Cloud Engineer (AWS)

Contact Government Services, LLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision

Life Insurance

401k

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Dormont Manufacturing Co in Chicago is seeking a Cloud Engineer (AWS) to support the development of documentation for engineering processes in a federal agency. The ideal candidate should have 4-7 years of IT experience and strong AWS knowledge.

This role involves designing scalable solutions, supporting technical documentation, and ensuring operational efficiency. Benefits include health insurance, a 401k plan, and paid time off.

Qualifications

• 4-7 years of professional IT experience supporting federal government agencies.
• Hands-on experience with AWS and other cloud services.
• Experience designing large-scale solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design solutions ensuring flexibility and scalability.
• Support documentation for engineering and operations.
• Facilitate the transition of solutions to operations.

Skills

Cloud computing fundamentals (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS)

AWS design and implementation

Architectural skills

Document development

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

AWS

Cloud Architect Certification

Job description

Cloud Engineer (AWS)

Employment Type: Full-Time, Experienced

Department: Information technology

We are seeking a Cloud Engineer (AWS) who will be responsible for supporting the development of all required documentation necessary to support the engineering, security, and operational processes for a large federal agency. The ideal candidate will possess a strong grasp of cloud computing SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS fundamentals.

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 necessary to support the engineering, security, and operational processes.
• Perform business and technical alternative analysis for any/all aspects of the solution, aiding the customer is making decisions along the way.
• Facilitate the transition of the solution to operations, initially and ongoing ensuring at all times the system is operating within the anticipated 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 other Engineering or Technical discipline or equivalent relevant experience
• At least four (4-7) years of professional IT experience performing duties in support of federal government agencies.
• 4+ years design, implementation and/or support of highly distributed applications demonstrating strong architectural skills to ensure availability, reliability, etc.
• Hands‑on experience with AWS (Required) or other cloud services reinforced with architectural design experience
• Experience designing and delivering large‑scale solutions, most of which 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 base solution designs and implementation plans based on customer needs
• Familiar 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 their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.