Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
Company: coras
Location: McLean, VA (Remote)
Salary: $128,000 - $145,000 a year
Type: Full-time
Remote: Yes
Posted: 2026-04-22
About this role
CORAS is a secure, cloud-native SaaS platform that enables government and defense organizations to manage risk, compliance, and security operations in highly regulated environments.
We’re looking for a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to help operate and evolve the infrastructure behind CORAS. In this role, you’ll work closely with senior engineers to support the reliability, security, and performance of a production system used by Federal customers. This is a hands-on, mid-level opportunity for someone with strong Cloud and Linux fundamentals. You’ll contribute to day-to-day operations while also helping improve the platform’s scalability and resilience over time.
Key Responsibilities
Cloud & Infrastructure
- Support and maintain AWS infrastructure (EC2, VPC, IAM, storage, load balancing)
- Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and improve reliability
- Assist with infrastructure changes and deployments in a production environment
Systems Administration
- Administer and maintain Linux-based systems (RHEL or similar)
- Support patching, updates, and system hardening best practices (STIGs)
- Assist with Windows Server and identity systems, as needed
Containers & Platform
- Work with containerized workloads (Docker, ECS/Fargate, or similar)
- Support application deployments and infrastructure operations
Security & Compliance
- Follow security best practices and support compliance requirements in a regulated environment
- Assist with vulnerability remediation and system monitoring
- Gain exposure to frameworks such as FedRAMP, NIST, and DoD security standards
Collaboration
- Partner with engineering and security teams to support a stable, secure platform
- Participate in on-call rotation for production support
Required Qualifications
Experience
- 3–6 years of experience in cloud infrastructure, systems engineering, and/or DevOps roles
- Experience working with AWS (Commercial or GovCloud)
- Experience supporting production systems or appl...