Top Secret Cloud Developer (Cyber Operations Environment)

NWTS Recruiting | Top Secret Cloud Developer (Cyber Operations Environment)

Location: Huntsville, Alabama (100% onsite)

Clearance Required: Active Top Secret (must be eligible to sit for CI Polygraph)

Salary: $100,000 – $170,000 + full benefits + relocation assistance

Northwest Talent Solutions (NWTS) is recruiting on behalf of a long-standing federal cyber program supporting a large enterprise SOC environment. This is not a commercial cloud position — this is a mission-focused engineering role where your work directly supports national security operations and secure cyber infrastructure.

We are seeking a Cloud Developer / DevSecOps Engineer who understands how to build, secure, and maintain cloud platforms inside classified environments.

What You'll Do:

You will help design and operate secure cloud platforms used for cyber defense and enterprise operations.

You will:

• Develop secure cloud service delivery models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, DaaS)

• Build and automate AWS cloud infrastructure using DevSecOps practices

• Migrate on-prem applications into cloud environments

• Implement infrastructure automation and configuration management

• Harden systems and enforce security policies in classified networks

• Debug cloud stacks and optimize performance and cost

• Design availability, redundancy, and recovery strategies

• Support secure platform uptime and monitoring in a SOC environment

• Analyze existing applications and recommend cloud transition strategies

This is a hands-on engineering role — you will be building, scripting, automating, and troubleshooting daily.

Required Background:

• Active Top Secret clearance (required)

• Ability to obtain a CI Poly

• Bachelors degree

• ~5+ years software development or cloud engineering experience

• Linux administration (RHEL/CentOS environments)

• Experience supporting cybersecurity systems or secure enterprise environments

• Experience developing or maintaining software, utilities, or applications in secure environments

Strongly Preferred:

• AWS cloud experience (EC2, IAM, VPC, networking, monitoring)

• DevSecOps automation (Terraform, Ansible, scripting, CI/CD)

• Python or Bash scripting

• Splunk or enterprise logging platforms

• SQL/Oracle data platforms

• Containerization (Docker/Kubernetes)

• Certifications such as RHCSA or AWS

Why This Role Is Different:

This is not a ticket-driven support position or commercial startup cloud job.

You will be:

• Working in a classified cyber environment

• Supporting real operational security infrastructure

• Building secure platforms used for defensive operations

• Collaborating with cyber analysts, engineers, and security teams

If youve wanted your engineering work to have real-world operational impact, this is that opportunity.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary ($100K–$170K)

• Relocation assistance available

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision

• 401(k) with match

• Paid time off and holidays

• Long-term program stability

Important Notes:

• U.S. Citizenship required

• No visa sponsorship

• 100% onsite in Huntsville, AL

• Must already hold an active Top Secret clearance

If youre a cleared engineer who enjoys solving infrastructure problems, automating systems, and building secure cloud platforms — we want to speak with you.

Apply directly or contact NWTS for a confidential conversation.

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