AWS Infrastructure Engineer

ECS; Fairfax (VA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Onsite 3 days/week

Job summary

Everforth ECS seeks an Infrastructure Engineer (AWS / Terraform / EKS) to design, build, and operate secure AWS environments within a FedRAMP and ATO-governed context. The role involves infrastructure-as-code, multi-account governance, and coordination with Security and program leadership in a hybrid Fairfax, VA setting.

The candidate will manage EKS clusters, VPC networking, and CI/CD automation while ensuring least-privilege access, auditability, and rapid deployment across GovCloud and

Qualifications

• Active DoD Secret clearance is required.
• Hybrid work up to 3 days onsite per week at Fairfax office.
• Bachelor's degree or 6 years of relevant experience.
• 6+ years designing, implementing, securing, and maintaining AWS Cloud infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and support enterprise load-balancing, DNS, TLS certificates, and routing.
• Design, build, and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform.
• Provision and manage EKS clusters and IAM roles.
• Configure AWS VPC networking, including routing, TGWs, DNS, NACLs, endpoints, and security groups.
• Automate deployments with GitHub Actions and CI/CD policy gates.
• Collaborate with Security and Applications teams for compliance evidence and RMF/ATO documentation.

Skills

Cloud AWS

Networking

Automation

Security

Education

Bachelor's degree or 6 years experience

Active DoD Secret clearance

Tools

Terraform

EKS

AWS

GitHub Actions

Helm

S3/DynamoDB

OPA/tfsec

Job description

Job Description
Everforth ECS is seeking an

Job Description
Everforth ECS is seeking an Infrastructure Engineer (AWS / Terraform / EKS) to work in a hybrid capacity in our Fairfax, VA office.
Everforth ECS is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer (AWS / Terraform / EKS) to join a team responsible for managing and maintaining multiple network enclaves to support the DoD community. This role focuses on designing, building, and operating secure, repeatable AWS environments within a FedRAMP and ATO-governed context. The engineer will work in an environment where all deployments are infrastructure-as-code, peer-reviewed, and fully auditable. The successful candidate will combine hands-on AWS engineering depth with a strong sense of operational discipline, automation, and compliance awareness. This is not just EKS/Terraform build work; it is operational ownership across commercial and GovCloud AWS accounts for connectivity, routing, DNS, F5/load balancing, EKS, Terraform, security remediation, migrations, and stakeholder coordination.
Duties
We are seeking dynamic, energetic, and engaging team members who love challenges! The ideal candidate will be able to align to the following duties:

• Troubleshoot and support enterprise load-balancing and ingress patterns, including F5 or equivalent technologies, DNS, TLS/certificate paths, routing, and endpoint reachability.
• Coordinate directly with application teams, Security, stakeholders, network owners, and program leadership to resolve connectivity, access, migraiton, and production readiness
• Design, build, and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform (modules, S3/DynamoDB remote state, OPA/tfsec policy integration).
• Provision, upgrade, and manage EKS clusters, including namespaces, Helm-based add-ons (cert-manager, ESO, Confluent Operator), and IAM roles for service accounts.
• Design, configure, and troubleshoot AWS VPC networking, including routing, TGWs, DNS, DHCP, endpoints, NACLs, and security groups.
• Implement and secure microservices on EKS with proper connectivity to AWS services (S3, ECR, Secrets Manager, IAM).
• Automate infrastructure deployments using GitHub Actions (or self-hosted runners), cross-account IAM role assumptions, and CI/CD policy gates.
• Collaborate with security and applications teams to enforce least-privilege IAM, automate compliance evidence collection, and support RMF/ATO documentation.
• Diagnose and resolve complex issues spanning containers, Kubernetes networking, and AWS layers (VPC - Zscaler - C-TIPS - SaaS endpoints).
• Support observability, logging, and monitoring through integration with Elastic, ScienceLogic, or AppDynamics to meet SLA and audit requirements.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers through knowledge sharing, paired engineering, and process standardization.
• Evaluate and improve infrastructure design for policy compliance, resiliency, and performance tuning.
• Develop and maintain SOPs and playbooks that align with program governance.
• Support legacy-to-CAWS migration activities, including RabbitMQ/app-server connectivity, environment cutover support, dependency discovery, and validation of network paths across lower and production environments.
• Quickly build working knowledge of inherited environments, document tribal knowledge, create diagrams/runbooks, and transfer operational context to primary and backup owners.
• Operate within a formal change-control, evidence, and audit expectations, including CR support, implementation evidence, rollback planning, and post-change validation.
• Other duties, as assigned.

