AWS Cloud Engineer: Scalable, Secure Solutions

CGS Federal; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision

Life Insurance

401k

FSAs

Paid Time Off

Job summary

CGS Federal is seeking a Cloud Engineer (AWS) to support documentation and the engineering, security, and operational processes for a large federal agency. The candidate should have strong AWS experience and a solid understanding of SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS fundamentals.

The ideal candidate will hold a technical Bachelor's degree and 4–7 years of IT experience, with demonstrated ability to design scalable cloud solutions, perform analyses, and facilitate a smooth transition to operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or other technical discipline or equivalent experience.
• 4–7 years of professional IT experience supporting federal agencies.
• 4+ years designing, implementing and/or supporting distributed applications with strong architectural skills.
• Hands-on AWS experience (required) or other cloud services with architectural design experience.

Responsibilities

• Design solutions for flexibility, scalability and security controls.
• Develop documentation to support engineering, security, and operations.
• Perform business and technical analyses to aid decision making.
• Facilitate transition of solutions to operations and ensure ongoing production readiness.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Documentation focus

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's Degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

AWS

Cloud design patterns

Job description

CGS Federal is seeking a Cloud Engineer (AWS) to support documentation and the engineering, security, and operational processes for a large federal agency. The candidate should have strong AWS experience and a solid understanding of SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS fundamentals.

The ideal candidate will hold a technical Bachelor's degree and 4–7 years of IT experience, with demonstrated ability to design scalable cloud solutions, perform analyses, and facilitate a smooth transition to operations.