Senior Cloud Engineer – AWS GovCloud, IaC & FinOps

The Judge Group; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 135,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Onsite Work

Job summary

The Judge Group is actively seeking a Cloud Engineer to support a large federal agency in Washington, DC. The role is onsite five days per week and includes medical, dental, and vision insurance for qualified candidates.

Responsibilities involve provisioning, operating, and governing cloud services, building IaC and CI/CD pipelines, and advising on cloud modernization while ensuring cost controls and governance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years performing Cloud Engineering operations, management, and governance activities.
• Degree in Computer Science/Information Management Systems, or equivalent level technical experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in AWS Commercial and AWS GovCloud.
• Demonstrated knowledge in IT engineering, infrastructure, security, data management, networking and cloud technologies.
• Demonstrated skill in supporting complex and matrix managed projects.
• Experience developing documentation, processes, and guidance documents.
• Experience performing on enterprise-level information technology projects.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with elected officials, senior staff, information systems professionals, and non-technical users.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering and operational support for IaaS/PaaS services and cloud modernization.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure as code, CI/CD pipelines, and automated deployment.
• Manage systems for access control, IAM, and cloud governance.
• Support FinOps by integrating cost controls into cloud projects.
• Collaborate with cloud architects to align deployments with enterprise standards.
• Ensure observability and monitoring of cloud environments and applications.
• Provide guidance on cloud technology standards and emerging solutions.
• Identify and implement cloud governance guardrails and cost optimization.

Skills

Cloud Engineering

Cloud Governance

DevSecOps

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Information Management Systems

Tools

AWS Commercial

AWS GovCloud

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

The Judge Group is actively seeking a Cloud Engineer to support a large federal agency in Washington, DC. The role is onsite five days per week and includes medical, dental, and vision insurance for qualified candidates.

Responsibilities involve provisioning, operating, and governing cloud services, building IaC and CI/CD pipelines, and advising on cloud modernization while ensuring cost controls and governance.