AWS Cloud Engineer

NEOGOV; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Generous PTO

Remote working opportunities

401K Matching

Paid Parental Leave

Inclusive and diverse environment

Job summary

NEOGOV seeks a Sr. AWS Cloud Engineer to join our remote US team and work closely with product owners and software engineers to ensure our SaaS product meets industry-leading standards of quality.

You will develop, deliver, and maintain features such as Infrastructure as Code, our build and release platform, and customer-facing capabilities. Design scalable, secure systems while maintaining compliance and reliability.

Qualifications

• Expertise in AWS CDK to define infrastructure using modern programming languages.
• 7+ years of cloud engineering experience with a focus on AWS services.
• Software development experience with TypeScript, C#, or Java.
• Bachelor’s degree in CS or related field or equivalent work experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop, deliver, and maintain features such as IaC and the build/release platform.
• Design and deploy scalable, highly available, secure, and fault-tolerant systems.
• Maintain and ensure compliance in a high‑performance production environment.
• Deliver code in a reliable, maintainable manner with clean, testable code.
• Participate in planning to improve team velocity and quality.
• Maintain, test, and implement disaster recovery procedures.
• Perform infrastructure upgrades to maximize efficiency and minimize downtime.

Skills

AWS CDK

Cloud engineering

TypeScript

C#

Java

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Jenkins

MSBuild

Git

Job description

This is a remote role from anywhere in the US

For over 25 years, NEOGOV has been at the forefront of public-sector innovation, building technology that helps government and education organizations work smarter, move faster, and better serve their communities.

We are a team of cutting-edge technologists, operators, and problem-solvers with top-tier skills and a shared ambition: to build the most efficient operating model in GovTech. We combine deep public-sector expertise with modern SaaS practices, AI-enabled workflows, and a relentless focus on execution.

At our core, we are a people-first company. We empower our customers to support the public servants they employ, the communities they serve, and the talented teams that bring our platform to life.

Our solutions support the entire employee journey, from hire to retire. By transforming complex HR and compliance workflows into simple, intuitive experiences, we help public-sector organizations reduce friction, improve efficiency, and focus on what matters most: making a difference.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

We’re looking for a Sr. AWS Cloud Engineer to join our team and work closely with the product owner and team of other software engineers to ensure that the SaaS product we’re delivering meets our industry-leading standards of quality.

• Work as a software engineer developing, delivering, and maintaining features such as Infrastructure as Code (IaC), our build and release platform, or customer-facing features.
• Design and deploy scalable, highly available, secure, and fault-tolerant systems.
• Maintain and ensure compliance in a high-performance production environment.
• Deliver your work in a reliable and maintainable manner by writing clean, testable code.
• Actively participate in planning work for the team and identify ways to improve team velocity and quality.
• Maintain, test, and implement disaster recovery procedures.
• Perform infrastructure upgrades and updates to maximize system efficiency while minimizing downtime.

• Strong problem solver with excellent communication skills
• Empathetic and have a growth mindset with a desire to learn and embrace challenges
• Able to learn new technologies quickly and independently
• Innovative and passionate about your work

What You Have

• A desire to work in an operations environment that aspires to DevOps and SRE principles.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent professional work experience.
• Must-Have Requirements:
• Expertise in AWS CDK: Deep, hands-on experience using the AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) to define infrastructure using modern programming languages.
• 7+ years of experience in cloud engineering with a focus on AWS services, including CloudFormation, Auto Scaling, ECS, and Serverless architectures.
• Software development experience with TypeScript, C#, or Java (essential for CDK implementation).
• Nice-to-Have:
• Strong Cloud fundamentals with an emphasis on AWS Well-Architected best practices.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Jenkins, MSBuild, and Git.
• Experience working in a “compliant” environment (e.g., CJIS, FedRAMP, or SOC2).

• Comprehensive Benefits package (medical, dental, vision, etc.) for full-time employees
• Generous PTO to support work-life balance
• Remote working opportunities
• 401K Matching
• Autonomy to grow and find your career path with supportive leadership
• 12-week Paid Parental Leave
• Inclusive and diverse environment

NEOGOV does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors.

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