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(he) - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Access, Access Network, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Systems Engineering, Audit Trail, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Cloud Engineering, Configuration Management, Databases, System Configuration, Continuous Integration, Data Integrity, DevOps, Amazon DynamoDB, High-Level Architecture, Identity and Access Management, IP Routing, Subnetting, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Python (Programming Language), Key Management, Network Troubleshooting, Routing, Node.Js, PCI Data Security Standards, Peering, Performance Tuning, Windows PowerShell, Cloud Services, Migration Manager, Prometheus, Runbook, Backup and Restore, Policy as Code, AWS Cdk, Data Logging, Scripting, Data Storage Technologies, Cloud Platform System, Cloud Monitoring, Delivery Pipeline, Grafana, Database Optimization, AWS Lambda, HybridCloud, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Cloudformation, Amazon Relational Database Service, Gitlab-ci, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Route53, Opsworks, Functional Programming, Cloudwatch, Terraform, New Relic (SaaS), Devsecops, Docker, Security Orchestration, Automation & Response, Jenkins, Programming Languages - **Published:** October 18, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/014ad8b6-a01b-4528-b237-d308bd1808bb ## About the Role * Minimum of eight years of cloud-engineering experience, with a strong focus on Amazon Web Services (AWS). * Proven experience designing, deploying, operating, and managing AWS infrastructure, applications, and cloud services. * Demonstrated experience supporting large-scale, high-availability, secure, and scalable cloud architectures. * Expertise with core AWS services, including: + Amazon EC2 + Amazon S3 + Amazon RDS + Amazon VPC + AWS Lambda + AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) + AWS CloudFormation + Amazon CloudWatch + Amazon Route 53 * Experience implementing AWS security services and best practices, including IAM, AWS Shield, AWS WAF, encryption, key management, access-control policies, and security monitoring. * Strong AWS networking knowledge, including VPC architecture, subnetting, route tables, VPC peering, Direct Connect, VPN connectivity, firewall/security-group configuration, and network troubleshooting. * Experience designing, deploying, and managing secure multi-account AWS environments through AWS Organizations. * Knowledge of cloud cost-management practices, including resource tagging, right-sizing, consumption monitoring, cost analysis, and optimization recommendations. * Proficiency in one or more scripting or programming languages used for automation, including Python, Bash, PowerShell, or Node.js. * Experience using infrastructure-as-code tools such as AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, AWS CDK, or comparable technologies. * Proficiency with cloud monitoring, logging, auditing, and configuration-management capabilities, including CloudWatch, CloudTrail, AWS Config, and third-party tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or New Relic. * Experience optimizing and troubleshooting AWS resources to resolve performance, capacity, reliability, connectivity, and availability issues. * Strong understanding of AWS security best practices and applicable compliance frameworks, including HIPAA, GDPR, and PCI DSS. * Experience implementing encryption, key-management, identity-management, and access-management solutions in AWS environments. * Working knowledge of AWS database technologies, including Amazon RDS, DynamoDB, Aurora, and Redshift. * Experience with database performance tuning, backup and recovery strategies, data-protection controls, and operational-support procedures. * Familiarity with CI/CD practices and tools, including Jenkins, GitLab CI, AWS CodePipeline, AWS CodeBuild, or similar solutions. * Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies, including Docker, Kubernetes, Amazon ECS, and Amazon EKS. * Strong analytical, diagnostic, and problem-solving skills for resolving complex cloud infrastructure and application issues. * Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain cloud architecture, technical risks, and solution trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders. * Ability to prioritize work effectively, manage multiple concurrent projects, meet deadlines, and maintain quality in a fast-paced environment. * Strong attention to detail to ensure system stability, security, compliance, and data integrity. * Demonstrated ability to lead technical projects, mentor team members, and collaborate across cross-functional teams. * Strong documentation skills, including the ability to create and maintain cloud architecture diagrams, system configurations, operating procedures, security documentation, and technical runbooks. Desired Skills and Experience * Experience supporting VA, Department of Defense, or other Federal cloud programs. * Experience providing engineering support within AWS GovCloud and VA Enterprise Cloud (VAEC) environments. * Experience with Edifecs platforms, healthcare EDI systems, or cloud-hosted healthcare applications. * Familiarity with VA development, release, security, and documentation requirements, including VIP processes. * Advanced