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# AWS Cloud Engineer

- **Company:** Synergy Rents, LLC
- **Location:** Reston, VA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $122,500.0 - $175,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Apache HTTP Server, Apache Tomcat, Systems Engineering, Confluence, JIRA, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Continuous Integration, Linux, DevOps, File Systems, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), WildFly (JBoss AS), Python (Programming Language), Network Architecture, Routing, Network Service, Nginx, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Software Engineering, Datadog, Scripting, Google Cloud, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Firewalls (Computer Science), Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Kubernetes, Atlassian Tools, Bitbucket, Cloud Migration, Api Gateway, Comptia Linux+, Atlassian Bamboo, Docker
- **Published:** November 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/career/18844684/Aws-Cloud-Engineer-Virginia-Reston

## About the Role

* 5+ years' experience in IT Engineering or Software Development
 * 2+ years, direct experience in Cloud technologies
 * Design, develop, tune and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure focused within AWS
 * Proven experience with EKS, ECS, AMI, ECR, RDS and other related AWS infrastructure technologies for deployment of an application using Docker containers
 * Deep understanding of CI/CD pipeline configurations
 * Experience using scripting languages such as Python and Bash
 * Experience with one or more container tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
 * Familiar with Cilium and eBPF high performance networking
 * Design, implement and improve security compliant boundary protection and network infrastructure
 * Experience setting up Datadog listeners, monitoring, auditing and alerting.
 * Set up and manage virtual networks, routing, VPNs, firewalls, NLBs, ALBs, and other network services on cloud platforms
 * Strong knowledge of at least one major cloud provider's networking services (e.g., AWS VPC, Azure Virtual Network, Google Cloud VPC)
 * Deep knowledge and experience of different storage and file system technologies
 * Understanding of cloud migration procedures and automation within AWS
 * Experience developing and updating technical, design and security documentation utilizing AWS Well-Architected Framework

Preferred Skills:

 * Understanding of API Gateway technologies and SFTP implementations.
 * Deployment experience with Tomcat, JBOSS, Apache, nginx software.
 * Experience administering Atlassian Tool Suite including Confluence, Jira, Crowd, Bitbucket, and Bamboo.
 * Familiarity with frameworks such as FISMA, FedRAMP, etc.

Educational Requirements

 * Bachelor's degree in IT/Software engineering or related field preferred

Highly preferred Certifications (or equivalent):

 * AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional
 * AWS Certified Solutions SysOps Administrator / Developer
 * AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Preferred)
 * Kubernetes Certification KCNA, CKAD, CKA, KCSA or CKS
 * Linux certification such as CompTIA Linux+, Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA), or Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator (LFCS)

Citizenship or Work Authorization Required:

 * Ability to attain a Federal Government Position of Trust.
 * Must be a U.S. citizen.
 * Must pass a background investigation.