Cloud Engineer

The Swift Group is a privately held, mission-driven and employee-focused services and solutions company headquartered in Reston, VA. Our capabilities include Software Development, Engineering & IT, Data Science, Cyber Enablement, Logistics, and Training. Founded in 2019, Swift supports Civilian, Defense, and Intelligence Community customers across the country and around the globe.

We are looking for a Cloud Engineer to support the full lifecycle development and maintenance of cloud-native and stand-alone enclave solutions, making sure they are secure, scalable, and compliant with organizational and regulatory requirements. The ideal candidate brings a proven track record executing modernization projects in secure environments and serves as a key contributor on a collaborative, fast-paced software development team. This role is in Chantilly, VA.

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain security controls for cloud and enclave systems, including IAM, vulnerability management, system hardening, and AMI refresh cycles; automate processes where applicable.
• Manage AWS infrastructure including S3 buckets, EC2 instances, subnets, auto-scaling groups, IAM users/groups, load balancers, security groups, and network ACLs.
• Monitor and optimize cloud resource utilization and cost; identify and implement efficiency improvements.
• Apply DevSecOps principles throughout the system lifecycle; deliver releasable software each iteration in alignment with Agile frameworks.
• Design and document system architecture from technical requirements; develop and maintain system maintenance and end-of-life plans.
• Establish and track metrics for system performance, availability, and security.
• Collaborate with users, developers, and Sponsor organizations to identify priorities, resolve infrastructure issues, and support security accreditation.
• Mentor team members on cloud services including C2S, AWS, and load balancing.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation and knowledge management across all job duties.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, CIS, or Computer Engineering; minimum 10 years of cloud engineering experience.
• Minimum 10 years of software development experience.
• Expertise in AWS services: S3, EC2, KMS, Lambda, MSK, SageMaker, Docker, Kafka, and Kubernetes; strong background in AWS security and access controls in high-security environments.
• Experience with Unix/Linux OS, Java, Python, and TypeScript.
• Experience developing and supporting automation and orchestration for IAM services.
• Experience configuring and maintaining auditing tools, OAuth-based MFA solutions, and RBAC.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Self-starter with demonstrated leadership, time management, and the ability to operate with minimal supervision across multiple concurrent initiatives.
• US citizenship with an active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance
• All candidates undergo an additional security review upon joining

Desired Skills:

• Experience with Agile development frameworks.
• Experience maintaining Java and PHP applications on Windows.
• Proficiency in HTML and Bash scripting.
• Experience with Cypher query language or Neo4j.
• Database administration experience.
• Experience with Terraform for infrastructure-as-code.
• Experience deploying and optimizing infrastructure to support LLM use and training.
• 3+ years of software development experience within the Intelligence Community.

Do you know anyone for this position, or other positions open at The Swift Group? We offer a $5,000 bonus for any referral candidate we hire, paid out at the new hire's 90-day mark.

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