Cloud Engineer - Journeyman at TJ Consulting Group
Scott Air Force Base, IL
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Jul 28, 2026
Scott Air Force Base, IL
Jul 29, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A Cloud Engineer supporting a DoD IT Service Management contract at Scott AFB, IL for USTRANSCOM. The role centers on designing, deploying, and operating AWS-based cloud infrastructure in classified IL5/IL6 and GovCloud environments, including migrations, networking, security, and automation. Candidates must hold an active DoD Secret clearance and AWS certifications, and will work on-site with no remote option.
Mid level · 4+ years · St. Louis, MO-IL · Bachelor's required · Secret clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
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What the occupation pays Median $131,867 (middle half $103,906–$159,758).
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Why we read it this way (9)
The title 'Journeyman' maps to a mid-level band; the required experience floor is 4+ years, consistent with Mid seniority. The desired qualifications ask for 10+ years and a Professional-level cert, but those are explicitly preferred, not required.
The role blends cloud infrastructure operations (provisioning, networking, migration) with hands-on development (CloudFormation templates, automation, containerization), making the SOC classification a genuine judgment call between Software Developers (15-1252) and Network/Systems Admins (15-1244). The emphasis on designing and building cloud architectures and writing IaC templates tips the primary classification toward 15-1252.
An active DoD Secret clearance is a hard gate explicitly stated in Required Qualifications.
A BA/BS degree is listed as a hard requirement; the MA/MS appears only under Desired Qualifications.
The AWS Solutions Architect Associate certification and at least one IAT Level II certification (Security+ or equivalent) are hard gates listed under Required Qualifications. The AWS Solutions Architect Professional cert is listed under Desired Qualifications.
A Computing Environment (CE) certification for cloud/virtualization is also required, with a preference for AWS — this is captured via the AWS Solutions Architect Associate requirement above.
No compensation figures are provided in the posting.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): AWS Solutions Architect Associate, AWS Solutions Architect Professional.
Requires a Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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