Cloud Operations Engineering Lead

Cloud Operations Engineering Lead at MANTECH

MANTECH is seeking a highly motivated, career and customer-oriented Cloud Operations Engineering Lead to join its team. This is a remote position.

As the Cloud Operations Engineering Lead, you will have a significant opportunity to grow and lead the Cloud Operations Team dedicated to a NAVSEA Bluewater cloud. The Cloud Operations team's responsibilities encompass technical, security, and programmatic requirements, alongside providing continuous support to the engineering and cyber teams. You will collaborate closely with a skilled team of peer leads and be directly responsible for the day-to-day management of the operations team. This role offers an excellent pathway for managerial growth and provides valuable experience in both engineering and operational management.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing tasks and resources assigned to the Cloud Operations Team, and reporting on requirements and performance.
• Serving as a member of the Change Management (CM) Board and collaborating with engineering and cyber leads to develop cross-domain solutions for new requirements.
• Utilizing existing task and resource management methods and supporting the further maturity of those processes in alignment with program direction and guidance.
• Proposing and implementing new tools and techniques to improve the management and efficiency of cloud operations.
• Managing and maintaining the program’s online knowledge base, including program and technical documentation, processes, and policies.
• Developing and documenting Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and processes for operational tasking.
• Enforcing programmatic standards for official and internal documentation and deliverables.
• Researching and assessing emerging technologies and methods from the DoD, DoN, and commercial sectors for potential program integration and innovation.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree.
• 9+ years of experience related to engineering and operations, including at least 2 years supporting Department of Defense (DoD) environments.
• Experience managing technical teams and/or projects.
• An active CompTIA Security+ certification or a higher-level DoD-approved security certification is required.
• Ability to obtain the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification or any AWS Associate- or Professional-level certification within 3 months of hire.
• Must be familiar with federal compliance and guidance, including FISMA, RMF, Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework, DoDAF, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, NIST 800 series, FedRAMP, and cloud-based security controls.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) based architecture.
• Familiarity with Git, GitHub, and Markdown.
• AWS Solution Architect Associate Cert or higher.

Clearance Requirements

• Must have an active Secret security clearance.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50%.
• Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
• Frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering presentations.
• Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.

Key skills/competency

• Cloud Operations
• Engineering Leadership
• Team Management
• DoD Environments
• Security Compliance
• Process Improvement
• Change Management
• AWS Certifications
• Federal Compliance (NIST, FedRAMP)
• Secret Security Clearance