Sr. AWS Cloud Engineer III (6823)

About the role

As a Sr. AWS Cloud Engineer, you will be a key player in architecting, designing, and implementing cloud solutions that empower our clients to leverage the full potential of cloud technologies. You will be responsible for the development of a robust and scalable cloud infrastructure, serve as a technical mentor who guides, supports and accelerates the professional growth of junior engineers, all while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration and delivery to the missions.

What you'll do

• Support the design and implementation of cloud-based architecture, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security in alignment with industry best practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements, troubleshoot issues, and optimize cloud infrastructure.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to a team of cloud engineers, reviewing their work, and helping them solve complex technical challenges.
• Engage with stakeholders to translate technical requirements into actionable solutions, troubleshoot and resolve issues, and stay current on evolving cloud technologies and compliance standards.
• Provide requirement decomposition/definition and engineering expertise to assure program requirements are developed and sustained.
• Prepare operating instructions and end user training.
• Develop and implement cloud governance strategies, ensuring compliance with relevant standards and regulations.
• Lead efforts to automate deployment, monitoring, and management processes, enhancing efficiency and reducing manual intervention.
• Act as a subject matter expert on cloud engineering best practices, participating in knowledge sharing and contributing to the company's technical community.
• Participate in all phases of risk management assessments and architecture.

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI clearance with a current CI Poly.
• 10+ years of relevant IT, systems or infrastructure experience, including 5+ years of hands-on AWS cloud engineering experience.
• Experience designing, building, supporting and troubleshooting AWS cloud infrastructure in classified government environments.
• Hands-on experience with AWS services such as EC2, EBS, S3, IAM, VPC, Lambda and CloudFormation.
• Experience supporting AWS GovCloud and/or other classified AWS environments.
• Strong infrastructure-as-code experience using Terraform, CloudFormation or Ansible.
• Experience implementing cloud security controls, including IAM, SSO, federation, security baselines and account-auditing policies.
• Experience securing and hardening Linux or Windows cloud systems in accordance with applicable security and RMF requirements.
• Scripting and automation experience using Python, PowerShell, Bash or a similar language.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills in complex cloud environments.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to explain technical issues to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Pay

$220,000 - $290,000

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Paid time off (PTO) and holidays
• Parental Leave and dependent care
• Flexible work arrangements
• Professional development opportunities
• Employee assistance and wellness programs