Yesterday
Secret
Early Career (2+ yrs experience)
$150,000 and above
IT - Security
Alexandria, VA (On-Site/Office)
We are seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Engineer to join our team supporting a U.S. Government client. In this role, you will design, deploy, and maintain secure, scalable, and efficient cloud-based infrastructure solutions using Amazon Web Services (AWS). You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the cloud environment meets mission-critical requirements, adheres to security standards, and supports operational excellence.
This is an exciting opportunity to work on impactful projects in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment while leveraging cutting-edge cloud technologies.
Responsibilities
• Cloud Infrastructure Design and Implementation:
o Design and implement secure, scalable, and resilient network solutions in AWS to meet business and mission requirements.
o Create and configure systems in the AWS environment, including EC2 instances, EKS, and other AWS services.
o Collaborate with data teams to ensure resilient design and high-quality performance of Databricks, and other data related services in AWS tenant.
o Develop automation scripts using Python, Terraform, Ansible, or other languages to manage AWS services and streamline operations.
o Comfortable using a CI/CD pipeline such as GitLab.
• Operations and Maintenance:
o Work with the team to continuously improve cloud design, operations, and cost.
o Implement and maintain disaster recovery procedures to ensure system availability and data integrity.
o Monitor and troubleshoot system resources in the AWS environment, ensuring modern Site Reliability Engineering best practices and client approved observability tools, such as OpenTelemetry, Dynatrace, Elastic, etc.
• Collaboration and Security:
o Work closely with development, operations, and security teams to ensure cloud solutions align with organizational goals and security requirements.
o Implement security best practices, including IAM policies, encryption, and network segmentation, to protect sensitive data and systems.
o Experience with securing infrastructure and applications using U.S. Government NIST risk management framework (RMF)
Qualifications
• Education: BS/BA (CS/MIS) or STEM equivalent
• 7+ years of hands-on experience with systems administration or software development
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with AWS cloud infrastructure, preferably designing and operating scalable applications using EC2, EKS, and other services using modern cloud best practices
• Certified AWS Solutions Architect, AWS CloudOps Engineer, AWS Certified Data Engineer, Administrator, or AWS Security
• Active DoD Secret clearance
• DoD 8570 Level II Certification (I.E. Security+ or similar)
Preferred Qualifications:
• Mature independent consultant which is comfortable interfacing directly with clients.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to interact with various teams to resolve issues and mitigate risks
• AWS Platform Architect and/or Platform Architect certifications.
This is an exciting opportunity to work on impactful projects in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment while leveraging cutting-edge cloud technologies.
Responsibilities
• Cloud Infrastructure Design and Implementation:
o Design and implement secure, scalable, and resilient network solutions in AWS to meet business and mission requirements.
o Create and configure systems in the AWS environment, including EC2 instances, EKS, and other AWS services.
o Collaborate with data teams to ensure resilient design and high-quality performance of Databricks, and other data related services in AWS tenant.
o Develop automation scripts using Python, Terraform, Ansible, or other languages to manage AWS services and streamline operations.
o Comfortable using a CI/CD pipeline such as GitLab.
• Operations and Maintenance:
o Work with the team to continuously improve cloud design, operations, and cost.
o Implement and maintain disaster recovery procedures to ensure system availability and data integrity.
o Monitor and troubleshoot system resources in the AWS environment, ensuring modern Site Reliability Engineering best practices and client approved observability tools, such as OpenTelemetry, Dynatrace, Elastic, etc.
• Collaboration and Security:
o Work closely with development, operations, and security teams to ensure cloud solutions align with organizational goals and security requirements.
o Implement security best practices, including IAM policies, encryption, and network segmentation, to protect sensitive data and systems.
o Experience with securing infrastructure and applications using U.S. Government NIST risk management framework (RMF)
Qualifications
• Education: BS/BA (CS/MIS) or STEM equivalent
• 7+ years of hands-on experience with systems administration or software development
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with AWS cloud infrastructure, preferably designing and operating scalable applications using EC2, EKS, and other services using modern cloud best practices
• Certified AWS Solutions Architect, AWS CloudOps Engineer, AWS Certified Data Engineer, Administrator, or AWS Security
• Active DoD Secret clearance
• DoD 8570 Level II Certification (I.E. Security+ or similar)
Preferred Qualifications:
• Mature independent consultant which is comfortable interfacing directly with clients.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to interact with various teams to resolve issues and mitigate risks
• AWS Platform Architect and/or Platform Architect certifications.
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