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Cloud Engineer

BAE Systems
BAE Systems Salary
Sterling, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/1/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/31/2025

Job Description
BAE Systems, a top-ten prime contractor to the U.S. Department of Defense, enables the U.S. government to transform data into intelligence and provides engineering, integration and sustainment support for critical military platforms and systems. Intelligence & Security provides services and products to the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, federal law enforcement officials, and troops deployed around the world.

At BAE Systems, we promote a strong, collaborative culture and provide our employees with the tools, skills and training they need to succeed. We are all about trust, camaraderie and a shared ambition to lead the world in defense technologies and national security services. Be a part of a company that is part of the community; driven to improve our future and protect our freedom.

BAE Systems is seeking a Jr Cloud Systems Engineer that will be responsible for supporting the design, development, and integration of systems hosted on the AWS cloud for a program that delivers security and network services across multiple classification levels in the customer’s environment.

Responsibilities will include:
  • Support the cloud team in configuring AWS services such as Network Firewalls, VPCs, EC2, etc.
  • Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) scripts and software configuration scripts
  • Perform Linux and Windows systems administration
  • Integrate third party tools such as Splunk Security tools
  • Implement Zero Trust Architecture features across the cloud
  • Performing technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, evaluating alternatives including cost, risk, supportability and analyses for total systems
  • Evaluating total cost of ownership and return on investment of various IT platform/infrastructure alternatives.
  • Working with the customer to understand and validate requirements.
  • Support the security team to test and authorize the system for an enterprise Authority to Operate (ATO)
  • Perform lifecycle management on Software and Hardware


Required Education, Experience, & Skills
  • Bachelor's Degree and 6 years work experience or equivalent experience
  • AWS Solutions Architect Associate, or equivalent
  • DoD 8570.01 IAT/IAM level 2 cert
  • Active TS/SCI CI Poly Clearance.


Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
  • AWS Solution Architect Professional, or equivalent
  • Experience working in an Agile or DevSecOps team
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines


Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $92290 - $156860

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20 hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.


About BAE Systems Intelligence & Security
BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts – defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team—making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you’ll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.

Intelligence & Security (I&S), based in McLean, Virginia, designs and delivers advanced defense, intelligence, and security solutions that support the important missions of our customers. Our pride and dedication shows in everything we do—from intelligence analysis, cyber operations and IT expertise to systems development, systems integration, and operations and maintenance services. Knowing that our work enables the U.S. military and government to recognize, manage and defeat threats inspires us to push ourselves and our technologies to new levels.

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