AWS GovCloud Cloud Architect — Federal Systems & Automation

Tripoint Solutions LLC; Yorktown (VA); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Tripoint Solutions LLC is hiring a Cloud Engineer to build, operate, and automate AWS GovCloud infrastructure for a federal education program. You will collaborate with the cloud, Salesforce, integration, and data teams to ensure secure, available, and compliant environments.

This is a remote role open to states supported by Tripoint Solutions. The role requires 5+ years in cloud engineering, hands‑on AWS GovCloud experience, and strong automation skills with Python.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in cloud engineering or operations.
• Hands‑on AWS GovCloud experience.
• Hands‑on AWS experience across compute, storage, networking, and identity.
• Experience integrating AWS with Salesforce, and hands‑on MuleSoft experience.
• Hands‑on AWS Glue experience.
• Proficiency with IAM policy design, KMS, and least‑privilege access models.
• Linux system administration.
• Proficiency in Python for automation and scripting.
• CI/CD pipeline experience using GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or equivalent.
• Working knowledge of cloud security principles and hardening practices.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional) or AWS Certified SysOps Administrator.
• Salesforce or MuleSoft certification.
• Risk Management Framework, ATO support, STIG implementation, or vulnerability scanning with ACAS or Nessus.
• Monitoring and observability with CloudWatch or Splunk.
• Prior federal contract experience.
• Video is required throughout the interview process and for standups, sprint ceremonies, working sessions, and stakeholder meetings.

Responsibilities

• Provision, configure, and operate AWS GovCloud infrastructure, including EC2, S3, EBS, RDS, VPCs, subnets, security groups, and Route 53.
• Build and support integrations between AWS and Salesforce, including MuleSoft‑based interfaces.
• Build and maintain AWS Glue pipelines that move data securely between source systems.
• Implement S3 lifecycle, tiering, and retention policies.
• Secure RDS and other data services with least‑privilege access, encryption, and network isolation.
• Implement and maintain IAM policies, KMS key management, and secrets management.
• Build automated security scanning, dependency validation, and continuous monitoring into CI/CD pipelines.
• Support STIG implementation, Risk Management Framework and Authority to Operate activities, and vulnerability remediation on contractual timelines.
• Maintain deployment runbooks, rollback procedures, and change control artifacts that support high‑availability standards.
• Automate operational work using Python.

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/IT

Tools

AWS GovCloud

Salesforce

MuleSoft

AWS Glue

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Jenkins

KMS

CloudWatch

Splunk

Job description

Tripoint Solutions LLC is hiring a Cloud Engineer to build, operate, and automate AWS GovCloud infrastructure for a federal education program. You will collaborate with the cloud, Salesforce, integration, and data teams to ensure secure, available, and compliant environments.

This is a remote role open to states supported by Tripoint Solutions. The role requires 5+ years in cloud engineering, hands‑on AWS GovCloud experience, and strong automation skills with Python.