AWS Cloud Engineer for Gov Solutions | Scalable, Secure

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services); Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision

Life Insurance

401k

Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dep

Paid Time Off and Holidays

Job summary

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services) in Atlanta is seeking an experienced Cloud Engineer (AWS) to support the development of documentation and to assist in engineering, security, and operations for a large federal agency. The role requires strong AWS hands-on experience and a solid understanding of SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS fundamentals.

Ideal candidates will have 4–7 years of IT experience, plus a background in designing and delivering large-scale cloud solutions and lift-and-shift migrations.

Qualifications

• 4–7 years of professional IT experience supporting federal government agencies
• 4+ years design, implementation and/or support of highly distributed applications demonstrating strong architectural skills
• Hands-on experience with AWS
• Experience designing and delivering large-scale solutions
• Familiar with lift-and-shift migrations and migration methodologies for cloud migration
• AWS Certification or Cloud Architect Certification (or pursuing)

Responsibilities

• Design solutions that ensure maximum flexibility and security controls
• Support the development of all required documentation necessary to support the engineering, security, and operational processes
• Perform business and technical alternative analysis for any/all aspects of the solution, aiding the customer in making decisions along the way
• Facilitate the transition of the solution to operations, initially and ongoing ensuring at all times the system is operating within the anticipated operating boundaries
• Strong grasp of cloud computing SaaS, PaaS and IaaS fundamentals with experience designing and implementing solutions

Skills

AWS

Cloud architecture

Distributed applications

Migration planning

Security controls

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

AWS Certification

Cloud Architect Certification

Job description

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services) in Atlanta is seeking an experienced Cloud Engineer (AWS) to support the development of documentation and to assist in engineering, security, and operations for a large federal agency. The role requires strong AWS hands-on experience and a solid understanding of SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS fundamentals.

Ideal candidates will have 4–7 years of IT experience, plus a background in designing and delivering large-scale cloud solutions and lift-and-shift migrations.