AWS Cloud Engineer - Active Top Secret / SCI clearance
Role Description This full-time AWS Cloud Engineer role is an on-site position. The AWS Cloud Engineer will design, implement, and maintain cloud infrastructure on AWS, ensuring secure, scalable, and reliable systems that support business applications and services. Daily responsibilities include configuring and managing Linux-based environments, integrating databases with cloud services, and collaborating with software development teams on application deployment and automation. The role includes monitoring system performance, optimizing cost and resource utilization, implementing backup and recovery strategies, and contributing to infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD pipelines. The engineer will also document architectures, follow security and compliance best practices, and participate in troubleshooting and incident resolution.
Qualifications
- Active Top Secret / SCI clearance
- Strong cloud computing expertise, including AWS services (e.g., EC2, RDS, S3, VPC, IAM) and experience designing secure, scalable architectures.
- Hands-on infrastructure skills covering networking, virtualization, system administration, and infrastructure-as-code tools (such as Terraform or CloudFormation).
- Software development capabilities with proficiency in at least one scripting or programming language (e.g., Python, Bash, JavaScript) to automate deployments and operations.
- Solid Linux experience, including system configuration, shell scripting, performance tuning, and security hardening.
- Database knowledge covering relational and/or NoSQL databases, including setup, integration with AWS services, backup, and performance optimization.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and DevOps practices is highly beneficial.
- Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams on-site.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Relevant AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified SysOps Administrator) are a plus.
Required
- U.S. Citizenship required
- Active Top Secret/SCI clearance
