Cloud Systems Engineer I — GovCloud (TS/SCI)

Amazon; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 99,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Web Services seeks engineers to design, develop, and operate large-scale cloud infrastructure for US government agencies, including EC2 and GovCloud. This role requires TS/SCI clearance with polygraph and involves integrating systems, automating operations, and building reliable services across regions.

Join a fast-paced team of top engineers, with opportunities for mentorship and career growth as you help deliver secure cloud solutions at scale.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree or above, or CND (Certified Network Defender) or GSEC (GIAC Security Essentials)
• Experience programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby
• 1+ years of working in a Linux/Unix environment experience
• Experience with automating and simplifying team development, test, and operations processes
• Current, active US Government Security Clearance of TS/SCI with Polygraph

Responsibilities

• Identify ways to improve tools, processes, and documentation across isolated AWS regions and GovCloud regions
• Learn site reliability engineering fundamentals and contribute code/automation to remove toil
• Collaborate with systems developers and systems engineers to improve customer tooling and reliability

Skills

C++

C#

Java

Python

Golang

PowerShell

Ruby

Linux/Unix

Education

Associates degree or higher

CND / GSEC certifications

Tools

Puppet

Chef

Ansible

Job description

Amazon Web Services seeks engineers to design, develop, and operate large-scale cloud infrastructure for US government agencies, including EC2 and GovCloud. This role requires TS/SCI clearance with polygraph and involves integrating systems, automating operations, and building reliable services across regions.

Join a fast-paced team of top engineers, with opportunities for mentorship and career growth as you help deliver secure cloud solutions at scale.