Hybrid AWS Platform Lead - Cloud, DevOps & Security

Koniag Services, Inc.; Washington, Northern (District of Columbia, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401K matching

Flexible spending accounts

Paid holidays

3 weeks PTO

Job summary

Koniag Professional Services, LLC, a Koniag Government Services company, is seeking a Senior AWS Tech Lead to support AWS capabilities, Kubernetes operations, and automation for federal platform services in Washington, DC. You will lead engineering execution, coordinate design, and remove delivery blockers while engaging with government stakeholders and engineers.

The role emphasizes platform engineering, CI/CD, IaC, observability, security automation, and collaboration across cybersecurity and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• 8+ years in technical leadership and platform engineering.
• Hands-on AWS implementation experience.
• Experience with Agile delivery teams and stakeholder translation.
• AWS and cloud credentials (certifications).
• Experience with federal government IT environments or regulated delivery.
• Experience with 508, cybersecurity, data protection, and operational docs.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and sustain AWS capabilities using modern toolchains and security automation.
• Develop and improve CI/CD, IaC, container ops, monitoring and secure deployment.
• Translate requirements into practical technical solutions for mission delivery.
• Support platform architecture, planning, release readiness, and transition to production.
• Develop reusable patterns, automation, and runbooks to reduce risk.
• Troubleshoot complex platform issues across code, data, APIs, identity, and performance.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, privacy, data, infra, QA, and ops teams to align with federal expectations.
• Maintain clear technical documentation and design decisions.

Skills

AWS leadership

Cloud architecture

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Terraform

Security

Documentation

Stakeholder communication

Public Trust readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Terraform

Packer

Vault

Consul

GitHub Actions

CI/CD

CloudWatch

OpenTelemetry

Job description

Koniag Professional Services, LLC, a Koniag Government Services company, is seeking a Senior AWS Tech Lead to support AWS capabilities, Kubernetes operations, and automation for federal platform services in Washington, DC. You will lead engineering execution, coordinate design, and remove delivery blockers while engaging with government stakeholders and engineers.

The role emphasizes platform engineering, CI/CD, IaC, observability, security automation, and collaboration across cybersecurity and