About this role
Senior AWS Cloud Engineer with TS/SCI clearance to design, deploy, and manage highly available AWS environments. Role emphasizes automation, Linux engineering, containerization, and DISA STIGs compliance within a DevSecOps framework.
Key Responsibilities
- Design/deploy/manage AWS cloud environments; automate deployments with CloudFormation and Terraform; manage Linux containers with Docker/Kubernetes; apply DISA STIGs; collaborate with development for CI/CD
Technical Overview
Focus on AWS services (EC2/ELB/S3/RDS/VPC/Lambda), Linux, Docker/Kubernetes, IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation), and CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Git, Ansible). Requires STIG application and DoD security practices.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is a senior AWS cloud engineer with 5+ years in cloud engineering, strong Linux admin skills, and hands-on experience with containers, IaC, and DoD/STIG compliance. They should hold TS/SCI clearance and be adept at building secure, automated cloud environments and mentoring junior engineers.
Must-Have Skills
Bachelor’s degree in computer scienceInformation Technologyor related fieldMinimum of 5 years’ experience in cloud engineering with a strong focus on AWSSolid understanding of Linux/Unix AdministrationExperience with containerization and orchestration (DockerKubernetes)Programming/scripting (BashPythonGoRust)Proficient in applying DISA STIGsExperience with IaC and automation (TerraformCloudFormationJenkinsAnsible)
Nice-to-Have Skills
DoD 8570 IAT Level II CertificationAWS Solutions Architect AssociateAWS SysOps AdministratorAWS Solutions Architect ProfessionalAWS DevOps ProfessionalCertified Kubernetes AdministratorCertified Kubernetes Security SpecialistGIAC Cloud Security AutomationHashiCorp Certified Terraform Associate
Tools & Platforms
Amazon Web ServicesLinuxDockerKubernetesCloudFormationTerraformAWS CLIJenkinsGitAnsibleDISA STIGs
Required Skills
Bachelor’s degree; 5+ years AWS cloud engineering; Linux administration; Docker; Kubernetes; IaC (Terraform/CloudFormation); DevOps tools (JenkinsGitAnsible); DISA STIGs
Hard Skills
Amazon Web ServicesLinuxDockerKubernetesCloudFormationTerraformAWS CLIDISA STIGsDevOpsCI/CDJenkinsGitAnsibleInfrastructure as CodeIaCPythonBashGoRustSecurity (STS/DoD)
Soft Skills
communicationmentoringproblem-solvingteamworkadaptabilityleadership
Certifications
Required
DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification
Preferred
AWS Solutions Architect AssociateAWS SysOps AdministratorAWS Solutions Architect ProfessionalAWS DevOps ProfessionalCertified Kubernetes AdministratorCertified Kubernetes Security SpecialistGIAC Cloud Security AutomationHashiCorp Certified Terraform Associate
Keywords for Your Resume
senior aws cloud engineerawsamazon web serviceslinuxdockerkubernetescloudformationterraformaws clibashpythongorustdis a stigdevopsci/cdJenkinsgitansibleiacdod 8570iat level iits/scisecuritylambdaec2vpcs3rdsautomationcloud engineer
Deal Breakers
Must possess TS/SCI clearance, Bachelor’s degree in computer science, IT, or related field
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