Job Title: Sr AWS Devops/Platform Engineer
Client: CMS
Location: Remote
Interview Type: Virtual
Contract Period: 3 Year with possible 2-year extension
What You Will Do:
Cloud Infrastructure & Automation (AWS / IaC)
Automate provisioning and lifecycle management of AWS services - identity, compute, storage, backups, networking, logging, and monitoring - using Terraform
Deploy, configure, harden, and maintain infrastructure across AWS and hybrid environments following secure baseline standards
Build and standardize reusable Terraform modules; improve consistency across Environments.
DevOps Enablement & Operational Excellence
Build and enhance CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins (Groovy/YAML pipeline-as-code), Git, and Docker
Manage containerized workloads on ECS/Docker, including deployment strategies and rolling updates
Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure and automation issues to ensure reliability and mission continuity
Implement and maintain monitoring/observability using Splunk, Zabbix, and AppDynamics, with actionable dashboards and alerting
Participate in an on-call rotation to support production incident response and mission continuity for critical workloads
Security, Compliance, and Resilience
Apply cybersecurity best practices and support compliance-aligned infrastructure operations (NIST, CIS, ISO 27000, FedRAMP/FISMA)
Collaborate with security and networking teams on secure configurations, change controls, and audit-ready processes
Support business continuity and disaster recovery (DR) readiness
Cross-Team Collaboration & Documentation
Partner with engineering, security, networking, and application teams to support mission needs and delivery timelines
Maintain SOPs, system diagrams, and secure configuration baselines
Produce clear Root Cause Analysis(RCA) documentation and present findings to technical and non- technical/federal stakeholders
What You Will Need:
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, IT, Computer Science, or related field or additional four (4) years of experience in lieu of degree.
Minimum Six(10) years hands-on experience in AWS cloud and DevOps/platform engineering.
Strong hands-on Terraform experience for AWS infrastructure automation.
Strong Jenkins/CI-CD pipeline experience, including YAML and Groovy pipeline scripting.
Docker containerization experience.
Strong scripting skills (Python and/or Bash).
Working knowledge of cybersecurity best practices, zero-trust concepts, and compliance frameworks (NIST, CIS, ISO 27000).
Self-starter, comfortable working across Engineering, DevOps, and Architecture functions.
Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "PUBLIC TRUST"; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse. Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred.
What Would Be Nice To Have:
Backstage or other internal developer platform (IDP) experience.
ServiceNow administration experience.
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional (or equivalent).
Experience with monitoring/observability tools: Splunk, Zabbix, AppDynamics.
Experience with AI-assisted coding tools (Copilot, Kiro or Cursor) to accelerate delivery while maintaining quality via testing/review.
