Cloud Operations Engineer

General information

Requisition # R66294 Locations USA-VA-Virginia Beach Posting Date 02/26/2026 Security Clearance Required Secret Remote Type Hybrid Time Type Full time

Description & Requirements

Shape the future of defense with MANTECH! Join a team dedicated to safeguarding our nation through advanced tech and innovative solutions. Since 1968, we’ve been a trusted partner to the Department of Defense, delivering cutting-edge projects that make a real impact. Dive into exciting opportunities in Cybersecurity, IT, Data Analytics and more. Propel your career forward and be part of something extraordinary. Your journey starts now—protect and innovate with MANTECH!

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer oriented Cloud Operations Engineer to join our team in Virginia Beach, VA.  This is a hybrid position with 1-2 days onsite and 2-3 days remote.

As an Operations Engineer, you will have the opportunity to grow your knowledge and skills as a member of the Cloud Operations Team for a NAVSEA cloud infrastructure program. The Cloud Ops team includes technical, security and programmatic related requirements as well as providing ongoing support to the engineering and cyber teams. You will collaborate with a skilled team of peers in support of the cloud operations of the platform. This position offers a great opportunity for growth and experience in cloud engineering, cloud security, cyber and service management.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Maintain and troubleshoot AWS compute assets, including Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Windows Server instances

• Monitor systems and support cyber defense activities, identifying and responding to security threats and incidents

• Assist with disaster recovery planning, training, and exercises to ensure system resilience

• Provide platform help desk support, managing open issues, new requests, and operational requirements under the Operations Lead’s direction

• Develop and maintain program documentation and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) within the online knowledgebase

• Propose and help implement new tools and techniques to improve cloud operations and efficiency

• Support the evaluation of emerging DoD, DoN, and commercial technologies for potential integration into program environments

• Travel up to 25%

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or other related STEM discipline OR an Associate’s degree and 11+ years of experience related to cloud engineering

• 9+ years of experience related to cloud engineering

• Experience with cloud systems deployed at multiple Impact Levels (IL2, IL4, IL5, IL6) within DoD-approved Cloud Service Providers such as AWS or Azure

• An active CompTIA Security+ certification or a higher-level DoD-approved security certification

• An active AWS Solution Architect Associate certification or higher