Cloud Platform Engineer Location: Aurora, CO.  Required Clearance: Top Secret/SCI with CI Poly  Since 1999, ITEC has been a powerhouse in supporting mission-critical programs for the DoD and Intelligence community, building a solid reputation along the way. At ITEC, we don’t just care for our employees-we champion them with competitive salaries, an outstanding employee care program, and a benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, and a 401k match. U.S. Citizenship Mandatory: Due to our US federal government contract, candidates for this position are required to be a US Citizen and will be subject to a background investigation.  Job Description: We are seeking Cleared Platform Engineers to join our team. We are looking for a Sr. Principal Platform DevOps Engineer - Windows OS for our environments; a mix of servers, workstations, storage, networks, and custom hardware, for a large Project producing a critical, strategic national asset. The skills for this need will include someone who is very familiar with the Windows Operating system and can work through the OS configuration and optimization for these environments which would involve a mixture of hands-on keyboard, engineering work, as well as documentation and baseline control. Job Responsibilities: Leverage company and industry best practices and capabilities to assist with design, development, implementation, and support of DevOps/DevSecOps development of our Windows based hosts for the project. Support software deployment of templates, dashboards, and scripts to support program need for the effort. Design, implement, generate code through DevOps concepts and scripting tools, test, document, and maintain the system. Assist with development of build/test and integration, optimizing for performance and scalability across our on-premises and Cloud based computing environments. Provide guidance on resource allocation & utilization. Assist engineers with Windows based tool usage and issues, leveraging standards and best practices.  Required Skills: Typically requires BS/BA Degree in Science, Technology Engineering Math (STEM) in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Physics and 10+ years of related work experience. Proven experience installing, configuring, hardening, and maintaining Windows environments. Hands‑on experience designing, implementing, and integrating cloud infrastructure solutions, preferably with AWS. Practical experience with IaC and configuration management tools such as Terraform, Chef, and/or Ansible. Experience troubleshooting complex systems involving multiple servers, COTS products, VMs, VDIs, and/or network issues.  Desired Skills: Advanced troubleshooting skills for Windows platform, performance, reliability, and distributed system availability issues. Extensive Windows OS development and deployment experience. Proficiency with scripting languages such as Python and Bash for automation and workflow development. Experience in Active Directory designs and implementation. Experience with the Agile development lifecycle. Experience with SAFe agile processes. Knowledge of Enterprise Application development and deployment processes. Windows MCSE Certification or similar. Security+ certification.  ITEC is a wholly owned subsidiary of ManpowerGroup Public Sector.