Cloud Engineer - Secret Clearance at Maania Consultancy Services
Fort Meade, MD
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Jul 6, 2026
Fort Meade, MD
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior cloud infrastructure role focused on designing, deploying, and maintaining enterprise solutions across AWS and/or Azure environments. Day-to-day work spans infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipeline support, identity and access management, and ongoing operations in a federal government context. Suited to experienced cloud engineers familiar with DoD/federal compliance frameworks and holding an active DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification.
Senior level · 12+ years · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 20 people in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 15–40
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
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What the occupation pays Median $141,954 (middle half $107,994–$205,328).
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Why we read it this way (6)
The role blends cloud infrastructure engineering (IaC, CI/CD, automation) with operations and maintenance of production enterprise environments, making it a genuine hybrid between Software Developers (15-1252) and Network/Systems Administrators (15-1244). The emphasis on designing and deploying solutions with IaC and automation code tips the primary classification toward 15-1252, but the explicit O&M support context keeps 15-1244 as a credible runner-up.
The degree requirement is effectively waived: the JD states 'additional experience may be considered in lieu of degree,' so no formal degree is hard-gated.
A current DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification (e.g., Security+, CISSP, or equivalent) is listed as a hard requirement. Security+ and CISSP are captured as the named examples; 'or equivalent' means other qualifying certs (e.g., CySA+, CCNA Security) would also satisfy this gate.
The posting is located at Fort Meade, MD (a DoD installation), and the role involves federal cybersecurity/compliance frameworks (NIST, FedRAMP, FISMA). While no explicit clearance level is stated as a hard gate in this posting, candidates should be aware that Fort Meade roles frequently require at minimum a Secret clearance — this should be confirmed with the hiring organization.
The 12+ years figure is the minimum stated (Bachelor's path); the Master's path requires 10+ years. Total experience minimum is set to 12 as the lower bound for the more common degree path.
Networking, virtualization, storage, cloud security, and federal compliance frameworks (NIST, FedRAMP, FISMA) are listed as required knowledge areas but name no specific tool or product, so they are not emitted as discrete skills per extraction rules.
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