Cloud Engineer – AWS/DevSecOps & Zero Trust

Goldbelt Nighthawk, LLC; Mechanicsburg (Cumberland County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldbelt Nighthawk, LLC is seeking a Cloud Engineer for a long-term contract in Mechanicsburg, PA. You will mentor teams, drive AWS-centric cloud brokerage initiatives, and ensure FedRAMP/DoD compliance across multi-account environments.

The role emphasizes IaC, containerization (ECS/EKS), secure SDLC, and RMF/NIST processes, with a focus on secure cloud design and governance. Local candidates preferred for on-site collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• AWS Solutions Architect Associate certification.
• IAT-2 (CompTIA Sec+) qualification.
• Minimum 5+ years in DoD Architecture Framework (DoDAF), FEAF, ATO, DoD Zero Trust.
• Secret Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance on Secure Computing Architecture, Cloud Brokerage, Secure governance, FedRAMP coordination and DoD IL2/4/5 cloud offerings.
• Lead SAFe-based workflows in developing and managing cloud services.
• Mentor government personnel in daily operations and secure SDLC practices.
• Incorporate RMF/NIST SP 800-37, risk analysis, monitoring and reporting.
• Promote continuous process improvement and team collaboration.
• Document architecture decisions and service evaluations for tenant consumption within brokerage.

Skills

IaC (CloudFormation/CDK/Terraform)

Containerization (ECS/EKS)

FedRAMP & DoD GovCloud

AWS Networking

Security Governance

SAFe Agile

RMF/NIST

Technical Writing

Education

Bachelor's degree

AWS Solutions Architect Associate

IAT-2 (CompTIA Sec+)

Tools

Git

CI/CD Tools

AWS GovCloud

Job description

Goldbelt Nighthawk, LLC is seeking a Cloud Engineer for a long-term contract in Mechanicsburg, PA. You will mentor teams, drive AWS-centric cloud brokerage initiatives, and ensure FedRAMP/DoD compliance across multi-account environments.

The role emphasizes IaC, containerization (ECS/EKS), secure SDLC, and RMF/NIST processes, with a focus on secure cloud design and governance. Local candidates preferred for on-site collaboration.