Cloud Engineer – AWS (Federal Environment)

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