GovCloud Engineer – Onsite DC (Contract)

Aptonet; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology staffing firm is seeking a Cloud Engineer to design and operate cloud-based solutions in Azure or AWS, ensuring compliance with security standards. This Mid-Senior level position requires strong technical skills and experience in Infrastructure as Code methodologies. The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's degree with relevant experience and will need to work full-time on-site. This role supports a government program and requires U.S. citizenship or Green Card status.

Qualifications

• 5+ years deploying and configuring application workloads within Microsoft Azure Commercial Cloud or AWS.
• 7+ years total hands-on technology experience, strong understanding of compute, network, and storage principles.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen or Green Card Holder with at least 3 years of U.S. residency.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and update cloud environment configurations.
• Configure and manage Azure and AWS components.
• Support data calls and reporting on provisioned cloud resources.

Skills

Deploying and configuring application workloads

Shell scripting

Infrastructure as Code methodologies

Cloud application workloads in Azure or AWS

Proficiency with PowerShell and Python

Education

Bachelor's degree with 4–8 years of relevant experience

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

AWS

Azure

Job description

A leading technology staffing firm is seeking a Cloud Engineer to design and operate cloud-based solutions in Azure or AWS, ensuring compliance with security standards. This Mid-Senior level position requires strong technical skills and experience in Infrastructure as Code methodologies. The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's degree with relevant experience and will need to work full-time on-site. This role supports a government program and requires U.S. citizenship or Green Card status.