AWS Cloud Engineer for Federal IT & Cloud Solutions

CGS Federal; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision

401k

Paid Time Off and holidays

Job summary

CGS Federal is seeking a Cloud Engineer (AWS) to support documentation, security compliance, and operational readiness for a federal agency. The role emphasizes designing scalable cloud solutions (SaaS/PaaS/IaaS) and transitioning them into production.

Ideal candidates have 4+ years in distributed cloud deployments, hands-on AWS experience, and familiarity with lift-and-shift migrations. CGS offers growth opportunities and a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/engineering or related technical field.
• 4-7 years of IT experience supporting federal government agencies.
• 4+ years designing or supporting highly distributed applications with strong architecture.
• Hands-on with AWS and cloud service design.
• Experience with large-scale production-ready solutions.
• Familiar with lift-and-shift migrations for cloud migration.
• Cloud Compute/Networking/Storage/Identity Management; AWS or Cloud Architect certification.

Responsibilities

• Design solutions that ensure flexibility and scalability while meeting security controls.
• Support development of documentation for engineering, security, and operations processes.
• Perform business and technical analysis to assist customer decisions.
• Facilitate transition of solutions to operations and ensure operation within expected boundaries.
• Develop cloud-based solution designs and implementation plans based on customer needs.

Skills

Cloud design

Security controls

Documentation

Decision analysis

Operations transition

Cloud fundamentals

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AWS

AWS Certification

Job description

CGS Federal is seeking a Cloud Engineer (AWS) to support documentation, security compliance, and operational readiness for a federal agency. The role emphasizes designing scalable cloud solutions (SaaS/PaaS/IaaS) and transitioning them into production.

Ideal candidates have 4+ years in distributed cloud deployments, hands-on AWS experience, and familiarity with lift-and-shift migrations. CGS offers growth opportunities and a supportive team environment.