Job Title/Level Senior Cloud Systems Engineer Location Hybrid Salary $1 65 ,000 - $1 8 0 ,000 annually Schedule Full Time Preferred Clearance Able to obtain Public Trust & US Citizen ship Covid Vaccination As a condition of employment, employees will be required to provide proof of their COVID-19 vaccination.

Company Overview WhirlWind is on a mission to help each client succeed by using our management consulting and technology expertise . We design, build, and manage secure environments that support data-driven decision making and data-powered products. Our services transform governments and enhance the lives of citizens. Our people are driven and committed to our mission. If you want to join a team of rock stars who do incredible, purposeful work, and have fun doing it, come thrive with us and be one of the heroes behind our success. We offer an attractive benefits package including a competitive base salary . Position Overview WhirlWind Technologies, LLC is seeking an experienced S r. Cloud Systems Engineer who shall provide design, development, configuration, security, system analysis, and operational support for enterprise applications and related system development . Essential Duties & Responsibilities Duties include but are not limited to: Designs and implements enterprise infrastructure and platforms required for cloud computing. Analyzes system requirements and ensures that systems will be securely integrated with current applications. Has a deep understanding of system development in cloud environments, including Infrastructure as Code ( IaC ), Software as Service (SaaS), Platform as Service (PaaS), or Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). Design and provision AWS Core Services: EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, CloudFormation, RDS, Route 53, CloudWatch Design and provision Azure Core Services: Azure VMs, Azure Storage, Azure Resource Manager (ARM), Virtual Networks, Azure Monitor, Azure AD Reports to a manager or head of a unit/department. Work is generally independent and collaborative in nature. Key Technical Skills IAC: Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Azure Resource Manager (ARM) Templates, Ansible, Pulmi , or Chef/Puppet Provisioning & Automation: Scripting with Bash, PowerShell, or Python; CI/CD pipeline tools ( e.g., Github /Gitlab Actions, Azure DevOps, CodePipeline ); Configuration of auto-scaling, load balancers, an d disaster recovery Security & Compliance: IAM/Role-based access control (RBAD) in both AWS and Azure Network Security: NSGs, Security Groups, Firewalls, Private Endpoints Familiarity with FedRAMP, NIST, and SOC2 Ne t working & System Integration: VPC/VNet design and management; VPN, ExpressRoute, AWS Direct Connect, DNS, DHCP, routing, and IP management in multi-cloud environments Monitoring & Logging: AWS CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Application Insights, ELK Stack, Splunk, Log Analytics, Alerting, dashboards, and health check for infrastructure reliability Strong documentation practices using Confluence, Markdown, or Architecture Diagrams Experience working in Agile/Scrum or DevOps environments Ability to collaborate across engineering, security, and operations teams Strong troubleshooting and incident response mindset Education Minimum BS/BA degree in related field (or equivalent certification, or years of experience) At least one or more current certification s from the list below : AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert Microsoft Certified: Microsoft 365 Enterprise Administrator Expert Requirements Minimum 4 years of Cloud proficiency experience Modernization efforts through Cloud integration Configure and manage CI/CD DevOps Pipelines Serves as the technical lead on special projects Collaborates with other OCIO teams