AWS PLATFORM / INFRASTRUCTURE AUTOMATION ENGINEER - (Must have active TS/SCI clearance)

NorthHill Technology Resources; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

NorthHill Technology Resources seeks an experienced AWS Platform / Infrastructure Automation Engineer to join a skilled team delivering cloud engineering capabilities for a mission-critical, security-sensitive initiative. This full-time, on-site role requires an active TS/SCI clearance and residence within commuting distance of an approved secure location.

You will build next-generation cloud infrastructure and integration platforms connecting intelligence and mission systems via APIs, MCP

Qualifications

• 5+ years of DevOps or cloud platform engineering experience.
• Strong infrastructure-as-code experience, particularly AWS CDK with Python or TypeScript.
• Experience developing CI/CD pipelines and Git-based engineering workflows.
• Hands-on AWS cloud experience and ability to work effectively in highly controlled environments.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain infrastructure using AWS CDK, CloudFormation, or Terraform.
• Develop CI/CD workflows and repeatable deployment patterns suitable for restricted environments.
• Automate configuration management, patching, and operational maintenance.
• Support AWS WorkSpaces, Amazon EKS, Systems Manager, and related platform services

Skills

DevOps engineering

AWS CDK (Python/TypeScript)

CI/CD pipelines

Infrastructure as code

Terraform

CloudFormation

Git-based workflows

AWS cloud experience

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Git

Jenkins

Job description

One of our premier clients is seeking an experienced AWS Platform / Infrastructure Automation Engineer to join a highly skilled team delivering advanced cloud engineering capabilities for a mission-critical, security-sensitive initiative. This is a full-time position requiring an active Top Secret/SCI level clearance. Build cloud platforms that have to work reliably even when conventional internet-connected tooling is unavailable. This is a hands-on opportunity to make sophisticated AWS infrastructure repeatable, secure, and easier to operate. You will work with experienced technical partners in a collaborative environment where careful engineering and measurable results matter.

The program you will be supporting is a highly classified, mission-critical modernization initiative. Your roles will be to help build next-generation cloud infrastructure and integration platforms that connect fragmented intelligence, operational data, and mission systems through APIs, MCP servers, and cloud-native technologies.

Key Responsibilities:

• - Build and maintain infrastructure using AWS CDK, CloudFormation, or Terraform.
• - Develop CI/CD workflows and repeatable deployment patterns suitable for restricted environments.
• - Automate configuration management, patching, and operational maintenance.
• - Support AWS WorkSpaces, Amazon EKS, Systems Manager, and related platform services

Qualifications:

• - 5+ years of DevOps or cloud platform engineering experience.
• - Strong infrastructure-as-code experience, particularly AWS CDK with Python or TypeScript.
• - Experience developing CI/CD pipelines and Git-based engineering workflows.
• - Hands-on AWS cloud experience and ability to work effectively in highly controlled environments.

Preferred Qualifications:

• - Experience with AWS WorkSpaces, EKS, and Systems Manager.
• - Experience deploying automation into isolated or tightly controlled environments.
• - Relevant AWS professional or specialty certifications; Security+ or CISSP where applicable.

Requirements:

• - Active TS/SCI clearance; must be eligible for applicable SCI read-on/indoctrination and additional program-specific access approvals.
• - Must reside within commuting distance of one of the following 4 approved secure work locations: Herndon, VA; Washington, DC; Seattle, WA; or Denver, CO.
• - Regular on-site work in an approved secure facility and occasional work at authorized customer facilities may be required. This is not a remote position.
• - Full-time position, on-site
• - Please note that pursuant to a government contract, this specific position requires U.S. citizenship status