AWS Cloud Engineer — Terraform, CI/CD & Secure Cloud

CACI International Inc; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The Opportunity at CACI International Inc seeks a driven AWS Cloud Engineer to design and automate modern cloud environments, working closely with security, DevOps, and application teams to deliver secure, scalable cloud-native services.

You will architect AWS infrastructure, develop IaC with Terraform, and build automated CI/CD pipelines while driving governance and cost-efficiency across mission-critical systems.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI w/ polygraph security clearance.
• 5+ years of experience in cloud engineering, infrastructure engineering, or related technical fields.
• Deep hands-on experience across core AWS services: EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, CloudWatch, RDS, Lambda, ECS/EKS, Route53, ALB/NLB.
• Strong proficiency with Terraform for provisioning, lifecycle management, and modular IaC development.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or Azure DevOps.
• Solid understanding of Linux administration and networking fundamentals.
• Experience with monitoring/logging/observability tooling and practices.
• Strong grasp of cloud security principles, IAM governance, and compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Architect, deploy, and optimize AWS cloud infrastructure built for security, scale, and performance.
• Build Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform—including modular design, versioning, and automation patterns.
• Create, refine, and maintain reusable Terraform modules that elevate team velocity and consistency.
• Develop automated CI/CD pipelines to streamline infrastructure releases and reduce operational friction.
• Continuously monitor system performance, availability, cost efficiency, and operational health.
• Lead and support migration, modernization, and cloud adoption initiatives across diverse environments.
• Partner with application, cybersecurity, and DevOps teams to deliver robust, secure, cloud-native services.
• Automate manual processes to improve reliability and reduce time-to-deploy.
• Troubleshoot complex cloud infrastructure issues with precision, performing root cause analysis and long-term remediation.
• Define and uphold cloud governance standards, IaC best practices, and operational frameworks

Skills

AWS Cloud

Terraform

CI/CD

Linux

Security & IAM

Monitoring

Tools

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

Job description

The Opportunity at CACI International Inc seeks a driven AWS Cloud Engineer to design and automate modern cloud environments, working closely with security, DevOps, and application teams to deliver secure, scalable cloud-native services.

You will architect AWS infrastructure, develop IaC with Terraform, and build automated CI/CD pipelines while driving governance and cost-efficiency across mission-critical systems.