Cloud Engineer (AWS)

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services); New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision

Life Insurance

401k

Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dep

Paid Time Off and state/federal holid

Job summary

CGS Federal is seeking a Cloud Engineer (AWS) to support a large federal agency by designing scalable cloud solutions and documenting engineering, security, and operational processes.

The ideal candidate has 4+ years in IT, strong AWS hands-on experience, and a proven track record delivering large-scale cloud deployments, including lift-and-shift migrations and cloud-native designs. This full-time role offers growth and competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a technical discipline.
• 4-7 years of professional IT experience supporting federal government agencies.
• 4+ years designing, implementing and/or supporting highly distributed applications with strong architectural skills.
• Hands-on AWS experience required with architectural design experience.
• Experience delivering large-scale solutions that reached production state.
• Strong grasp of SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS fundamentals with design/implementation experience.
• Familiar with lift-and-shift migrations and cloud migration methodologies.
• AWS Certification or Cloud Architect Certification (or desire to obtain).

Responsibilities

• Design solutions that ensure maximum flexibility and scalability while meeting security controls.
• Support the development of documentation for engineering, security, and operations processes.
• Perform business and technical analysis to aid customer decisions.
• Facilitate transition of the solution to operations and ensure ongoing operation within boundaries.
• Demonstrate strong grasp of cloud computing fundamentals with AWS focus.

Skills

AWS Cloud

Cloud Architecture

Security Compliance

Documentation & Analysis

Operations Transition

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

AWS

Job description

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.

CGS brings motivated, highly skilled, and creative people together to solve the government’s most dynamic problems with cutting-edge technology. To carry out our mission, we are seeking candidates who are excited to contribute to government innovation, appreciate collaboration, and can anticipate the needs of others. Here at CGS, we offer an environment in which our employees feel supported, and we encourage professional growth through various learning opportunities.

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)

Ideally, you will also have:

• Hands-on experience with AWS (required) or other cloud services reinforced with architectural design experience designing and delivering large-scale solutions, most of which that have advanced to the production state.
• 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 Compute, Networking, Storage, and Identity Management AWS Certification or Cloud Architect Certification (or desire to obtain certification)

Our Commitment:

Contact Government Services (CGS) strives to simplify and enhance government bureaucracy through the optimization of human, technical, and financial resources. We combine cutting-edge technology with world-class personnel to deliver customized solutions that fit our client’s specific needs. We are committed to solving the most challenging and dynamic problems.

For the past seven years, we’ve been growing our government-contracting portfolio, and along the way, we’ve created valuable partnerships by demonstrating a commitment to honesty, professionalism, and quality work.

Here at CGS we value honesty through hard work and self-awareness, professionalism in all we do, and to deliver the best quality to our consumers mending those relations for years to come.

We care about our employees. Therefore, we offer a comprehensive benefits package.

• 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.

Join our team and become part of government innovation!

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For more information about CGS please visit: https://www.cgsfederal.com or contact:

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