Aws Devops/platform Engineer

Artha; Virginia; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Part time

Job summary

CMS is seeking a Sr AWS DevOps/Platform Engineer for remote work. You will automate provisioning of AWS services with Terraform, deploy and maintain infrastructure across AWS and hybrid environments, and build reusable Terraform modules.

You will lead CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, manage ECS/Docker workloads, implement monitoring with Splunk, Zabbix, AppDynamics, and participate in on-call incident response. Must meet DoD/public trust readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, IT, CS or related field; or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 6–10 years hands-on AWS cloud and DevOps/platform engineering.
• Strong Terraform experience for AWS infrastructure automation.
• Solid Jenkins/CI-CD experience with YAML and Groovy scripting.
• Scripting skills in Python and/or Bash.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity best practices, zero-trust concepts, and compliance frameworks (NIST/CIS/ISO 27000).

Responsibilities

• Automate provisioning and lifecycle management of AWS services using Terraform.
• Deploy, configure, harden, and maintain infrastructure across AWS and hybrid environments.
• Build and standardize reusable Terraform modules to improve consistency across environments.
• Develop and enhance CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and pipeline-as-code.
• Manage container workloads on ECS/Docker with deployment strategies and rolling updates.
• Monitor and troubleshoot infrastructure and automation issues for reliability.
• Implement and maintain monitoring/observability using Splunk, Zabbix, AppDynamics with dashboards and alerts.
• Participate in on-call rotation for production incident response.

Skills

AWS

Terraform

Jenkins

CI/CD

Docker

Python

Bash

Security

Incident response

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/IT/CS

Tools

Splunk

Zabbix

AppDynamics

Backstage

ServiceNow

Copilot/Kiro/Cursor

Job description

Job Title: Sr AWS Devops/Platform Engineer

Client: CMS

Location: Remote

Interview Type: Virtual

Contract Period: 3 Year with possible 2-year extension

What You Will Do:

Automate provisioning and lifecycle management of AWS services - identity, compute, storage, backups, networking, logging, and monitoring - using Terraform

Deploy, configure, harden, and maintain infrastructure across AWS and hybrid environments following secure baseline standards

Build and standardize reusable Terraform modules; improve consistency across Environments.

DevOps Enablement & Operational Excellence

Build and enhance CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins (Groovy/YAML pipeline-as-code), Git, and Docker

Manage containerized workloads on ECS/Docker, including deployment strategies and rolling updates

Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure and automation issues to ensure reliability and mission continuity

Implement and maintain monitoring/observability using Splunk, Zabbix, and AppDynamics, with actionable dashboards and alerting

Participate in an on-call rotation to support production incident response and mission continuity for critical workloads

Security, Compliance, and Resilience

Apply cybersecurity best practices and support compliance-aligned infrastructure operations (NIST, CIS, ISO 27000, FedRAMP/FISMA)

Collaborate with security and networking teams on secure configurations, change controls, and audit-ready processes

Support business continuity and disaster recovery (DR) readiness

Partner with engineering, security, networking, and application teams to support mission needs and delivery timelines

Maintain SOPs, system diagrams, and secure configuration baselines

Produce clear Root Cause Analysis(RCA) documentation and present findings to technical and non- technical/federal stakeholders

What You Will Need:

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, IT, Computer Science, or related field or additional four (4) years of experience in lieu of degree.

Minimum Six(10) years hands-on experience in AWS cloud and DevOps/platform engineering.

Strong hands-on Terraform experience for AWS infrastructure automation.

Strong Jenkins/CI-CD pipeline experience, including YAML and Groovy pipeline scripting.

Strong scripting skills (Python and/or Bash).

Working knowledge of cybersecurity best practices, zero-trust concepts, and compliance frameworks (NIST, CIS, ISO 27000).

Self-starter, comfortable working across Engineering, DevOps, and Architecture functions.

Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "PUBLIC TRUST"; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse. Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred.

What Would Be Nice To Have:

Backstage or other internal developer platform (IDP) experience.

ServiceNow administration experience.

AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional (or equivalent).

Experience with monitoring/observability tools: Splunk, Zabbix, AppDynamics.

Experience with AI-assisted coding tools (Copilot, Kiro or Cursor) to accelerate delivery while maintaining quality via testing/review.