Cloud Engineer
Actalent · Colorado Springs, CO
$50–$80/hrfrom the description
Jul 10, 2026
Colorado Springs, CO
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A contract role focused on building and maintaining cloud infrastructure in AWS, working alongside developers, systems engineers, and operations staff. Day-to-day work involves infrastructure-as-code with Terraform and Ansible, CI/CD pipelines, and ensuring systems meet CMMC security hardening standards. Suited to candidates with solid AWS hands-on experience, DevOps practices, and secure systems administration backgrounds.
Mid level · Colorado Springs, CO · Contract
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 10 people in the Colorado Springs, CO area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 6–15
Applicant volume Light — Few people clear these requirements, so an application that does clear them gets looked at. Worth applying to even if you miss a nice-to-have.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $137,233 (middle half $108,638–$170,529). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The role sits between infrastructure operations and software/IaC development. It is classified as 15-1252 (Software Developers) because the primary deliverables are writing and shipping infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation) and automation, rather than purely operating existing systems; 15-1244 is noted as a plausible alternative given the secure systems administration and CMMC hardening emphasis.
No overall years-of-experience requirement is stated in the posting.
Python and PowerShell appear under 'Additional Skills & Qualifications' alongside the note that AWS certification is 'highly desirable' — all treated as preferred rather than hard gates.
CMMC hardening is listed under 'Essential Skills' and is treated as a hard requirement. No specific clearance level is stated, though the CMMC compliance context suggests a defense-contractor environment.
This is a fully onsite contract role in Colorado Springs, CO (northern COS), posted through the staffing firm Actalent.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
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