Senior AWS Cloud & Linux Engineer (Remote)

Atlas Tech; Alexandria (VA); Remote; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Atlas Tech is seeking a senior, hands-on AWS Cloud Engineer to support DoD customers. You will administer Linux systems (RHEL 9) and manage core AWS resources across EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, EBS, EFS, ELB, Route 53, and more. Strong CLI, scripting, and security practices are essential.

You will drive automation, CI/CD pipelines, and container workloads (EKS/ECS), while aligning with zero-trust and RMF controls. This role supports a fully remote arrangement for U.S. residents with up to 10% travel.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in infrastructure/systems engineering or a bachelor + 6+ years
• DoD 8140 qualification or ability to obtain within 6 months
• Experience with AWS GovCloud or Azure Gov is preferred

Responsibilities

• Linux administration of enterprise Linux systems (RHEL 9)
• Configure and manage core AWS services (EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, EBS, EFS)
• Automate deployments with Bash, Python and config mgmt tools
• Configure and troubleshoot AWS networking components (VPCs, subnets, DNS)
• Implement zero-trust and least-privilege IAM and MFA
• Monitor system availability and performance; create dashboards and alerts
• Support container workloads on EKS or ECS and CI/CD pipelines
• Oversee cloud cost optimization, tagging, lifecycle policies, DR/backup

Skills

Linux Systems

AWS Cloud

CLI & Troubleshooting

Network & DNS

Security & IAM

CI/CD & Automation

Docker / Containers

Monitoring & Observability

Scripting (Bash/Python)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS/related

DoD 8140 / Security+ CE

AWS GovCloud or Azure Government (preferred)

Tools

RHEL 9

EC2

VPC

IAM

Job description

Atlas Tech is seeking a senior, hands-on AWS Cloud Engineer to support DoD customers. You will administer Linux systems (RHEL 9) and manage core AWS resources across EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, EBS, EFS, ELB, Route 53, and more. Strong CLI, scripting, and security practices are essential.

You will drive automation, CI/CD pipelines, and container workloads (EKS/ECS), while aligning with zero-trust and RMF controls. This role supports a fully remote arrangement for U.S. residents with up to 10% travel.