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# Cloud Engineer (Senior)

- **Company:** BAE Systems
- **Location:** Herndon, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $132,962.0 - $226,035.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Systems Engineering, Audit Trail, Bash Shell, Cloud Engineering, Django Web Framework, Github, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Windows PowerShell, Ansible, Prometheus, Data Logging, Data Processing, Scripting, Cloud Platform System, Boto3, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Git, Cloudformation, Cloudwatch, Terraform, Software Version Control
- **Published:** November 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9291990/cloud-engineer-senior

## About the Role

We are looking for an Senior Systems Engineer with a Bachelor's degree, 6 years of relevant work experience and a background utilizing the following:

 * AWS Services
 + Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) services such as EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, CloudFormation, CloudWatch and CloudTrail
 + Ability to manage and maintain AWS Cloud infrastructure, including resource provisioning, monitoring and cost optimization
 * Python Programming
 + Proficient in Python programming language (version 3.9 or later)
 + Ability to write Python scripts to automate tasks, such as data processing, file management and system administration
 + Familiarity with popular Python libraries, such as Boto3 (AWS SDK for Python), requests and Django
 * Automation
 + Experience with automation tools, such as Ansible, Terraform and/or CloudFormation
 + Ability to translate deployment practices into automation scripts using Python, PowerShell, Bash scripts and/or other automation tools
 * Other
 + Familiarity with Version Control systems such as Git and specifically, GitHub
 + Knowledge of monitoring and logging tools, such as Prometheus and CloudWatch
 + Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Development, Operations and Security teams
 + Knowledge of Agency governance and compliance practices as they relate to AWS and other Cloud environments to include Government best practices and Government Enterprise services, processes and procedures
 + Architect background; ability to advise customer management on technical conversations within the team to support customer tools and operations; be the team technical rep. at technical meetings

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

 * AWS Cloud Certification(s)