Cloud Engineer
US$100,000 – US$125,000 / yr base salary
Posted 19 Feb 2026
Advertised as “Cloud Engineer (Mid)”
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- Expected experience
- 3–5 yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Hybrid
| Base salary | US$100,000 – US$125,000 / yr |
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Company Overview Spry Methods is a proven provider of mission-focused technology, cybersecurity, and program management solutions supporting critical Federal and DoD missions. We specialize in delivering integrated, high-impact solutions across cyber operations, enterprise resource management, and mission support services. Our culture emphasizes collaboration, accountability, and innovation - empowering our teams to deliver meaningful outcomes in complex, high-security environments.
Who We’re Looking For (Position Overview): We are seeking a Mid-Level Cloud Engineer to support the migration and modernization of mission-critical applications within AWS GovCloud (US). This role will focus on executing a secure lift-and-shift migration of a complex SQL Server-based application with numerous interconnected system dependencies. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with AWS infrastructure, strong troubleshooting skills, and a solid understanding of secure cloud environments support federal/government workloads. This individual will work in an Agile team environment and contribute to documentation, implementation, and operational sustainment efforts
What Your Day-To-Day Looks Like (Position Responsibilities):
- Design, deploy, and maintain infrastructure within AWS GovCloud (US) environments
- Execute lift-and-shit migration of on-premises workloads, including SQL Server databases, application servers, dependent services and integrations
- Analyze and map application dependencies to ensure seamless migration and minimal downtime
- Implement cloud networking components (VPCs, subnets, routing, security groups, NACLs)
- Configure and manage EC2, EBS, load balancers, IAM policies, and backup solutions
- Support high availability, backup, disaster recovery, and failover configuration
- Monitor system performance and troubleshoot infrastructure and application issues
- Apply security best practices aligned with federal compliance requirements
- Produce and maintain detailed technical documentation (architecture diagrams, SOPs, runbooks, migration plans)
- Participate in Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, standups, retrospectives)
What You Need to Succeed (Minimum Requirements):
- Active Top Secret Security Clearance
- 3-5 years of experience in cloud engineering or related infrastructure roles
- Hands-on experience with AWS GovCloud
- Experience migrating on-premises workloads to cloud environments (lift-and-shift preferred)
- Experience in managing Windows Server environments
- Familiarity with core AWS fundamentals such as: VPC design and networking fundamentals, IAM and least-privilege access controls, backup and disaster recovery strategies