Senior AWS Cloud Engineer - Terraform & DevOps Leader

Devopsroles; United States; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

CACI seeks a driven AWS Cloud Engineer to design and automate modern cloud infrastructure, build secure, scalable platforms, and improve operational reliability for mission-critical systems. You will partner with security, DevOps, and application teams to deliver cloud-native services that meet stringent requirements.

In this fast-paced role, you will implement IaC with Terraform, develop CI/CD pipelines, monitor performance, and lead cloud adoption efforts across diverse environments.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with polygraph security clearance.
• 5+ years of cloud engineering, infrastructure engineering, or related fields.
• Deep hands-on experience with 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.
• 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

Cloud engineering

Terraform

CI/CD

Linux administration

Networking fundamentals

Security governance

Tools

Terraform

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

Kubernetes

Job description

CACI seeks a driven AWS Cloud Engineer to design and automate modern cloud infrastructure, build secure, scalable platforms, and improve operational reliability for mission-critical systems. You will partner with security, DevOps, and application teams to deliver cloud-native services that meet stringent requirements.

In this fast-paced role, you will implement IaC with Terraform, develop CI/CD pipelines, monitor performance, and lead cloud adoption efforts across diverse environments.