Senior AWS Cloud Engineer — Terraform, CI/CD, Secure Cloud

CACI; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

CACI seeks a driven AWS Cloud Engineer to design and automate modern AWS infrastructure for mission-critical systems. You will architect, deploy, and optimize cloud environments, while partnering with security, DevOps, and application teams to deliver secure, scalable solutions.

You will build IaC with Terraform, develop automated CI/CD pipelines, monitor performance and costs, and drive cloud adoption initiatives across diverse environments.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI w/ polygraph security clearance
• 5+ years of experience in cloud engineering, infrastructure engineering, or related technical fields
• Deep hands-on experience across core AWS services: EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, CloudWatch, RDS, Lambda, ECS/EKS, Route 53, ALB/NLB
• Strong proficiency with Terraform for provisioning, lifecycle management, and modular IaC development
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or Azure DevOps
• Solid understanding of Linux administration and networking fundamentals
• Experience with monitoring/logging/observability tooling and practices
• Strong grasp of cloud security principles, IAM governance, and compliance requirements

Responsibilities

• Architect, deploy, and optimize AWS cloud infrastructure built for security, scale, and performance.
• Build Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform—including modular design, versioning, and automation patterns.
• Create, refine, and maintain reusable Terraform modules that elevate team velocity and consistency.
• Develop automated CI/CD pipelines to streamline infrastructure releases and reduce operational friction.
• Continuously monitor system performance, availability, cost efficiency, and operational health.
• Lead and support migration, modernization, and cloud adoption initiatives across diverse environments.
• Partner with application, cybersecurity, and DevOps teams to deliver robust, secure, cloud‑native services.
• Automate manual processes to improve reliability and reduce time-to-deploy.
• Troubleshoot complex cloud infrastructure issues with precision, performing root cause analysis and long‑term remediation.
• Define and uphold cloud governance standards, IaC best practices, and operational frameworks

Skills

AWS cloud engineering

Terraform IaC

CI/CD pipelines

Linux administration

Networking fundamentals

Cloud security

Monitoring & observability

Scripting (Python/Bash)

Tools

Terraform

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

Docker

Kubernetes (EKS)

Job description

CACI seeks a driven AWS Cloud Engineer to design and automate modern AWS infrastructure for mission-critical systems. You will architect, deploy, and optimize cloud environments, while partnering with security, DevOps, and application teams to deliver secure, scalable solutions.

You will build IaC with Terraform, develop automated CI/CD pipelines, monitor performance and costs, and drive cloud adoption initiatives across diverse environments.