AWS Cloud Engineer – Scale, Security & Gov Impact

CGS Federal; Arlington (WA); On-site; USD 99,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision

Life Insurance

401k

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Job summary

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services) is seeking a Cloud Engineer (AWS) to support documentation for engineering, security, and operational processes at a large federal agency. The role requires solid AWS experience and a strong understanding of SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS fundamentals.

You will design scalable cloud solutions, document procedures, perform analyses, and help transition systems to operations while maintaining security controls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent experience.
• 4–7 years of IT experience supporting federal agencies.
• Experience designing and delivering large-scale, production-ready cloud solutions.
• Hands-on AWS experience with architectural design.
• Familiar with lift-and-shift migrations and cloud migration strategies.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable cloud solutions with strong security controls.
• Develop documentation to support engineering, security, and operations processes.
• Perform business and technical analysis to aid customer decisions.
• Facilitate transition of solutions to operations and ensure ongoing reliability.
• Collaborate to design and implement AWS-based architectures.

Skills

AWS

Cloud architecture

Documentation

Security compliance

Analytical thinking

Education

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

Tools

AWS

Job description

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services) is seeking a Cloud Engineer (AWS) to support documentation for engineering, security, and operational processes at a large federal agency. The role requires solid AWS experience and a strong understanding of SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS fundamentals.

You will design scalable cloud solutions, document procedures, perform analyses, and help transition systems to operations while maintaining security controls.