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Cloud Engineer AWS - Contact Government Services, LLC
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Senior Cloud Engineer focused on AWS, responsible for designing, documenting, and securing cloud solutions for a large federal agency, leveraging SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS expertise.
About the role
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation for cloud architecture, security controls, and operational procedures.
- Design, implement, and manage AWS infrastructure using IaC tools such as CloudFormation or Terraform.
- Collaborate with engineering, security, and operations teams to ensure compliance with federal standards and best practices.
- Perform architecture reviews, capacity planning, and cost optimization for large-scale AWS deployments.
- Provide guidance on cloud security, identity & access management, and incident response.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in AWS cloud engineering within a regulated environment.
- Strong knowledge of SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS models and AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, CloudTrail).
- Proficiency in IaC (CloudFormation, Terraform) and scripting (Python, Bash).
- Experience with security frameworks (NIST, FedRAMP) and documentation standards.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to produce clear, detailed technical documentation.