Senior AWS Cloud Administrator – GovCloud & Kubernetes
Rate: $76/hr W2, with 13 days PTO and 11 paid holidays

Role Summary:

Seeking a Senior AWS Cloud Administrator to design, deploy, and manage secure AWS cloud infrastructure supporting Kubernetes, containerized workloads, automation, and emerging AI/ML capabilities in a federal security environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, deploy, and maintain AWS GovCloud infrastructure.
• Administer Amazon EKS and Kubernetes environments supporting production workloads.
• Build Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
• Develop and maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines for cloud deployments.
• Automate operational tasks and troubleshoot complex cloud infrastructure issues.
• Support AI/ML and other cloud-native workloads.
• Improve platform reliability, security, and operational efficiency.
• Support NIST 800-53 and FISMA security requirements.
• Collaborate with Cloud, DevOps, Security, and Architecture teams in an Agile environment.

Required:

• U.S. Citizenship.
• Strong hands-on AWS infrastructure administration experience.
• Production experience with Amazon EKS and Kubernetes.
• Strong Terraform / Infrastructure as Code experience.
• Experience with CI/CD and cloud deployment automation.
• Strong troubleshooting and cloud operations skills.
• Ability to work full-time onsite in the Washington, DC area.

Preferred:

• AWS GovCloud experience.
• NIST 800-53 / FISMA knowledge.
• AI/ML cloud infrastructure experience.
• GitLab and Jira.
• AWS Solutions Architect, SysOps Administrator, or DevOps Engineer certification.
• Federal government or financial services experience.

Technical Stack:

AWS | AWS GovCloud | Amazon EKS | Kubernetes | Terraform | GitLab CI/CD | AWS Cloud Infrastructure | Infrastructure as Code (IaC) | Cloud Automation | AI/ML Infrastructure | NIST 800-53 | FISMA | Jira | Agile