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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # AWS Cloud Engineer - **Company:** RMANTRA SOLUTIONS INC. - **Location:** Alexandria, VA, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), PHP (Programming Language), Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, JIRA, Audit Trail, Automation of Tests, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Computer Programming, Continuous Integration, Identity and Access Management, Apache JMeter, Python (Programming Language), Citrix Systems, Object-Oriented Software Development, Windows PowerShell, Scrum Methodology, Release Management, Cloud Services, Ansible, Ruby, Data Logging, Scripting, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Gitlab, Git, Cloudformation, Amazon Relational Database Service, Containerization, Information Technology, Bitbucket, Functional Programming, Cloudwatch, Terraform, Docker, Vulnerability Analysis - **Published:** July 24, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9052704/aws-cloud-engineer ## About the Role Certificate 8570 IAT Level II Baseline Certification (e.g. CCNA Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, CND, SSCP), * Candidate must currently have a TS/SCI with the ability to obtain and maintain a CI Poly. * BA/BS and 8-12 years of experience in Information Technology. * Experience with AWS or other cloud services reinforced with architectural design experience. * 4 years' extensive experience in AWS Cloud Technologies and infrastructure-as-code concepts. * 4 years' experience in implementing Amazon C2S enabled architectures and tools to include Ansible, Cloud Formations, Terraform, JMETER, EC2, ELB, RDS, Lambda, Docker, GIT and S3. * 4 years' experience in building end-to-end solutions on AWS leveraging Object Oriented Programing (OOP) programming. (Python, Ruby, Java, PHP) and AWS SDK. * Experience with deployment orchestration, automation, and security configuration management (i.e., CloudFormation, Terraform, Ansible, GitLab, Bitbucket) * IAT Level II Baseline Certification (e.g. CCNA Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, CND, SSCP), * Prior experience with DISA and DISA's support to mission partners. * Experience or familiarity with Citrix VDI/VDA. ## Description * Provide continuous development and continuous integration to include operational engineering and integration, release management, implementation & migration, and training & knowledge transfer. * Design, build, and maintain capabilities utilizing the current Amazon C2S enabled architecture and tools to include Ansible, Cloud Formation, EC2, ELB, RDS, Lambda, S3, Terraform, and containerization. * Configure and manage core AWS services such as EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, KMS, and Config. * Operate and improve reliability/availability through monitoring, alerting, incident response, and continual service improvement. * Automate system deployments and operational tasks using scripting languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell). * Document and deliver an approach for automated testing including integration, regression, and acceptance testing, including tools and processes. * Produce and maintain technical documentation (build guides, runbooks, diagrams, and operational procedures). * Manage, sustain, and improve the integration and testing environments on the unclassified and classified infrastructure both on premise and in the cloud to validate all capabilities and technologies prior to being deployed on the production environment. * Stage new and upgraded services components or services to integration and testing environment. * Develop and engineer improvements to the cloud infrastructure and architecture to support continuous development and continuous integration utilizing modern practices and tools. * Support and perform deployment orchestration, automation, and security configuration management (i.e., CloudFormation, Terraform, Ansible, GitLab, Bitbucket). * Maintain documentation of code developed in support of CESO environments. * Support patching, logging, vulnerability scanning, and compliance tracking. * Participate in the release management process. * Participate in Agile ceremonies (daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives) and Jira-based task tracking. * Develop automation to reduce manual operations (provisioning, patching, backups, scaling, routine maintenance. ## Related Videos - [30 powerful AWS hacks in just 30 minutes: Boost your developer productivity](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1624-30-powerful-aws-hacks-in-just-30-minutes-boost-your-developer-productivity) - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [Coffee with Developers: David Heinemeier Hansson](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/875-coffee-with-developers-david-heinemeier-hansson) - [Collaboration Quantified: Lessons from Open Source Developer Networks](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1422-collaboration-quantified-lessons-from-open-source-developer-networks) - [Hacking MSSQL on Cloud. 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