Cloud Engineer

In this Cloud Engineer role you design, build and maintain cloud-native applications on AWS for mission-critical national security customers. You work in an autonomous Agile DevOps team, collaborating with engineers and stakeholders to translate complex needs into scalable cloud solutions. You own the full software delivery lifecycle, from design to deployment and ongoing maintenance, applying IaC and automation to improve reliability. This position offers varied projects, hands-on engineering, and direct impact on national security capabilities.

• Design, develop, deploy and maintain cloud-based applications and services using AWS
• Build secure, scalable and resilient cloud solutions for national security requirements
• Handle full software delivery lifecycle from requirements to maintenance
• Collaborate with end-users and stakeholders to translate business needs into engineering solutions
• Apply AWS best practices to deliver high-quality software and infrastructure
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code for repeatable deployments
• Use scripting to automate processes and improve operational efficiency
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, automated testing and continuous improvement
• Work within Agile and DevOps teams and take ownership of delivery outcomes
• Evaluate emerging technologies to improve performance, reliability and maintainability
• Contribute to a collaborative engineering culture and knowledge sharing

• Strong hands-on AWS experience and ability to solve complex problems
• Experience with AWS services: EC2, ECS, EKS, S3, Lambda, RDS, KMS, ELB, SNS, SQS, IAM
• Proficiency in Shell, Bash or Python and at least one language compatible with AWS Lambda
• Experience with IaC: CloudFormation, AWS CDK or Terraform
• Version control experience (Git or similar)
• Experience in Agile delivery (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe or XP)
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Good communication and collaboration across multidisciplinary teams
• Proactive continuous learning mindset

• collaboration
• clear communication
• proactive learning
• AWS
• EC2
• ECS