AWS Cloud Engineer

Job ID: 2512332

Location: WASHINGTON, DC, US

Date Posted: 2025-12-11

Category: Information Technology

Subcategory: Cloud Comp Engr

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: No

Minimum Clearance Required: Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Top Secret

Potential for Remote Work: No

Description

We are seeking an AWS Cloud Engineer to support the design, implementation, and ongoing management of cloud solutions within Amazon Web Services (AWS). This role will focus on building and maintaining reliable, secure, and cost-effective environments to meet mission needs. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in AWS services, automation, Infrastructure-as-Code, and cloud best practices, with the ability to collaborate across IT, development, and operations teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain scalable AWS infrastructure to support mission workloads.
• Implement Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) and automation for repeatable, reliable deployments.
• Configure and manage AWS services across compute, networking, storage, databases.
• Support cloud migration and modernization initiatives, including refactoring applications for cloud-native architectures.
• Monitor environments with CloudWatch, Config, and other native tools to ensure availability, performance, and operational health.
• Apply cost optimization practices, including tagging, rightsizing, and AWS cost reporting.
• Develop and maintain backup, disaster recovery, and cross-region failover strategies.
• Work with Security teams to help enforce compliance and governance policies in AWS
• Collaborate with development teams to enable CI/CD pipelines, DevSecOps practices, and secure application deployment.
• Provide technical expertise and mentorship on AWS services, automation, and cloud engineering best practices to team members and stakeholders.
• Contribute to documentation, playbooks, and knowledge-sharing for cloud operations.

Qualifications

Required Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent hands-on experience) and 9 years of experience; masters and 7 years; may accept additional experience in lieu of degree.
• 3 -5 years of hands-on experience working with AWS cloud environments.
• Strong knowledge of AWS core services.
• Experience with monitoring/logging solutions.
• Experience with DevOps tools.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently while contributing to a team-oriented environment.

Required Clearance

• ship.
• Secret with the ability to obtain a Top Secret.

Target salary range: $160,001 - $200,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.