Staff Mission Cloud Engineer

Space is a warfighting domain. True Anomaly seeks those with the talent and ambition to build the technology that secures it.

OUR MISSION

True Anomaly delivers decisive capabilities for space superiority. We build autonomous spacecraft, advanced payloads, mission software, and space-based interceptors — enabling the U.S. and its Allies to secure the space environment and counter threats from the ultimate high ground.

OUR VALUES

Be the offset.

We create asymmetric advantages with creativity and ingenuity.

What would it take?

We challenge assumptions to deliver ambitious results.

It’s the people.

Our team is our competitive advantage and we are better together.

Responsibilities

• Architect and build AWS and Azure cloud networks from the ground up across multiple classification levels, including IL-4, IL-5, and IL-6+ environments
• Design and implement multi-cloud infrastructure spanning multiple platforms, classification domains, and program requirements
• Partner with industrial security and information systems security engineers and engineering teams to ensure cloud infrastructure meets program security requirements and compliance standards
• Build and maintain cloud infrastructure, tooling, and capabilities in direct support of multiple in-flight, critical USG programs
• Design and implement cloud network architectures including VPCs, VNets, transit gateways, peering configurations, routing, and boundary protection controls
• Implement and maintain identity and access management (IAM) frameworks, service account architectures, and least-privilege access models across cloud environments
• Support cloud Provisional Authorization (PA) processes and inherited control models for classified cloud environments
• Document cloud architectures, configurations, and security controls to support achievement and maintenance of Authorization to Operate (ATO)
• Identify and remediate findings from STIGs, vulnerability scans, and SCA activities to maintain ATO posture across cloud platforms
• Ensure compliance with NIST 800-53, CNSSI 1253, ICD 503, JSIG, and other applicable frameworks for National Security Systems (NSS) handling classified information up to TS/SCI
• Stay current on emerging cloud security capabilities and advocate for their adoption across program environments
• Required Qualifications
• 10+ years of hands-on experience in cloud engineering or infrastructure, with significant experience architecting and operating AWS and Azure environments at scale
• Active Secret clearance required; must be able to obtain and maintain TS/SCI
• DoD 8140 IAT Level III certification (CASP+, CISSP, CISA, or equivalent) required
• Proven experience designing and deploying cloud infrastructure at IL-4, IL-5, and/or IL-6+ impact levels
• Deep expertise architecting AWS and Azure networks from the ground up, including VPCs, VNets, transit gateways, routing, DNS, and boundary protection
• Experience managing multi-cloud environments across multiple platforms and classification domains simultaneously
• Strong working knowledge of cloud security controls, shared responsibility models, and control inheritance within DoD classified cloud environments
• Experience supporting RMF processes, ATO activities, and compliance with NIST 800-53 and applicable NSS frameworks
• Ability to collaborate effectively with industrial security, ISSEs, and cross-functional engineering teams to translate security requirements into infrastructure solutions
• Strong documentation skills, with experience producing architecture diagrams, SSPs, and other artifacts required for government program compliance
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)

Preferred Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
• AWS and/or Azure government cloud certifications (e.g., AWS GovCloud, Azure Government)
• Experience supporting multiple simultaneous DoD or IC programs with varying security requirements
• Familiarity with DevSecOps practices, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and CI/CD pipeline security
• Experience with Cross Domain Solutions (CDS), data guards, or other information flow control technologies
• Familiarity with zero trust architectures and modern identity solutions applied to classified environments
• Experience with FedRAMP High, CMMC, or DoD IL-5/IL-6 authorizations

What We Offer

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience and clearance level
• Opportunity to drive security posture for cutting-edge space systems with national security impact
• Professional development support including conferences, training, and security certifications
• Collaborative culture working alongside spacecraft engineers, mission operators, and experienced security professionals
• Equity + Benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, HRA/HSA options, PTO and paid holidays, 401K, Parental Leave

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

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