Senior Cloud Engineer Richmond, VA (5 days onsite) 12-24 month Contract $60–$70/hour (DOE) We are seeking an experienced Senior Cloud Engineer to support and enhanceone of our large public sector partner’s hybrid infrastructure across Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), AWS, and on-premise environments. This role bridges cloud operations with application delivery, enabling secure, scalable, and cost-efficient infrastructure that supports both legacy systems and modern, cloud-native applications. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience in full-stack application support (Java/Spring Boot, Angular), Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), and CI/CD automation to ensure highly available, performant, and secure environments. Key Responsibilities: • Maintain and support OCI and AWS cloud services for Java/JEE enterprise applications, including compute, storage, networking, and security components. • Deploy and operationally support legacy workloads (WebSphere, Oracle RDBMS) that have been migrated or connected to cloud infrastructure. • Develop Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using Terraform, Ansible, and shell/Python scripting. • Partner with developers to design and implement secure, highly available cloud environments for full-stack applications. • Integrate cloud services with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Bamboo) to automate builds, deployments, and infrastructure provisioning. • Monitor and optimize cloud performance, IAM policies, and cost utilization. • Create and maintain cloud architecture documentation, environment configurations, and deployment standards. Required Skills and Experience: • 5+ years of experience supporting OCI and AWS cloud environments. • Strong background provisioning and managing Java-based workloads in cloud and hybrid infrastructures. • Hands-on experience with Terraform, Ansible, and scripting (Shell/Python) for automation and infrastructure management. • Proficient in cloud networking, IAM, VCN/subnet management, object storage, and security configurations. • Working knowledge of full-stack applications including Spring Boot, REST APIs, Angular, and Oracle DB. • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools including Jenkins, Git, Bamboo in enterprise environments. Preferred Skills: • Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or OKE for containerized deployments. • Familiarity with Zero Trust architectures and automated compliance frameworks. • Exposure to legacy modernization strategies such as monolith-to-microservices migrations. • Understanding of secure cloud deployment in regulated environments (CJIS, NIST 800-53). Soft Skills: • Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis capabilities. • Clear verbal and written communication skills with the ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams. • Strong documentation practices and ability to produce repeatable SOPs. • Team-oriented mindset with ability to partner across development, security, and infrastructure teams.