AWS Cloud Engineer

VSG Business Solutions LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

VSG Business Solutions LLC seeks a seasoned AWS Cloud Engineer to design, implement, and optimize cloud infrastructure for government-related projects in the Washington, DC area. The role focuses on scalable networks, secure IAM, and managed Kubernetes.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, implement IaC with Terraform and CloudFormation, and integrate CI/CD pipelines using GitLab. Strong documentation and communication are essential as you translate requirements into reliable,

Qualifications

• Experience with AWS core services (VPC, EC2, S3, IAM) and managed Kubernetes (EKS).
• Government or federal agency project experience preferred.
• Proficient in IaC using Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Strong logging, monitoring and incident troubleshooting abilities.

Responsibilities

• Provision, configure, and maintain AWS infrastructure components supporting EDP environments.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and other approved tools.
• Support CI/CD pipelines deployed across development, testing, and production.
• Maintain version-controlled infrastructure code with GitLab/GitHub/Bitbucket.
• Assist with AWS networking configuration including VPCs, subnets, and routing.
• Support EKS-based containers and basic troubleshooting.
• Configure platform monitoring, alerting, dashboards, and health checks using CloudWatch/CloudTrail.
• Analyze CloudWatch logs and CloudTrail events for operational or security issues.
• Document configurations, procedures, and runbooks.
• Collaborate with senior engineers to improve automation and reliability.

Skills

AWS Certified Solutions Architect

Gov/federal experience

VPC

EC2

S3

IAM

EKS

CloudWatch

CloudTrail

Terraform

CloudFormation

CI/CD

GitLab CI/CD

Git

Logging & monitoring

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

GitLab

GitHub

Bitbucket

Terraform

CloudFormation

Kubernetes

EKS

Job description

Local candidates only

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate or Professional
• Must Have worked with Gov or federal agency.

REQUIREMENTS

• Working knowledge of core AWS services and concepts, including VPC, EC2, S3, IAM, EKS, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store.
• Foundational understanding of AWS networking concepts, including VPCs, subnets, routing, security groups, and connectivity between cloud resources.
• Familiarity with AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), including roles, policies, permissions, and least-privilege access concepts.
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) concepts and experience or familiarity with AWS CloudFormation.
• Experience using source/version control systems such as GitLab, GitHub, or Bitbucket, with GitLab preferred.
• Familiarity with CI/CD concepts and tooling, including automated build, test, deployment, and environment promotion processes.
• Familiarity with cloud monitoring and logging concepts using services such as CloudWatch and CloudTrail.
• Ability to troubleshoot technical issues, analyze logs and system behavior, and work collaboratively with other engineering teams to resolve problems.
• Ability to learn new cloud technologies, tools, and engineering practices and apply them under guidance from senior engineers.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to document technical configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting steps.

Highly valued(Desirable, but not required) knowledge, skills and experience

• Basic understanding of containerization and container orchestration concepts; familiarity with Amazon EKS/Kubernetes is preferred.
• Basic understanding of cloud security practices, including secrets/configuration management, secure access, logging, and encryption.
• Hands‑on experience provisioning AWS infrastructure using CloudFormation or another Infrastructure as Code technology.
• Experience developing or maintaining CI/CD pipelines, preferably using GitLab CI/CD.
• Familiarity with Terraform or other infrastructure automation frameworks.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes concepts and Amazon EKS administration.

• Provision, configure, and maintain AWS infrastructure components supporting EDP environments, including networking, compute, storage, identity and access management, and logging/monitoring services.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and other approved automation tools to enable repeatable and consistent infrastructure deployments.
• Support CI/CD pipelines used to deploy infrastructure and platform configurations across development, testing, and production environments.
• Maintain source-controlled infrastructure code and configuration using Git-based repositories, preferably GitLab.
• Assist with configuration and administration of AWS networking components including VPCs, subnets, route tables, security groups, and related connectivity.
• Support cloud infrastructure associated with containerized workloads running on Amazon EKS, including basic troubleshooting and operational support.
• Configure and maintain platform monitoring, alerting, dashboards, and health checks using AWS monitoring and logging capabilities.
• Monitor and analyze CloudWatch logs, metrics, and alarms and CloudTrail events to identify operational or security issues.
• Assist with implementing standardized secure cloud configurations aligned with organizational security requirements and engineering standards.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure, deployment, connectivity, permissions, and platform issues in coordination with senior engineers and other technical teams.
• Assist with cloud infrastructure upgrades, configuration changes, feature deployments, and environment maintenance activities.
• Support implementation and maintenance of audit logging and operational visibility required for security reviews and compliance activities.
• Assist with secure cloud connectivity patterns, including private connectivity, service endpoints, egress controls, and integration with enterprise network services.
• Build and maintain development, sandbox, and proof‑of‑concept cloud environments using repeatable infrastructure configurations.
• Support cost management activities by identifying unused or underutilized AWS resources and assisting with implementation of cost‑control measures.
• Assist with automation of routine platform administration and operational activities using Infrastructure as Code, scripting, APIs, and command‑line tools.
• Maintain technical documentation including infrastructure configurations, deployment procedures, operational runbooks, troubleshooting guides, and architecture diagrams.
• Support integrations between AWS infrastructure and enterprise data, analytics, security, and monitoring platforms.
• Participate in incident troubleshooting, root‑cause analysis, and implementation of corrective actions.
• Participate in platform capacity planning, infrastructure scaling, and performance monitoring activities.
• Support onboarding of new applications, development teams, and platform users by provisioning required infrastructure, permissions, and environment configurations.
• Work with senior engineers to continuously improve platform automation, reliability, security, and operational processes

Qualifications

Knowledge/Skill Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate or Professional.