Cloud Engineer (AWS) - Remote Opportunity

About this role

Previous experience with a government client is required.

**This is a remote position with a federal client who is based in Lanham, MD. Candidates must reside and perform work within the United States.

Position Overview

We are seeking a Cloud Engineer (AWS) to support a federal Enterprise Data Platform modernization initiative. The selected candidate will build, automate, deploy, and support cloud-native infrastructure and platform services across AWS environments. This role will focus on automation, Infrastructure as Code, DevSecOps, platform operations, and continuous improvement activities.

Key Responsibilities**

• Implement and support AWS cloud infrastructure and platform services.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code solutions utilizing Terraform.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines utilizing GitHub Actions and related DevSecOps tools.
• Support deployment, configuration, and administration of AWS services including EKS, Lambda, S3, IAM, CloudWatch, and VPC.
• Automate operational processes, system provisioning, monitoring, and maintenance activities.
• Support platform operations, troubleshooting, incident response, and performance optimization efforts.
• Collaborate with architects, data engineers, and cybersecurity specialists to implement secure and scalable solutions.
• Monitor platform health, availability, and resource utilization across cloud environments.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and deployment standards.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum five (5) years of experience supporting cloud engineering, systems engineering, or platform operations.
• Minimum three (3) years of experience supporting AWS environments.
• Experience with Terraform, Infrastructure as Code, and cloud automation tools.
• Experience supporting CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices.
• Exper...