Cloud Engineer - Subject Matter Expert
Remote
Changeis, Inc. is seeking a Cloud Engineer Subject Matter Expert (SME) to support enterprise IT shared services operations within a cabinet-level federal agency environment . This senior technical role provides systems engineering leadership, architectural guidance, and oversight of cloud engineering activities across the enterprise.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead testing and validation of cloud and virtualization systems across IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS
- Maintain deep expertise in cloud and virtualization technologies (automation, containers, networking, storage, scaling)
- Lead systems engineering lifecycle activities including architecture, design, integration, and operations
- Conduct functional analysis, trade studies, requirements allocation, and interface definition
- Perform performance, lifecycle cost, and decision analysis
- Provide daily supervision and direction to cloud engineering staff
- Advise leadership on cloud strategy, migration planning, and technology roadmaps
- Minimum 7 years managing cloud environments
- Extensive experience in cloud provider selection, implementation, data migration, and capacity planning
- At least one Associate or Professional-level cloud certification
- Proven experience in systems engineering lifecycle activities
- Supervisory or team lead experience
- Ability to obtain and maintain a federal public trust clearance
- Bachelor’s in Computer Science or Systems Engineering (Master’s preferred)
- Multiple cloud certifications
- Federal IT governance experience (FITARA, TBM)
- Familiarity with enterprise architecture and COE standards
- ITIL Managing Professional or Expert certification