Overview

We are seeking a Mid-Level AWS Cloud Engineer / Systems Administrator to support the design, implementation, and maintenance of a secure, scalable AWS GovCloud environment. This role will play a key part in cloud migration initiatives, ongoing operations, and ensuring compliance with federal security standards.

This is a remote position supporting a federal environment. Candidates must be eligible to obtain a Public Trust clearance.

Key Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain secure, scalable AWS cloud environments
Translate business and technical requirements into effective cloud architecture solutions
Support cloud migration efforts, including planning, data transfer, and workload refactoring
Manage and optimize AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, VPC, CloudFormation)
Monitor system performance, ensuring high availability and reliability (targeting 99.999% uptime)
Implement security controls, compliance frameworks, and monitoring solutions
Collaborate with developers and data engineers to integrate applications and cloud services
Automate infrastructure and processes using scripting and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and operational procedures
Perform system patching, upgrades, and continuous monitoring
Support disaster recovery planning, testing, and execution
Contribute to Agile development cycles, including planning, troubleshooting, and deployment

Required Qualifications

Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance

2+ years of experience in cloud engineering, systems administration, or cloud architecture
Hands-on experience with AWS GovCloud and core AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, VPC, CloudFormation, CloudWatch)
Strong understanding of cloud security principles and compliance frameworks
Experience with cloud migration and hybrid/multi-cloud environments
Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, or EKS)
Proficiency in scripting or automation (Python, Bash, or similar)
Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills

Preferred Qualifications

AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional)
Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Ansible, etc.)
Familiarity with AWS data and analytics tools (Redshift, Athena, etc.)
Experience supporting federal government or law enforcement environments
Experience deploying and managing containerized applications in Kubernetes
Hands-on experience with Amazon EKS and cloud-native application modernization

Environment & Scope

Support AWS-hosted infrastructure for a federal agency environment
Participate in a multi-year cloud migration and modernization initiative
Provide operations, maintenance, and monitoring of production systems
Ensure compliance, auditing, and reporting requirements are met
Deliver documentation and knowledge transfer to internal stakeholders

What Success Looks Like

Successful migration of critical workloads to AWS
Highly available, secure, and optimized cloud environment
Strong documentation, monitoring, and disaster recovery processes in place
Seamless collaboration across engineering, data, and security teams

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