AWS Systems Engineer - TS/SCI w/ Poly

US Citizenship Required. TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance required. Pager duty may be required.

About the role

We are seeking a highly skilled and proactive AWS Systems Engineer to build and maintain the foundational infrastructure that powers enterprise applications. The successful candidate will streamline the software development lifecycle by designing scalable infrastructure, automating deployment processes, and supporting efficient development workflows. You will contribute to the reliability, security, and scalability of cloud platforms with a focus on AWS-native environments and modern engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Operate and support AWS cloud environments, implementing high-availability patterns and following architectural best practices.
• Design and manage cloud infrastructure using Terraform for provisioning and configuration.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins to automate deployment of web applications (e.g., Tomcat, containerized services).
• Manage source control and development workflows within GitHub to ensure code quality and efficient integration.
• Collaborate within Agile development environments and with cross-functional software teams.
• Manage, harden, and optimize RHEL/Rocky Linux systems.
• Develop automation and tooling using Python or Bash.
• Secure platform components, including secret management, PKI/encryption, and maintain documented artifacts for certification.
• Maintain architecture diagrams, runbooks, and internal documentation to support developer usability.

Requirements

• 10+ years of related experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, or work experience.
• Strong experience with AWS infrastructure and AWS-native environments.
• Hands-on experience with Terraform for infrastructure as code.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins.
• Experience managing source control and development workflows within GitHub.
• Experience working within Agile development environments.
• Strong background managing, hardening, and optimizing RHEL/Rocky Linux systems.
• Proficiency in Python or Bash for automation and tool development.
• Experience securing platform components, including secret management, PKI/encryption, and maintaining documented artifacts for certification.

Desired Skills

• Experience integrating managed database services (RDS, Postgres, MySQL) into platform architectures.
• Experience performing performance analysis and improving efficiency of cloud-native systems.

Benefits

• 401K with company match.
• Comprehensive health and wellness packages, including medical, dental, and vision plan options.
• Paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave.
• Short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel and accident insurance.
• Internal mobility team dedicated to career development.
• Professional growth opportunities, including paid education and certifications.
• Flexible work weeks where possible.

Pay

The likely salary range for this position is $162,037 - $219,227. Salary will be set based on experience, geographic location, and possibly contractual requirements.

Schedule

• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
• Contract core hours: 9am - 3pm
• Onsite work location: Herndon, VA