AWS Cloud Engineer: Scale, Security & Government Impact

CGS Federal; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision

Life Insurance

401k

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Paid Time Off and holidays

Job summary

CGS Federal is seeking a Cloud Engineer (AWS) to support a large federal agency. You will design scalable cloud solutions and help create essential documentation for engineering, security, and operations.

The role emphasizes implementing SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS, with a focus on security controls and reliable production systems. The ideal candidate brings hands-on AWS experience, strong distributed systems skills, and a track record of successful cloud migrations in a government setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 4–7 years IT experience supporting federal agencies.
• 4+ years designing and supporting distributed apps with high availability.
• Hands-on AWS experience with design and implementation.
• Experience delivering large-scale production solutions.
• Familiar with lift-and-shift migrations for cloud adoption.
• AWS Certification or Cloud Architect Certification (or pursuing).

Responsibilities

• Design flexible, scalable cloud solutions meeting security controls.
• Support documentation for engineering, security, and operations.
• Perform technical analyses to aid customer decisions.
• Facilitate transition of solutions to operations and ensure ongoing operation.

Skills

AWS

Cloud Architecture

Documentation

Security Controls

Migration

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

CGS Federal is seeking a Cloud Engineer (AWS) to support a large federal agency. You will design scalable cloud solutions and help create essential documentation for engineering, security, and operations.

The role emphasizes implementing SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS, with a focus on security controls and reliable production systems. The ideal candidate brings hands-on AWS experience, strong distributed systems skills, and a track record of successful cloud migrations in a government setting.