Cloud Engineer Cleared position

Belay Technologies has been voted Baltimore Business Journals (BBJ) Best Places to Work 2026!

Belay Technologies is seeking a Cloud Engineer with strong hands-on experience in AWS cloud infrastructure DevOps and MLOps to join our engineering team. The ideal candidate will have experience designing implementing automating and maintaining scalable cloud infrastructure and modern CI/CD pipelines. This role will focus on Kubernetes-based deployments GitOps practices container management data orchestration and integration of OpenAI Large Language Models (LLMs) into cloud-based should be comfortable working across cloud infrastructure application deployment automation and emerging AI/ML technologies.

• Design deploy and manage scalable and secure AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and infrastructure automation.
• Build maintain and optimize CI/CD pipelines using GitLab.
• Manage containerized applications and microservices using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Implement GitOps-based deployment strategies using ArgoCD.
• Manage container registries and artifact repositories using Harbor.
• Develop and support DevOps and MLOps workflows and automation.
• Integrate and manage data ingestion and processing workflows using Apache NiFi.
• Support the deployment integration and operational management of OpenAI APIs and LLM-based applications.
• Implement monitoring logging security and performance optimization across cloud environments.
• Collaborate with software developers data engineers and AI/ML teams to deliver reliable and scalable solutions.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure deployment networking and application-related issues.

• TS/SCI with polygraph
• Familiar with Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Experience with observability tools such as Prometheus and Grafana.
• Understanding of secure cloud architecture and DevSecOps practices.
• Experience deploying and managing AI/ML workloads in cloud environments.
• Knowledge of Python or Bash scripting.

Perks and Benefits:

• 8 weeks paid leave - 4 weeks of personal leave 3 Yay! days take off on your birthday11 paid holidays and optional leave up to 6 days through Belays volunteer program
• 10% matching in 401(k) contributions vested on day one
• $5000 annual training/tuition
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• 100% company-funded HSA
• Rich medical coverage (100% coinsurance)
• Dental coverage including orthodontia
• Up to $420000 in life insurance premiums 100% company funded
• Amazon Prime gym reimbursement monthly lunches games and prizes
• Pet adoption program generous referral bonus program fun events and more!

At Belay we are committed to creating an environment where you can thrive both professionally and personally. We believe in transparency and fairness in compensation. Several factors influence final salary including but not limited to geographic location Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates relevant prior work experience education specific skills and competencies and certifications. Belay offers a competitive total compensation package that includes benefits and perks a flexible work-life balance and career development.

Salary Range: $168000 to $240000

Belay Technologies is a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business located in Columbia Maryland (Baltimore/Washington area). Belay Technologies specializes in systems automation and full stack development. Belay Technologies provides leading technology and engineering solutions to the DoD as well as state-of-the-art commercial products. We hire software engineers web designers test engineers systems engineers systems administrators database engineers and other tech services. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race color religion national origin gender sexual orientation gender identity age physical or mental disability genetic factors military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.