AWS Cloud Solutions / Engineer

Thorben Consulting, LLC; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer paid health insurance

401K retirement plan with employer match

Unlimited paid time off

Job summary

Thorben Consulting, LLC is seeking an exceptional AWS Engineer/Developer with over 7 years of hands-on experience. The role is based in Northern Virginia and requires strong expertise in building AWS environments, supporting Federal clients, and cloud solutions. Candidates must be US Citizens and have a Secret security clearance.

Key responsibilities include designing secure AWS solutions and creating DevSecOps processes. Benefits include employer-paid health insurance and an unlimited paid time off policy.

Qualifications

• Candidate must be a US Citizen.
• AWS Certified (Professional or higher) for Solutions Architect or Cloud DevOps.
• Experience supporting IL4/5 and/or IL6-compliant environments in AWS.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable AWS solutions focused on DoD security compliance.
• Create DevSecOps processes for cloud-based solutions.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical challenges.

Skills

AWS Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

DevOps/CI-CD

AWS Landing Zone Accelerator

Agile tools (Git, Jenkins, Jira, Confluence)

Secret security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS ECS

Job description

Location: Northern Virginia/Washington, DC

Type: Full‑time

Commensurate with experience

Remote Work

Not Available Must relocate to Northern Virginia/Washington, DC

Education

Bachelor's degree Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Management Systems, or related field Experience may substitute

Security Clearance

Secret Or ability to obtain

Thorben Consulting is seeking an exceptional AWS Engineer / Developer with over 7 years of hands‑on experience and strong expertise in building AWS Environments, including landing zones, foundation services, security guardrails, and logging. This is a rare and exciting opportunity to work on innovative, high‑impact cloud solutions while playing a key role in supporting our Federal Clients in designing and deploying a DoD secure cloud environment. If you’re passionate about tackling complex challenges, thrive in a collaborative setting, and are eager to make a meaningful impact with cutting‑edge, high‑performance hosting solutions, we want to connect with you!

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable, secure AWS solutions with a focus on DoD security compliance IL4/5 & IL6.
• Create and leverage DevSecOps processes and controls to deliver cloud‑based solutions as code.
• Troubleshoot, analyze, and resolve complex technical challenges in real time.
• Advocate for cloud best practices, DevSecOps, and emerging tech trends.
• Collaborate with a diverse team across multiple organizations and vendors.
• Proactively collaborate to troubleshoot and remediate issues, analysis, and critical thinking.
• Maintain systems by monitoring, identifying, and correcting software defects.
• Develop, create, and modify general computer application software or specialized programs.
• Apply technical skills with limited supervision to recommend, implement, support, improve, and operate information protection technologies.
• Support on complex technical problems through engineering, including requirements analysis, design, development, implementation and testing.
• Work with a team of DevSecOps Engineers to architect and deliver AWS solutions.
• Successfully collaborate across various technology disciplines.
• Help evangelize IT best practices, AWS WAF, and trends, including tech ops, cloud, automation, DevSecOps, etc.

Qualifications

Required

• Candidate must be a US Citizen
• Secret security clearance or ability to obtain one
• AWS Certified (Professional or higher) for Solutions Architect and/or Cloud DevOps and/or DevSecOps Engineer (Professional or higher) or Cloud Engineer
• CompTIA Security+ or equivalent.
• Experience with AWS Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CDK/CloudFormation, and DevOps/CI-CD.
• Proven experience supporting IL4/5 and/or IL6-compliant environments in AWS.
• Strong knowledge of AWS Landing Zone Accelerator (LZA), AWS ECS, and IL6 networking.
• Experience with Agile tools like Git, Jenkins, Jira, and Confluence.

Preferred

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Management Systems, or related field

Benefits

• Employer paid health insurance
• 401K retirement plan with employer match
• Unlimited paid time off