AWS DevOps Engineer - Atlas Tech

Looking for a career where hard work is valued, and your ideas and feedback are part of the way we operate daily? Want to bring your skills to a company that encourages teamwork and champions continued education and process improvement?, Atlas Tech, a veteran-owned IT company serving multiple DoD customers in support of America’s warfighters, is seeking a skilled and motivated AWS DevOps Engineer to join our dynamic IT team. You will contribute to the design, deployment, and optimization of mission-critical AWS infrastructure. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in DevOps practices, cloud automation, and DoD security compliance to ensure our enterprise-wide human resources system remains secure, scalable, and resilient.

Travel up to 10%

You Will:

• Design, implement, and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines using AWS native services to support rapid and secure software delivery.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, and Ansible.
• Ensure DoD security compliance by implementing and maintaining STIG-hardened environments, including regular security posture reviews, vulnerability assessments, and remediation actions.
• Maintain system integrity through patch management, configuration baselines, and ongoing monitoring to meet DoD cybersecurity requirements.
• Collaborate with security and operations teams to enforce governance policies, access control, encryption, and logging.
• Optimize system performance and costs through proactive monitoring, alerting, and tuning of AWS resources.
• Develop custom automation scripts using Python, Bash, or PowerShell to support build, deploy, monitoring, and security hardening workflows.
• Support disaster recovery planning, implement backup strategies, and test recovery scenarios for continuity of operations.

• U.S. Citizenship
• A minimum of a Department of Defense (DoD) Secret level Security Clearance
• Security+ CE Certification
• (DoD 8140 qualification for the assigned work role, or the ability to obtain it within 6 months of hire)
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or equivalent experience
• Proven experience as an AWS DevOps Engineer, with exposure to Oracle-backed systems
• Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) and IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Hands-on experience applying DoD STIGs and hardening AWS infrastructure accordingly
• Strong knowledge of AWS services (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, VPC, IAM, etc.)
• Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and cloud security frameworks

Preferred:

• Experience with multiple cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)
• Familiarity with DISA STIG Viewer, SCAP tools, or ACAS for security assessments
• Experience with centralized logging, SIEM tools, and incident response workflows
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities
• Attention to detail with a focus on delivering secure, high-quality solutions

Atlas Tech offers a competitive salary, generous benefits package, and an opportunity to make a positive impact in your own community.

‘Atlas Tech has the culture, trust, and fairness that you expect of the best of communities. I feel lucky to be part of their amazing journey of growth as a standout organization.’ - Syed

‘You are not just a number here at Atlas. I have been with Atlas for over 13 years now I can say that Atlas displays a genuine interest in its employees. This is evidenced in its commitment to mentoring every employee and providing educational paths for each employee’s personal and professional growth within the company.’ - Ian