CNO Cloud Engineer

MANTECH is looking for a highly motivated and qualified CNO Cloud Engineer to join our team in a remote based position. This rewarding and challenging position supports the Department of War (DoW) to produce a wide range of capabilities to improve cyberspace operations and defend U.S. vital national security interests.
Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To
Provide CNO Cloud-based Solutions: Implement AWS services to provide a CNO command and control (C2) hub for provisioning warfighters' cyber hardware and software resources.
Drive CNO Cloud Security & Compliance Automation: Build, maintain, and automate recurring STIG/CIS/NSA compliance scan pipelines, OpenSCAP/Kubescape security scanning workflows, and Security Hub findings normalization across multi-environment CNO AWS infrastructure (Dev/Stage/Prod).
Manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) & Golden Image Pipelines: Develop and maintain Terraform templates, Golden AMI/Image Builder pipelines, AWS KMS key configurations, network/firewall integration, and Kubernetes (EKS/Big Bang) deployment scaling.
Integrate Software: Implement Application Programming Interface (API) workflows and develop APIs for secure intercommunication of technologies
Technical Onboarding, Architecture & Cross-Team Coordination: Author comprehensive system architecture diagrams and Confluence technical documentation; serve as the technical liaison between Information Assurance (IA), security stakeholders, and internal DevOps engineers.
Required Qualifications
Education and Experience: Bachelor’s degree in related field with 4yrs of relevant (or High School Diploma with 8 years of relevant experience)
Core AWS & Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Expertise: 5+ years of hands-on experience with AWS cloud services (EC2, S3, Security Hub, KMS, networking/firewalls), Terraform, and cost optimization across multi-account/multi-environment architectures.
DevSecOps, STIG & Security Compliance Automation: Demonstrated experience implementing automated security
compliance (DISA STIGs, CIS Benchmarks, NSA frameworks) using tools like OpenSCAP, Kubescape, or AWS Security Hub within DoD/federal environments.
Kubernetes, CI/CD & Systems Architecture: Proficiency with Kubernetes cluster management, container image pipelines (AMI Builder/GitLab CI), peer code reviews (MRs), and writing high-level architectural decision records (ADRs) and system documentation.
Ability to travel to San Antonio, TX area up to 25% for meetings, as need
Desired Qualifications
AWS certification
Kubernetes certification
Familiarity with Gov Cloud environments
Familiarity with SIEM and SOAR technologies
Familiarity with DoD Enterprise DevSecOps Reference Design
Familiarity with CNO infrastructure support to CNO operations
Security Clearance Requirement
US citizenship required
Must be able to obtain and maintain TS/SCI clearance
Physical Requirements
Must be able to be in a stationary position more than 50% of the time
Must be able to communicate, converse, and exchange information with peers and senior personnel
Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a computer

Work arrangement
Yes