AWS certifications, including one or more of the following: + AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional + AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional + AWS Certified Security - Specialty * Edifecs certification. * Experience implementing DevSecOps practices, security automation, policy-as-code, CI/CD security controls, and compliance-as-code capabilities. * Experience with enterprise cloud-migration planning, application modernization, cloud-readiness assessment, and migration execution., * Bachelor's and/or master's degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline. * A minimum of eight years of progressively responsible cloud-engineering experience with a focus on AWS architecture, deployment, automation, security, and operations. * Demonstrated experience designing and supporting high-availability, scalable cloud infrastructure and cloud-hosted applications. * Equivalent practical experience may be considered in lieu of formal education, as appropriate. ## Description HigherEchelon, Inc. has an exciting opportunity for an Edifecs DevSecOps/Integration Engineer to join a high-performance team supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) migration to the cloud. This role provides a significant growth opportunity for an experienced cloud engineer to work within a modern cloud ecosystem, apply cutting-edge technologies, and serve as a trusted technical advisor to the customer., The Cloud Comp Engr Principal will design, deploy, operate, secure, and optimize AWS GovCloud-hosted infrastructure, applications, and services within the VA Enterprise Cloud (VAEC). The ideal candidate will work effectively at scale and with autonomy; possess deep AWS architecture, automation, security, and DevOps expertise; and collaborate with product teams, application engineers, security personnel, and VA stakeholders to deliver secure, compliant, highly available cloud solutions., * Create and maintain data-flow diagrams, cloud-infrastructure diagrams, transition diagrams, high-level architecture diagrams, and other technical documentation for cloud-hosted applications, systems, and services. * Design, develop, deploy, and operate automation technologies supporting continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) processes. * Design and implement scalable, secure, highly available AWS cloud solutions that address application migration, modernization, and cloud-readiness requirements. * Provide cloud support services for systems and applications hosted within VAEC AWS GovCloud environments. * Configure, provision, and support VAEC environments for product lines and services, including application setup, cloud configuration, and operational troubleshooting. * Manage cloud-service-provider permissions for hosted applications, data storage, infrastructure, and services in accordance with least-privilege and role-based-access-control principles. * Implement, manage, and enhance monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability capabilities for cloud architecture, cloud-hosted systems, and applications. * Monitor cloud-hosted environments to ensure optimal availability, performance, security, compliance, and data integrity. * Design and implement cloud security controls, including identity and access management, encryption, key management, security monitoring, and network-protection capabilities. * Provide cloud security provider documentation and maintain technical artifacts necessary to support VA and Federal compliance requirements. * Support compliance with VA Integrated Product Team (IPT), development, release, and documentation requirements, including applicable VIP processes. * Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code solutions using AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, AWS CDK, or comparable technologies. * Implement and support multi-account AWS environments using AWS Organizations, including account governance, access management, service controls, and centralized logging. * Design and manage AWS networking components, including VPCs, subnets, routing, VPC peering, Direct Connect, VPN connectivity, security groups, and network access controls. * Configure and optimize AWS services, including EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, Lambda, IAM, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, and Route 53. * Support containerized and orchestrated workloads using Docker, Kubernetes, Amazon ECS, and Amazon EKS. * Troubleshoot complex cloud-related incidents involving infrastructure, applications, databases, networking, security, performance, capacity, and deployment pipelines. * Identify and implement cloud cost-management, resource-right-sizing, and performance-optimization strategies. * Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and knowledge transfer to junior engineers and cross-functional team members. * Lead technical projects and collaborate with product, application, DevSecOps, security, infrastructure, and customer teams to deliver timely, high-quality cloud solutions. * Participate in on-call support, emergency maintenance, and incident-response activities as required. * Remain current on emerging AWS capabilities, cloud engineering tools, security practices, and industry trends; recommend practical improvements to strengthen platform maturity and delivery outcomes.