Onsite Cloud Engineer - AWS GovCloud Expert

System One; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

System One is seeking a Cloud Engineer in Washington, DC, to support the Enterprise Data Platform (EDP) by provisioning and maintaining AWS-based infrastructure on GovCloud. The role requires 100% onsite work and eligibility for a Public Trust clearance.

You will collaborate with senior engineers and security teams to automate operations and ensure secure delivery of EDP capabilities. The ideal candidate has foundational cloud engineering skills, strong problem‑solving abilities, and a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience.
• Foundational AWS knowledge and hands-on cloud engineering capability.
• Experience with IaC and version control in CI/CD contexts.
• Ability to troubleshoot logs, metrics, and platform issues with teammates.

Responsibilities

• Provision, configure, and maintain AWS infrastructure for Enterprise Data Platform (EDP).
• Develop and maintain IaC using Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Support CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and platform configurations.
• Maintain Git-based repositories and enable automated deployments.
• Collaborate with security, networking, and platform teams to ensure compliant operations.

Skills

AWS Core Services

VPCNetworking

IAM & least-privilege

IaC (CloudFormation)

GitLab CI/CD

CloudMonitoring

Troubleshooting

Learning mindset

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

CloudFormation

Terraform

Kubernetes (EKS)

Git (GitLab/GitHub)

Job description

System One is seeking a Cloud Engineer in Washington, DC, to support the Enterprise Data Platform (EDP) by provisioning and maintaining AWS-based infrastructure on GovCloud. The role requires 100% onsite work and eligibility for a Public Trust clearance.

You will collaborate with senior engineers and security teams to automate operations and ensure secure delivery of EDP capabilities. The ideal candidate has foundational cloud engineering skills, strong problem‑solving abilities, and a