AWS Network Engineer

AWS Network Engineer // Top Secret Clearance // Fully Remote

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Salary: $100,000 - $130,000 per year

A bit about us:

We are seeking an experienced AWS Network Engineer to support a federal government program in a fully remote capacity. This role focuses on designing, implementing, securing, and optimizing cloud-based network architectures in AWS for mission-critical environments. The ideal candidate brings strong hands-on AWS networking expertise, a security-first mindset, and prior experience working in cleared or regulated environments.

An active Top Secret (TS) clearance is required to be considered for this role.

Why join us?

• Fully remote role supporting high-impact federal missions
• Opportunity to work with modern AWS architectures at scale
• Stable, long-term government program
• Competitive compensation aligned with cleared cloud engineering roles

Job Details

Key Responsibilities

Design, deploy, and maintain secure AWS network architectures including VPCs, subnets, route tables, NAT gateways, and transit gateways

Implement and manage hybrid network connectivity (VPN, Direct Connect, on-prem to cloud integrations)

Configure and maintain AWS networking services such as VPC Peering, Network Load Balancers, Route 53, and PrivateLink

Ensure compliance with DoD / Federal security standards (NIST, FedRAMP, STIGs, zero-trust principles)

Support network segmentation, traffic flow optimization, and high availability across multi-account AWS environments

Collaborate with security, DevOps, and infrastructure teams to integrate networking into CI/CD and IaC pipelines

Troubleshoot complex network performance, latency, and connectivity issues in production environments

Contribute to architecture documentation, network diagrams, and operational runbooks

Required Qualifications

Active Top Secret (TS) clearance (must be current; no sponsorship available)

5+ years of experience in network engineering, with 2+ years focused on AWS cloud networking

Deep hands-on experience with:

AWS VPC design and routing

Site-to-Site VPN and/or AWS Direct Connect

Network Load Balancers (NLB) and Application Load Balancers (ALB)

DNS management with Route 53

Strong understanding of TCP/IP, BGP, CIDR, DNS, firewalls, and network security controls

Experience supporting secure, regulated, or cleared environments

Ability to work independently in a fully remote, distributed team environment

Preferred Qualifications

AWS Certifications (Solutions Architect, Advanced Networking, or Security)

Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)

Familiarity with Zero Trust architectures and cloud-native security models

Prior experience working on DoD or Intelligence Community programs

Knowledge of container networking (EKS, ECS)

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