comparable source control and DevSecOps platforms.
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, or similar container and orchestration technologies.
Experience with Terraform, Ansible, or similar infrastructure-as-code and configuration management tools.
Experience with monitoring, logging, observability, and operational troubleshooting tools.
Experience supporting networking, identity, security, firewalls, virtualization, or distributed system environments.
Experience with system hardening, vulnerability management, patching, and secure configuration practices.
Experience supporting cloud-based data, API, or application integration efforts.
Familiarity with supply chain security, software dependency evaluation, or secure infrastructure design principles.
Experience supporting federal, defense, intelligence, or other mission-oriented environments.
AWS certifications such as Solutions Architect, SysOps Administrator, DevOps Engineer, or comparable cloud certifications are a plus.
Active or eligible security clearance preferred, if applicable.