Senior AWS Cloud Engineer: Scalable, Secure Cloud Solutions

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services); Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision

Life Insurance

401k

Flexible Spending Account

Paid Time Off

Holidays

Job summary

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services) seeks an AWS Cloud Engineer to support documentation and engineering, security, and operations for a large federal agency.

The role requires hands-on AWS experience, strong cloud fundamentals (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS), and a track record delivering scalable, secure cloud solutions. You will collaborate with teams to migrate, operate, and optimize production systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a technical field.
• 4+ years supporting federal agencies or similar environments.
• Proven ability to design scalable cloud solutions with AWS.
• Experience delivering production-grade cloud architectures.

Responsibilities

• Design solutions with flexibility, scalability, and security controls.
• Support documentation for engineering, security, and operations processes.
• Perform analysis to aid customer decisions and transition to operations.
• Ensure ongoing operations stay within defined boundaries and SLAs.

Skills

Cloud architecture

AWS

Security

Documentation

Migration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in CS/Engineering

Job description

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services) seeks an AWS Cloud Engineer to support documentation and engineering, security, and operations for a large federal agency.

The role requires hands-on AWS experience, strong cloud fundamentals (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS), and a track record delivering scalable, secure cloud solutions. You will collaborate with teams to migrate, operate, and optimize production systems.