AWS Cloud Infrastructure Engineer | Automation & Modernization

Via Logic LLC; Virginia (MN); Hybrid; USD 58,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos Civil IT division is seeking a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to support AWS and hybrid-cloud infrastructure for federal systems. The engineer will collaborate with senior engineers to implement cloud changes, maintain infrastructure-as-code, monitor health, and improve operational processes.

This developmental position targets strong technical fundamentals and a drive to learn AWS, automation, networking, and security, with opportunities to gradually take ownership of cloud services as

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in information systems or relevant field.
• Ability to obtain public trust clearance.
• Ability to independently manage assigned work, document technical activities, communicate issues, and seek assistance when appropriate.
• Demonstrated self-initiative to build enterprise-like AWS systems and resources that align with well-architected frameworks
• Understanding of fundamental networking concepts including TCP/IP, DNS, routing, subnets, and firewalls/security groups, with the ability to apply systematic troubleshooting methods
• Basic understanding of infrastructure security concepts such as least privilege, vulnerability remediation, system hardening, and security baselines.
• Hands-on experience building solutions with Cloudformation, Terraform, Python, or other tools

Responsibilities

• Support AWS infrastructure including EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, Systems Manager, load balancing, DNS, and related services.
• Implement infrastructure changes using established architecture, procedures, and infrastructure-as-code.
• Maintain and modify Terraform and/or CloudFormation configurations under guidance from senior engineers.
• Monitor cloud resources and investigate availability, performance, configuration, and security issues.
• Troubleshoot networking, operating system, application connectivity, permissions, DNS, and cloud-service issues.
• Support vulnerability remediation, patching, configuration compliance, and security-hardening activities.
• Assist with cloud migrations, modernization efforts, disaster recovery, and infrastructure lifecycle activities.
• Develop scripts and automation to reduce repetitive administrative work.
• Maintain technical documentation, diagrams, procedures, and change records.
• Participate in incident response and root-cause analysis.
• Work with senior engineers to learn cloud architecture, security, networking, automation, and operational best practices.
• Gradually assume ownership of cloud services and technical workstreams as experience develops.

Skills

Self-management

Networking basics

Security basics

Public trust clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in information systems

Tools

CloudFormation

Terraform

Python

Job description

Leidos Civil IT division is seeking a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to support AWS and hybrid-cloud infrastructure for federal systems. The engineer will collaborate with senior engineers to implement cloud changes, maintain infrastructure-as-code, monitor health, and improve operational processes.

This developmental position targets strong technical fundamentals and a drive to learn AWS, automation, networking, and security, with opportunities to gradually take ownership of cloud services as