External Job Posting Title AWS Cloud Engineer

Peraton; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 104,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking an AWS Cloud Engineer to join our team, focusing on scalable, secure AWS infrastructure, automation, and reliable data-driven platforms. You will design and implement IaC with Terraform, build CI/CD pipelines in GitLab, and provide production support across multiple environments.

Remote position with on-call rotation, collaboration with data engineers, analysts, and security teams to optimize performance and reliability while adhering to AWS best practices and governance.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship with ability to obtain required Public Trust clearance.
• Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of experience; or Master's and 6+ years; or high school with 12+ years.
• Strong AWS architecture, networking (VPCs), security (IAM, encryption), serverless/microservice architectures, and containerization (ECS, Docker, Kubernetes).
• Proficiency with Terraform IaC and GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
• Hands-on experience monitoring, analyzing SaaS logs.
• Scripting in Python and Bash; Ansible is a plus.
• Strong Git usage and workflows (GitFlow).

Responsibilities

• Design and build AWS cloud infrastructure with IaC and CI/CD pipelines.
• Guide ADTs on cloud patterns, deployment strategies, and architecture decisions; influence design choices.
• Own automation end-to-end; from IaC authorship to pipeline design to production operations.
• Participate in on-call rotation and observability practices.
• Provide technical support for AWS and managed services users.
• Monitor environments, identify performance or availability issues, and troubleshoot incidents.
• Collaborate with development, security, and infrastructure teams to implement cloud solutions and follow AWS best practices.
• Maintain configuration documentation, diagrams and SOPs for all environments.
• Perform backups and routine upgrades during maintenance windows.
• Monitor for security vulnerabilities and perform ad-hoc upgrades as required.
• Support audits by providing logs, reports, and system configurations.
• Manage IAM roles, policies, permissions, and access controls to maintain secure cloud environments.

Skills

AWS Architecture

DevOps Practices

Terraform IaC

GitLab CI/CD

Python Scripting

Bash Scripting

CloudWatch Grafana

Security IAM

Networking VPCs

Git Proficiency

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

High School Diploma

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

PowerShell

Docker

Kubernetes

Ansible

Git

GitLab

Job description

Responsibilities

Peraton is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented AWS Cloud Engineer to join our Team, becoming responsible for ensuring the performance, reliability, and scalability of critical platforms that support data-driven decision-making across the organization.

This person will provide day-to-day customer application support, maintain infrastructure, monitor systems, resolve incidents, while implementing automation to improve operational efficiency. They will also collaborate with data engineers, analysts, and other cross-functional teams to troubleshoot issues and deliver secure, scalable solutions.

This role requires strong AWS DevOps expertise, application support experience, problem-solving skills, and a proactive approach to optimizing our analytics infrastructure.

Work Location: This is a remote position

What You Will Do:

• Design and build AWS cloud infrastructure using IaC (Terraform) and CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI)
• Guide ADTs on cloud solution patterns, deployment strategies, and architecture decisions; able to influence design choices and align stakeholders
• Own automation end-to-end; from IaC authorship to pipeline design to production operations
• Participate in on-call rotation and contribute to observability/monitoring practices
• Provide technical support and guidance to AWS and managed service users
• Design, deploy, and maintain secure, scalable, and highly available AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Monitor AWS environments, identify performance or availability issues, and troubleshoot and resolve incidents.
• Collaborate with development, security, and infrastructure teams to implement cloud solutions, improve reliability, and follow AWS best practices.
• Maintain configuration documentation, diagrams and SOP's for all environments
• Perform backups, regularly scheduled upgrades and maintenance activities during the maintenance window
• Monitor for security vulnerabilities and perform ad-hoc upgrades and maintenance as required
• Support audit activities by providing logs, reports, and system configurations
• Manage and support AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), including roles, policies, permissions, and access controls, to maintain secure and compliant cloud environments.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship required with the ability to obtain and maintain the required Public Trust level clearance.
• Must be willing to undergo a pre-employment credit check as required by the Customer.
• Bachelors Degree and 8 years of experience; a Masters Degree and 6 years of experience, or a High School Diploma or equivalent and 12 years of experience
• Deep, hands-on knowledge of AWS architecture, networking (e.g., VPCs, routing), security (e.g., IAM & Resource Policies, encryption ), serverless/microservice architectures, and containerization (e.g., ECS, Docker, Kubernetes)
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (IAC), specifically utilizing advanced Terraform skills
• Proven experience designing and maintaining GitLab CI/CD pipelines, including reusable/shared components for enterprise-scale delivery
• Hands-on experience monitoring, analyzing, and troubleshooting SaaS application logs
• Strong scripting skills Python and Bash, Ansible experience is plus
• Proficient in configuration management, observability (CloudWatch, Grafana), reliability, and disaster recovery practices. Proficient in the design, development, build, deployment, troubleshooting, and maintenance cloud engineering processes using automation tooling (e.g.,Terraform, Python, GitLab CI) for AWS workloads
• Strong Git proficiency, including common branching/release strategies (GitFlow, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications

• Runners, as well as Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as CloudFormation
• Experience with PowerShell, Bash, or JavaScript/Node.js or other scripting languages to automate, troubleshoot and resolve issues
• Experience with incident management, root cause analysis, and resolving high-priority incidents in large, multi-tenant environments.
• Exemplary communication, analytical skills, and technical knowledge across the client environment.
• Experience working in an Agile environment

Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Target Salary Range

$104,000 - $166,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

EEO

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.