Note: Salary is commensurate with skillset, qualifications, experience, and educational background. Salary Range: $140,000-180,000 General Description Of Benefits
Required Skills

• U.S. Citizen.
• Active DoD Secret clearance.
• Bachelor's degree or 6 years of relevant experience or high school diploma with 9+ years of relevant experience.
• Candidate is required to work in a hybrid capacity, with up to 3 business days per week onsite at Everforth ECS Corporate Offices
• Required certifications
  • Active DoD 8140 IAT Level II Security+ (or higher).
  • CLF-C02 AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner.
  • SAA-C03 AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate.
• Experience required:
  • 6+ years designing, implementing, securing, and maintaining AWS Cloud infrastructure (CAWS, GovCloud, or equivalent).
  • 5 + years troubleshooting hybrid/cloud network connectivity, including VPC routing, TGW, DNS, DHCP, TLS/certificates, security groups, NACLs, endpoints, and load balancers.
  • 5+ years of of Terraform (advanced modules, state management, policy enforcement).
  • 5+ years' of Kubernetes networking, ingress, CoreDNS, service exposure, node/security group behavior, and connectivity between EKS workloads and AWS/external services.
  • 5+ years of infrastructure experience related to network security.
• Strong networking foundation: TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, TLS, routing, subnetting, NACLs, and endpoint connectivity.
• Proficient scripting/automation using Python or Bash, YAML/JSON templating, and Git-based workflows.
• Experience in security compliance environments (FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST 800-53) and supporting ATO documentation.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate cross-functionally with Security, DevSecOps, and CI/CD teams to maintain compliant, auditable infrastructure.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities, with a proven ability to weigh the relative costs and benefits of potential actions and identify the most appropriate solution.
• Highly developed interpersonal and oral/written communication skills, with the ability to effectively and professionally interact with a diverse set of stakeholders (from peers to end-users to executive management).

Desired Skills

• Prior DOD mission experience or experience in federal secure cloud operations.
• Experience designing and documenting security controls for System Security Plans (SSPs) and FISMA accreditation.
• Experience operating in multi-account AWS environments with strong IAM, SCP, and segmentation practices.
• Familiarity with observability tooling (Elastic, ScienceLogic, AppDynamics) and integrating metrics/log pipelines with EKS.
• Understanding Zero Trust architecture and Cloud-Native ATO automation practices.
• Experience in TLS and certificate management (ACM, ACM-PCA).
• AWS Associate or Professional-level certification(s) (e.g., Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer).

#EverforthECS1 ECS Federal LLC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis any characteristic protected by law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local jurisdiction law. Everforth ECS is the federal segment of Everforth, a $4B global organization with over 10,000 employees. Our nearly 3,500 professionals deliver advanced technology solutions in data and AI, cybersecurity, and enterprise transformation, serving defense, intelligence, and federal civilian agencies. Our work powers mission-critical outcomes, strengthens technology partnerships, and creates meaningful opportunities for our people. We are defined by a commitment to excellence in delivery, a culture of innovation, and an environment where talent can thrive and grow. We Value

• Attracting and developing top talent and high-performing teams
• Fostering a culture that is engaging, accountable, and mission-driven

Meet the challenge. Make a difference with Everforth ECS!