Fort Belvoir, VA

Salary
Posted
Jun 29, 2026
Location
Fort Belvoir, VA
Last confirmed open
Jul 21, 2026

What this job asks for AI summary

A cloud engineering role focused on government biometric systems, supporting infrastructure operations, security compliance, and interoperability across DoD and interagency environments. Day-to-day work spans RMF documentation, vulnerability management, CSSP integration, and cloud architecture design for mission-critical biometric platforms. Suited to experienced cloud or DevOps engineers with a background in federal or defense cybersecurity and an active Secret clearance.

Senior level · 6+ years · National · Secret clearance · Full-time

Must have (7)
AWS or AzureVPCsVPNsRMFvulnerability scanningIAVMCISSP, Aws Certified Security Specialty or Azure Security Engineer
Nice to have (3)
AWS GovCloud or Azure GovernmentDoDAFEBTS

“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.

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What gives you an edge
CISSP1%RMF4%vulnerability scanning5%

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What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762).

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 (8)

No work location is specified in the posting. Given ANSER's headquarters in the Washington, DC area and the DoD/Army government client focus, the role is likely in the DC metro area, but no CBSA has been set as the posting does not confirm this.

The role sits at the intersection of cloud engineering and cybersecurity/RMF compliance. 15-1252 (Software Developers) was chosen as primary because the JD emphasizes cloud architecture design, infrastructure engineering, and system integration; 15-1212 (Information Security Analysts) is a strong runner-up given the heavy RMF, vulnerability management, and CSSP compliance duties.

The required certification is framed as 'such as AWS Certified Security – Specialty, Azure Security Engineer, CISSP, or equivalent' — all named options are captured as alternatives on a single skill; the requirement is for a professional-level cloud or security certification, not a specific one.

AWS and Azure are listed as interchangeable ('AWS or Azure… with preference for AWS GovCloud or Azure Government'). AWS GovCloud / Azure Government preference is captured separately as a preferred skill.

Cloud networking sub-concepts (VPCs, subnets, routing, VPNs, hybrid cloud connectivity) are listed together under required qualifications; VPCs and VPNs are emitted as representative named skills; 'subnets', 'routing', and 'hybrid cloud connectivity' are generic networking concepts rather than named tools and are omitted per extraction rules.

Degree requirement is set to None because the JD explicitly accepts two additional years of relevant experience in lieu of a Bachelor's degree.

Biometric modalities, EBTS standards, and DoDAF are listed under Preferred Qualifications and are marked accordingly.

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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