Cloud Performance Engineer (Remote)

Tripoint Solutions LLC; Arizona; Remote; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

FSA/HSA

Life and disability insurance

11 paid holidays

401(k) retirement plan

Professional development reimbursement

Transit/parking/cell phone reimburse.

Job summary

Tripoint Solutions is seeking a Cloud Engineer to build, operate, and automate AWS GovCloud infrastructure for a federal education program. You will collaborate with the cloud, Salesforce, integration, and data teams to keep environments secure, available, and compliant.

Remote work is available for states supported by Tripoint Solutions. The role requires ~5+ years in cloud engineering, hands-on GovCloud experience, and strong Python automation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in cloud engineering or operations.
• Hands-on AWS GovCloud experience.
• Hands-on AWS experience across compute, storage, networking, identity (VPCs, subnets, routing, peering, Route 53, load balancers, VPN/Direct Connect).
• Experience integrating AWS with Salesforce and MuleSoft.
• Hands-on AWS Glue experience.
• Proficiency with IAM policy design, KMS, least-privilege access models.
• Linux system administration; Python for automation.
• CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins or equivalents.
• Cloud security principles and hardening; federal-certs like ATO/STIG/Nessus helpful.
• Monitoring with CloudWatch or Splunk; prior federal contract experience.

Responsibilities

• Provision, configure, and operate AWS GovCloud infrastructure including EC2, S3, EBS, RDS, VPCs, subnets, security groups, Route 53.
• Build and support integrations between AWS and Salesforce; MuleSoft interfaces.
• Build and maintain AWS Glue data pipelines.
• Implement S3 lifecycle, tiering, and retention policies.
• Secure RDS and data services with least-privilege access, encryption, network isolation.
• Implement and maintain IAM, KMS, and secret management.
• Integrate automated security scanning and CI/CD security checks.
• Support STIG, RMF, ATO activities and vulnerability remediation.
• Maintain deployment runbooks, rollback plans, and change control artifacts.
• Automate operational tasks using Python.

Skills

Python automation

CI/CD

AWS GovCloud

Salesforce integration

MuleSoft

Linux admin

IAM/KMS

Cloud security

Security scanning

Monitoring (CloudWatch/Splunk)

Education

Bachelor's in CS/Engineering/IT

Tools

AWS GovCloud

Salesforce

MuleSoft

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Jenkins

CI/CD tools

Job description

About Tripoint Solutions We are technology innovators, partnered with state-of-the-art providers, such as AWS, ServiceNow, and UiPath, to drive digital transformation in the federal space. TPS teams are bringing automation and data science into areas of the government that are crying out for fresh tech—making positive impacts felt by tens of thousands of users, countless citizens, and all six branches of the military each day. Our Agile teams are responsible for envisioning, launching, and operating the massive data systems and analytics platforms used to manage $14.5B in government procurements and $200B in military real estate assets globally. At TPS, we apply the power of cloud technologies to help the government think smarter and function better—for everyone.

Your talent and innovative thinking bring leading-edge solutions to our customers.

Employee-generated solutions have sustained our continued success and customer satisfaction

Tripoint Solutions builds flexibility into health benefit plan choices, covers most of the monthly premiums, and helps employees build a career with impact through our generous professional development program.

We offer all full-time employees:

• ~ Medical, Dental, Vision benefits with a national provider network
• ~ Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts (FSA & HSA)
• ~ Company-paid Life and Disability insurance including Short-Term, Long-Term, and Accidental
• ~ 11 paid holidays
• ~401(k) Retirement Plan
• ~ Professional Development Reimbursement Program to pursue undergraduate, graduate, training, and certifications
• ~ Monthly transportation, parking, and cell phone service reimbursement

Tripoint Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

As a Cloud Engineer, you will build, operate, and automate AWS GovCloud infrastructure for a federal education program. You will work within the cloud team’s architecture and alongside the Salesforce, integration, and data teams to keep environments secure, available, and compliant. Location : Remote . The selected candidate must be currently located in, or willing to relocate to, one of the states supported by Tripoint Solutions corporate offices: No relocation assistance provided.)

• Provision, configure, and operate AWS GovCloud infrastructure, including EC2, S3, EBS, RDS, VPCs, subnets, security groups, and Route 53.
• Build and support integrations between AWS and Salesforce, including MuleSoft-based interfaces.
• Build and maintain AWS Glue pipelines that move data securely between source systems.
• Implement S3 lifecycle, tiering, and retention policies.
• Secure RDS and other data services with least-privilege access, encryption, and network isolation.
• Implement and maintain IAM policies, KMS key management, and secrets management.
• Build automated security scanning, dependency validation, and continuous monitoring into CI/CD pipelines.
• Support STIG implementation, Risk Management Framework and Authority to Operate activities, and vulnerability remediation on contractual timelines.
• Maintain deployment runbooks, rollback procedures, and change control artifacts that support high-availability standards.
• Automate operational work using Python.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, or a related field.
• ~5+ years of experience in cloud engineering or operations.
• ~ Hands-on AWS GovCloud experience.
• ~ Hands-on AWS experience across compute, storage, networking, and identity, including VPC design, subnetting, routing, peering, Route 53, load balancing, and VPN or Direct Connect.
• ~ Experience integrating AWS with Salesforce, and hands-on MuleSoft experience.
• ~ Hands-on AWS Glue experience.
• ~ Proficiency with IAM policy design, KMS, and least-privilege access models.
• ~ Linux system administration.
• ~ Proficiency in Python for automation and scripting.
• ~ Hands-on CI/CD pipeline experience using GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or equivalent.
• ~ Working knowledge of cloud security principles and hardening practices.
• ~ AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional) or AWS Certified SysOps Administrator.
• Salesforce or MuleSoft certification.
• Risk Management Framework, ATO support, STIG implementation, or vulnerability scanning with ACAS or Nessus.
• Monitoring and observability with CloudWatch or Splunk.
• Prior federal contract experience.
• Video is required throughout the interview process and for standups, sprint ceremonies, working sessions, and stakeholder meetings.