Cloud Infrastructure & Automation Engineer

Blu Omega is seeking a highly capable Cloud Infrastructure & Automation Engineer to support and secure large-scale infrastructure, cloud, and platform operations across federal environments. You will be responsible for deploying, managing, and optimizing AWS and hybrid infrastructure, with a strong emphasis on automation, security, compliance, and mission continuity for critical workloads.

This role is ideal for someone who is hands-on, outcomes-driven, and comfortable collaborating across engineering, security, networking, and data teams to deliver stable, secure, and scalable infrastructure in regulated environments.

Responsibilities:
Cloud Infrastructure & Automation (AWS / IaC)

• Automate provisioning and lifecycle management of AWS services including identity, compute, storage, backups, networking, logging, and monitoring-using Terraform or similar Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools.
• Deploy, configure,harden, and maintain infrastructure across AWS and hybrid environments following secure baseline standards.
• Standardize reusable IaC modules, promote best practices, and improve environment consistency across dev/test/prod.

DevOps Enablement & Operational Excellence

• Build and enhance CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps workflows using tools such as Git, Terraform, Jenkins, AWS CodePipeline, and Docker.
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure and automation issues to ensure reliability, performance, and mission continuity.
• Implement operational visibility with logging/monitoring improvements and actionable dashboards (as applicable to your environment).

Security, Compliance, and Resilience

• Apply cybersecurity best practices and support zero-trust and compliance-aligned infrastructure operations (e.g., NIST, CIS, ISO 27000).
• Collaborate with security and networking teams to implement secure configurations, change controls, and audit-ready operational processes.
• Support business continuity and disaster recovery (DR) requirements and operational readiness.

Cross-Team Collaboration & Documentation

• Work closely with engineering, security, networking, and application teams to support mission needs and delivery timelines.
• Partner with data engineers and scientists to enable infrastructure needs for data pipelines and machine learning workflows.
• Maintain high-quality engineering documentation including SOPs, system diagrams, and secure configuration baselines.
• Summarize and present findings and recommendations-both written and verbal-to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Qualifications:

• Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "PUBLIC TRUST"; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse. Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, IT, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Minimum SIX (6) years of hands-on experience in AWS, cloud infrastructure, and/or enterprise IT operations.
• Strong hands-on expertise with Terraform for AWS infrastructure automation.
• Experience building and operating CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices with tools such as Git, Terraform, Jenkins, AWS CodePipeline, Docker.
• Strong scripting skills in Python and Bash.
• Working knowledge of cybersecurity best practices, zero-trust concepts, and compliance frameworks such as NIST, CIS, ISO 27000.
• Experience using AI-assisted coding tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Cursor, Kiro) to accelerate delivery while maintaining strict quality via testing, reviews, and security practices.
• Self-starter mindset with the ability to work independently and collaboratively across Engineering, DevOps, and Architecture functions.
• Eligibility for Public Trust and ability to complete federal background screening.

Nice to Have:

• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional (or equivalent).
• CompTIA Security+.
• Experience provisioning and implementing data pipelines for lakehouse platforms such as Databricks or AWS services including S3, Lake Formation, Glue, and Athena.
• Ability to design and optimize AWS data solutions, including migration pipelines, ETL workflows, and serverless architectures.
• Experience with monitoring and SIEM tools such as CloudWatch and Splunk.
• Experience supporting enterprise business continuity and disaster recovery (DR) solutions.

Salary Range: $100K- $180K
Our final salary offer will be based on several factors, including depth of technical skills, work experience, education, certifications, and clearance

What Blu Omega Can Offer You:

• Competitive benefits including Health Insurance, 401K w/ match, Paid Time Off and more.
• Results driven culture that embrace our core values
• Rewarding work contributing to our Nation's mission critical programs

Blu Omega is a Woman Owned Small Business Federal Technology services firm headquartered in Washington DC and supporting clients nationally. We provide Technology solutions for enterprise and government customers. Our team has a past performance in a diverse range of programs including those for Data Management, Cloud/Infrastructure, Software Development and Enterprise Applications.

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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