Hybrid AWS Cloud DevOps Engineer | Federal

bizfirst; Alpharetta (GA); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

BizFirst seeks a Cloud DevOps Engineer (AWS) for its federal civilian cloud modernization efforts in Alpharetta, GA. The role blends IaC, CI/CD, containerization, and security compliance across on-prem and AWS environments.

You will implement Terraform/CloudFormation, build pipelines, and ensure observability while aligning with NIST controls and ATO needs. Hybrid work with potential travel supports mission-critical workloads.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship.
• Able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust suitability determination at the level required by the customer agency.
• 5+ years in DevOps/cloud/systems engineering with 3+ years on AWS.
• Hands-on IaC with Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines in Git-based workflows.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes; AWS EKS preferred.
• Scripting in Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Linux administration, networking, and IAM knowledge.
• Bachelor's degree in CS/IS or related field; 4 additional years may substitute.
• Able to work onsite in Alpharetta, GA on a hybrid schedule and travel as needed.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain AWS infrastructure as code across dev/test/prod environments.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines with GitLab CI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Harness.
• Containerize apps for EKS/ECS and microservices architecture.
• Implement observability with CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, or Splunk; define alerts/dashboards.
• Manage configuration with Ansible or equivalent to keep environments consistent.
• Operate cloud networking, IAM, security groups, and hybrid connectivity.
• Automate security alerts and remediations per NIST SP 800-53 and ATO requirements.
• Apply site reliability engineering practices: incident handling, RCA, capacity planning, cost optimization.
• Support migrations from on-prem to AWS with runbooks and post-migration checks.
• Produce/update technical docs and runbooks; contribute to system security plans.
• Identify automation opportunities to reduce manual work and shorten deployment lead times.

Skills

Terraform

AWS CloudFormation

CI/CD pipelines

Docker

Kubernetes

Python/Bash/PowerShell

Linux networking/IAM

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS or related

Tools

Terraform

AWS CloudFormation

Job description

BizFirst seeks a Cloud DevOps Engineer (AWS) for its federal civilian cloud modernization efforts in Alpharetta, GA. The role blends IaC, CI/CD, containerization, and security compliance across on-prem and AWS environments.

You will implement Terraform/CloudFormation, build pipelines, and ensure observability while aligning with NIST controls and ATO needs. Hybrid work with potential travel supports mission-critical workloads.