We're working with a mission-focused federal contractor that delivers AWS-aligned cloud, cybersecurity, software engineering, and data modernization solutions to the U.S. Department of Defense, the Intelligence Community, and federal civilian agencies. They are expanding their team to support high-priority national-security programs, offering a dynamic environment for engineers, architects, and consultants passionate about hands-on work on impactful projects.
The Role
- Design and deploy secure, multi-account AWS Landing Zones in air-gapped and classified regions.
- Partner with AWS Professional Services and government technical leads, owning architecture decisions.
- Write Terraform, configure VPCs and Transit Gateways, harden IAM, and deploy logging and audit pipelines.
- Enable Authority to Operate (ATO) and accelerate cloud-native capability adoption.
- Produce architecture diagrams, runbooks, and design decision records for ATO body-of-evidence packages.
What You'll Need
- U.S. Citizenship and an active Top Secret / SCI clearance.
- 5+ years of hands-on AWS engineering experience, including greenfield environment builds.
- Demonstrated experience designing multi-account AWS architectures and Landing Zone patterns.
- Advanced AWS networking knowledge: VPC design, Transit Gateway, PrivateLink, hybrid DNS.
- Proficiency with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform and/or AWS CloudFormation).
- Experience implementing AWS security controls, IAM at scale, KMS, audit logging.
What's On Offer
- Competitive compensation and comprehensive total-rewards package.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage; HSA-eligible plan options.
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
- Annual professional development support for AWS certifications, training, and conferences.
Apply via Haystack today!
