Cloud Platform Engineer

Overview DecisionPoint seeks Cloud Platform Engineers to support the provisioning, automation, and daily operation of IL5 AWS GovCloud environments for a large federal and DoD-aligned mission environment. These engineers implement managed cloud services, develop Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) modules, configure cloud environments, deploy logging and monitoring agents, and sustain platform operations across all lifecycle environments (DEV, TEST, STAGE, PROD). Cloud Platform Engineers collaborate with cloud architects, cybersecurity engineers, DevSecOps teams, and application teams to ensure secure, compliant, scalable, and maintainable cloud environments that align with Zero Trust and RMF IL5 requirements. These positions are fully remote. Duties & Responsibilities The Cloud Platform Engineer will: Implement IL5 AWS GovCloud services including compute, storage, networking, IAM, and managed components. Develop and maintain IaC modules using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar tools. Configure cloud environments, baseline configurations, encryption settings, and resource policies. Deploy and manage cloud logging, observability, and monitoring agents across all environments. Support platform operations including patching, uptime monitoring, performance tuning, and resource optimization. Ensure platform configurations adhere to Zero Trust principles, RMF controls, STIGs, and IL5 cloud requirements. Assist with provisioning cloud environments for application teams, applying repeatable and secure templates. Troubleshoot cloud issues related to IAM, networking, compute, storage, and configuration drift. Maintain platform documentation, architecture diagrams, IaC repositories, and operational playbooks. Support DevSecOps pipeline integration and deployment automation for platform-level services. Participate in Change Control Board (CCB) reviews for cloud updates and environment-level changes. Qualifications Clearance Requirement Must hold an active Top Secret clearance , sup