Hybrid AWS Cloud Platform Engineer II

State of California; Sacramento (CA); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Developmental Services – Headquarters in California seeks an AWS Platform Administrator (Information Technology Specialist II) to manage the State's cloud environment. Responsibilities include administration, security, optimization, and operational support for AWS-based services to ensure reliability and scalability.

Open to hybrid in-office/telework arrangements; applicants must be California residents and meet the MQs for the classification. Final filing date: 10/30/2026.

Qualifications

• Experience administering enterprise AWS environments.
• Experience with AWS monitoring and performance optimization.
• Experience with cloud engineering and platform improvements.

Responsibilities

• Administer, operate, secure, and optimize the Department's AWS cloud environment.
• Provide AWS systems engineering, configuration management, monitoring, security administration, and troubleshooting.
• Ensure reliability, availability, performance, and scalability of cloud-hosted solutions.
• Serve as a technical resource for enterprise cloud administration and support.

Skills

AWS administration

Cloud security

Performance monitoring

Troubleshooting

Tools

CloudWatch

CloudTrail

Job description

The Department of Developmental Services – Headquarters in California seeks an AWS Platform Administrator (Information Technology Specialist II) to manage the State's cloud environment. Responsibilities include administration, security, optimization, and operational support for AWS-based services to ensure reliability and scalability.

Open to hybrid in-office/telework arrangements; applicants must be California residents and meet the MQs for the classification. Final filing date: 10/30/2026.