Remote Cloud Architect: AWS GovCloud & Automation

Tripoint Solutions LLC; North Carolina; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Tripoint Solutions LLC is seeking an experienced Cloud Engineer to build, operate, and automate AWS GovCloud infrastructure for a federal education program. You will collaborate with Salesforce, integration, and data teams to keep environments secure, available, and compliant.

Remote work is available; candidates must be located in supported states. The role requires 5+ years of cloud engineering/ops experience, hands‑on AWS GovCloud, and strong Python automation skills, with certification and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in cloud engineering or operations.
• Hands‑on AWS GovCloud experience.
• Hands‑on AWS experience across compute, storage, networking, and identity, including VPC design, subnetting, routing, Route 53, load balancing, and VPN/Direct Connect.
• Experience integrating AWS with Salesforce and hands‑on MuleSoft experience.
• Hands‑on AWS Glue experience.
• Proficiency with IAM policy design, KMS, and least‑privilege access models.
• Linux system administration.
• Proficiency in Python for automation and scripting.
• Hands‑on CI/CD pipeline experience using GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or equivalent.
• Working knowledge of cloud security principles and hardening practices.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect or AWS Certified SysOps Administrator.
• Salesforce or MuleSoft certification.
• Risk Management Framework, ATO support, STIG implementation, or vulnerability scanning with ACAS or Nessus.
• Monitoring and observability with CloudWatch or Splunk.
• Prior federal contract experience.
• Video is required throughout the interview process and for standups, sprint ceremonies, working sessions, and stakeholder meetings.

Responsibilities

• Provision, configure, and operate AWS GovCloud infrastructure, including EC2, S3, EBS, RDS, VPCs, subnets, security groups, and Route 53.
• Build and support integrations between AWS and Salesforce, including MuleSoft‑based interfaces.
• Build and maintain AWS Glue pipelines that move data securely between source systems.
• Implement S3 lifecycle, tiering, and retention policies.
• Secure RDS and other data services with least‑privilege access, encryption, and network isolation.
• Implement and maintain IAM policies, KMS key management, and secrets management.
• Build automated security scanning, dependency validation, and continuous monitoring into CI/CD pipelines.
• Support STIG implementation, Risk Management Framework and Authority to Operate activities, and vulnerability remediation on contractual timelines.
• Maintain deployment runbooks, rollback procedures, and change control artifacts that support high‑availability standards.
• Automate operational work using Python.

Skills

AWS GovCloud

Python

CI/CD

Linux

Security best practices

Risk management

Automation scripting

Monitoring

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

AWS GovCloud

Salesforce

MuleSoft

AWS Glue

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Jenkins

Job description

Tripoint Solutions LLC is seeking an experienced Cloud Engineer to build, operate, and automate AWS GovCloud infrastructure for a federal education program. You will collaborate with Salesforce, integration, and data teams to keep environments secure, available, and compliant.

Remote work is available; candidates must be located in supported states. The role requires 5+ years of cloud engineering/ops experience, hands‑on AWS GovCloud, and strong Python automation skills, with certification and