AWS Cloud Engineer

The AWS Cloud Engineer (Expert)will lead the architecture, engineering, and operational stewardship ofAWS-based infrastructure supporting the NMMES program in Norfolk, VA. The roleowns the cloud foundation on which NMMES applications, data pipelines, andAI/ML workloads are built, with a strong emphasis on security, cost efficiency,and compliance with DoD Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide (SRG)Impact Levels. This is a senior, hands-onengineering role. The engineer will translate Navy mission requirements intowell-architected, automated, and repeatable cloud solutions in AWS GovCloud(US), and will mentor mid-level engineers on infrastructure-as-code, resilience,and secure DevSecOps practices. Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement multi-account AWS GovCloudenvironments using AWS Organizations, Control Tower patterns, landing zones,and account-vending automation.
• Author and maintain infrastructure-as-code usingTerraform and/or AWS CloudFormation/CDK; enforce change control throughGit-based workflows.
• Architect networking (VPC, Transit Gateway, DirectConnect, PrivateLink), identity (IAM, IAM Identity Center, federation with DoDidentity providers), and data-protection controls (KMS, S3 encryption, Macie).
• Build and operate CI/CD pipelines (CodePipeline,CodeBuild, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI) supporting containerized and serverlessworkloads.
• Implement observability using CloudWatch, X-Ray, andthird-party tooling (e.g., Splunk, Datadog) to meet Navy monitoring and auditrequirements.
• Support the Assessment & Authorization (A&A) /RMF process: produce architecture diagrams, control implementation statements,and evidence artifacts aligned to NIST SP 800-53 and DoD SRG.
• Optimize cost and performance through right-sizing,reserved capacity / Savings Plans, and workload placement analysis.
• Lead incident response and root-cause analysis forcloud-hosted workloads; drive continuous improvement of runbooks and automatedremediation.
• Partner with the AI, data, and application teams toensure their workloads land on a compliant, resilient, and cost-effectiveplatform.

• 7+ years of professional IT experience, with 5+ yearsdesigning and operating production AWS environments.
• Demonstrated expertise across core AWS services: VPC,EC2, S3, IAM, KMS, RDS, Lambda, ECS/EKS, CloudWatch, and CloudTrail.
• Strong infrastructure-as-code skills with Terraform(preferred) and/or CloudFormation/CDK.
• Proven experience in AWS GovCloud (US) or anotherregulated cloud environment (FedRAMP High, DoD IL4/IL5).
• Practical scripting proficiency in Python, Bash, orPowerShell for automation and tooling.
• Working knowledge of DoD RMF, NIST SP 800-53, and DoDCloud Computing SRG.
• Experience with containerization (Docker) andorchestration (ECS, EKS, or Kubernetes).
• Active DoD Secret clearance at time of hire. Preferred Qualifications
• Prior experience supporting Navy, NAVSEA, Marine Corps,or other DoD programs in Norfolk / Hampton Roads.
• Familiarity with Platform One, Iron Bank, or other DoDDevSecOps reference implementations.
• Experience integrating with DoD PKI, CAC-basedauthentication, and ICAM services.
• Multi-cloud exposure (Azure Government, OracleGovernment Cloud).

• TS/SCI clearance. Education Bachelor’s degree in ComputerScience, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical field.Additional years of directly relevant experience may substitute for the degreein accordance with contract labor-category definitions. Certifications Required

• DoD 8570 / 8140 IAT Level II baseline certification(Security+ CE minimum); IAT Level III (CISSP, CASP+, or CCSP) required forprivileged access to accredited systems.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate(minimum). Preferred
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional
• AWS Certified Security - Specialty
• HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)