Cloud Engineer: AWS GovCloud, IaC, & Secure Automation

SteerBridge; Vienna (VA); Hybrid; USD 134,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan with matching

Paid Time Off

Paid Federal Holidays

Job summary

SteerBridge is seeking a Cloud Engineer in Vienna, VA, to manage AWS GovCloud infrastructure for a mission-critical Defense Aviation platform. Ideal candidates have 3+ years of cloud engineering experience and strong skills in Terraform or CloudFormation, Linux and Windows administration, and networking. The hybrid role includes competitive benefits such as health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.

Responsibilities involve provisioning secure automation environments and ensuring operational reliability. Join a team dedicated to supporting federal customers with technological solutions.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• 3+ years of hands-on cloud engineering experience, preferably with AWS.
• Strong experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform and/or CloudFormation).
• Proficiency administering Linux and Windows systems in cloud environments.
• Solid understanding of cloud networking including VPC, DNS, and security groups.
• Experience with IAM and least-privilege access.

Responsibilities

• Provision and manage AWS GovCloud infrastructure using infrastructure as code.
• Monitor production environments and respond to operational issues.
• Apply hardened baselines and least-privilege IAM policies.
• Collaborate with architects to implement designs securely.

Skills

Cloud Engineering

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation)

Linux Administration

Windows Administration

Networking (VPC, DNS)

Scripting (Python, Bash, PowerShell)

CI/CD Pipeline Management

Tools

AWS GovCloud

CloudWatch

ECR

ECS

Job description

SteerBridge is seeking a Cloud Engineer in Vienna, VA, to manage AWS GovCloud infrastructure for a mission-critical Defense Aviation platform. Ideal candidates have 3+ years of cloud engineering experience and strong skills in Terraform or CloudFormation, Linux and Windows administration, and networking. The hybrid role includes competitive benefits such as health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.

Responsibilities involve provisioning secure automation environments and ensuring operational reliability. Join a team dedicated to supporting federal customers with technological solutions.