AWS Cloud Engineer

We are seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Engineer to support continuous development, continuous integration, cloud infrastructure engineering, deployment automation, release management, and operational support within a mission-focused DoD environment. This role will support both unclassified and classified infrastructure, including on-premise and cloud environments, with a focus on Amazon C2S-enabled architecture, infrastructure as code, automation, monitoring, testing, and secure cloud operations., The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience designing, building, maintaining, and improving AWS cloud environments using tools such as Ansible, CloudFormation, Terraform, EC2, ELB, RDS, Lambda, S3, Docker, Git, GitLab, Bitbucket, and related automation technologies., * Provide CI/CD support, including operational engineering, integration, release management, implementation, migration, training, and knowledge transfer.

• Design, build, and maintain Amazon C2S-enabled cloud capabilities using Ansible, CloudFormation, Terraform, EC2, ELB, RDS, Lambda, S3, and containerization.
• Configure and manage core AWS services, including EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, KMS, AWS Config, RDS, Lambda, and ELB.
• Improve reliability and availability through monitoring, alerting, incident response, and continual service improvement.
• Automate deployments and operational tasks using Python, Bash, PowerShell, and other automation methods.
• Develop automation to reduce manual operations, including provisioning, patching, backups, scaling, and routine maintenance.
• Support deployment orchestration and security configuration management using CloudFormation, Terraform, Ansible, GitLab, and Bitbucket.
• Manage and improve integration/testing environments across unclassified and classified infrastructure, both on-premise and cloud-based, before production deployment.
• Document automated testing approaches, including integration, regression, and acceptance testing tools and processes.
• Maintain technical documentation, support patching/logging/vulnerability scanning/compliance tracking, and participate in release management and Agile/Jira ceremonies.

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Bachelor’s degree with 8-12 years of Information Technology experience.
• 4+ years of hands-on experience with AWS Cloud technologies and infrastructure-as-code concepts.
• 4+ years of experience implementing Amazon C2S-enabled architectures and tools, including Ansible, CloudFormation, Terraform, JMeter, EC2, ELB, RDS, Lambda, Docker, Git, and S3.
• 4+ years of experience building end-to-end AWS solutions using object-oriented programming and AWS SDKs.
• Experience with scripting/programming languages such as Python, Ruby, Java, PHP, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Experience with AWS or other cloud services, including architectural design.
• Experience with deployment orchestration, automation, and security configuration management using CloudFormation, Terraform, Ansible, GitLab, and Bitbucket.
• Experience configuring and managing AWS services, including EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, KMS, AWS Config, RDS, Lambda, and ELB.
• Experience supporting patching, logging, vulnerability scanning, compliance tracking, and secure cloud operations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience supporting DISA, DISA mission partners, classified cloud environments, or Citrix VDI/VDA.
• Experience with Agile/Jira environments, cloud security, compliance, release management, and production deployment support.

Core Benefits:

• Paid Time OffPTO):TEN (10) Paid days off & FIVE (5) Floating days off.
• Holidays: 11 Paid Holidays. Flex time can be utilized instead of holiday time usage.
• Payroll: Paid Bi-Monthly.
• 401(k): Partnered with the SECOND LARGEST Retirement plan provider in the U.S. Guaranteed 3% match. Eligibility - 21 years of age or older, after 3 months of employment
• Individual or company-wide performance and recognition awards (Quarterly)

Health Benefits:

• UNITED HEALTHCARE PPO, extensive national coverage.
• INCLUDES: Medical/Dental/Vision/HSA.
• Eligible on the first of the month, immediately after the start date.
• Submit the enrollment form within 30 days of your start date otherwise, you will have to wait until October for the new year enrollment.

Quality of Life Benefits:

• Training & Career Development Reimbursement of Tuition and training needed to support career development.
• $150 monthly reimbursement contribution paid monthly towards parking expenses.
• Receipts must be submitted by the close of business on the 25th of each month.
• Reimbursements will be paid on the first payroll AFTER reimbursements are submitted each month.