Junior Cloud Engineer - Hybrid AWS, Security & Cost Focus

City of Philadelphia; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Wellness program

Paid time off

Retirement options

Student loan forgiveness

Free SEPTA commute

Tuition discounts

Job summary

The City of Philadelphia is seeking a junior Cloud Engineer to support and expand its hybrid cloud environment across AWS GovCloud and commercial regions. The role requires independent work, a results-oriented mindset, and collaboration with IT leaders and engineers city‑wide.

Ideal candidates bring AWS experience, a foundation in Python, and comfort with Infrastructure as Code. This in-person role requires a resident of Philadelphia within six months and offers a competitive benefits package.

Qualifications

• AWS experience and cloud administration.
• Infrastructure as Code in practice (e.g., IaC scripting).
• Familiarity with VPCs, VPNs, Transit Gateways, Route53, Load Balancers.

Responsibilities

• Identify and implement cloud-based solutions with architecture teams.
• Manage multi-account AWS environment and cost controls.
• Plan workloads with security in mind and document best practices.
• Automate deployment and configuration across the lifecycle.
• Stay current with cloud trends and new services.

Skills

AWS experience

Infrastructure as Code

Networking knowledge

Cloud architecture

Data concepts

Python

Job description

The City of Philadelphia is seeking a junior Cloud Engineer to support and expand its hybrid cloud environment across AWS GovCloud and commercial regions. The role requires independent work, a results-oriented mindset, and collaboration with IT leaders and engineers city‑wide.

Ideal candidates bring AWS experience, a foundation in Python, and comfort with Infrastructure as Code. This in-person role requires a resident of Philadelphia within six months and offers a competitive benefits package.