Hybrid AWS Cloud & AI Engineer (Remote 3 days/wk)

Bounteous; Bethesda (MD); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Westat is seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Engineer with AI exposure to bridge traditional cloud engineering and modern AI operations. The role supports a federal contract and involves designing, building, and standardizing AWS implementations for a large ecosystem of applications.

Work is onsite in Bethesda, Maryland, with a hybrid pattern: 2 days in the office and 3 days remote. Strong collaboration with AI teams on Generative AI/RAG pipelines and related AWS services is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field.
• 3–5 years’ experience with AWS roles (Developer/Architect).
• Familiar with Agile/Scrum and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and standardize AWS implementation for a large eco-system of applications.
• Support Generative AI/RAG pipelines with AI teams; build scalable vector databases using Bedrock and OpenSearch.

Skills

AWS Cloud

Terraform

Python

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

Amazon Bedrock

OpenSearch

Job description

Westat is seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Engineer with AI exposure to bridge traditional cloud engineering and modern AI operations. The role supports a federal contract and involves designing, building, and standardizing AWS implementations for a large ecosystem of applications.

Work is onsite in Bethesda, Maryland, with a hybrid pattern: 2 days in the office and 3 days remote. Strong collaboration with AI teams on Generative AI/RAG pipelines and related AWS services is expected.