Cloud Engineer (AWS)

Cgsfederal; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life Insurance

401k

Flexible Spending Account

Job summary

Contact Government Services, LLC is seeking a Cloud Engineer (AWS) to support the development of documentation for engineering, security, and operational processes for a large federal agency.

The role requires designing scalable solutions, ensuring security controls, and transitioning the solution to operations. AWS hands-on experience and cloud migration knowledge are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience.
• 4–7 years of IT experience supporting federal government agencies.
• 4+ years designing and supporting highly distributed applications for availability and reliability.
• Hands-on AWS experience with architectural design.
• Experience delivering large-scale production-ready cloud solutions.
• Familiarity with lift-and-shift migrations and cloud migration methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Design solutions ensuring flexibility, scalability, and security compliance.
• Support documentation for engineering, security, and operations processes.
• Conduct analyses to aid customer decisions and transition solutions to operations.

Skills

AWS

Cloud architecture

Security controls

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Job description

Cloud Engineer (AWS) – Full‑Time, Experienced. Department: Information Technology.

We are seeking a Cloud Engineer (AWS) responsible for supporting the development of all required documentation to support engineering, security, and operational processes for a large federal agency.

Skills and Attributes for Success

• Design solutions that ensure maximum flexibility and scalability while meeting all required security controls.
• Support the development of all required documentation for engineering, security, and operational processes.
• Perform business and technical alternative analysis for any/all aspects of the solution, aiding the customer in decision‑making.
• Facilitate the transition of the solution to operations, ensuring the system remains within expected operating boundaries.
• Strong grasp of cloud computing SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS fundamentals with experience designing and implementing solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• At least 4-7 years of professional IT experience supporting federal government agencies.
• 4+ years of design, implementation, and/or support of highly distributed applications demonstrating strong architectural skills to ensure availability and reliability.
• Hands‑on experience with AWS (required) or other cloud services reinforced with architectural design experience.
• Experience designing and delivering large‑scale solutions that have advanced to the production state.
• Strong grasp of cloud computing SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS fundamentals with experience designing and implementing solutions; develop cloud‑based solution designs and implementation plans based on customer needs.
• Familiarity with lift‑and‑shift migrations and migration methodologies for cloud migration.
• Experience in cloud computing, networking, storage, and identity management; AWS Certification or Cloud Architect Certification (or desire to obtain certification).

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision
• Life Insurance
• 401k
• Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care, and Commuter)
• Paid Time Off and Observance of State/Federal Holidays

Contact Government Services, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.