Senior Cloud Engineer - AWS & DevOps for Government IT

DCCA; Ellicott City (MD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

DCCA is seeking a Cloud Engineer in Maryland to lead systems engineering for cloud integrations and act as the AWS SME. The role requires 9+ years in information systems and hands-on AWS, Linux administration, and CI/CD experience.

You will help plan, scale, and monitor infrastructure, educate teams on AWS adoption, and work with tools like Jenkins, CloudFormation, and IAM to ensure secure, scalable cloud solutions. This position is on-site in Maryland with competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• Computer Science degree or related major
• 9+ years supporting information systems
• Experience implementing Amazon services in various projects/domains
• Hands-on Linux administration
• Administration of JIRA, Confluence, Sonarqube, GitHub, Jenkins

Responsibilities

• Lead systems engineering to troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues in cloud integrations
• Be the subject matter expert on AWS and systems engineering
• Responsible for infrastructure planning, scaling and monitoring process implementation
• Educate teams on technical and workflow considerations of AWS adoption
• Be responsible for CI/CD implementation using SCM tools

Skills

AWS

Linux administration

CI/CD

Jira/Confluence

Public Trust Clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

AWS IAM

Amazon ECS

CloudWatch

Jenkins

CloudFormation

GitHub

NAT Gateway

Docker

Job description

DCCA is seeking a Cloud Engineer in Maryland to lead systems engineering for cloud integrations and act as the AWS SME. The role requires 9+ years in information systems and hands-on AWS, Linux administration, and CI/CD experience.

You will help plan, scale, and monitor infrastructure, educate teams on AWS adoption, and work with tools like Jenkins, CloudFormation, and IAM to ensure secure, scalable cloud solutions. This position is on-site in Maryland with competitive compensation.