Senior Cloud Engineer - AWS GovCloud (Remote)

GovCIO; Montpelier (VT); Remote; USD 165,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EAP

Corporate Discounts

Training, Certification Assistance

Referral Bonus Program

Internal Mobility Program

Pet Insurance

Flexible Work Environment

Job summary

GovCIO is seeking a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to lead the transition of Digital Collection Services to AWS GovCloud, providing hands-on administration, configuration, troubleshooting, security, and operational support for a large evidentiary data environment. This remote role requires deep AWS expertise across EC2, FSx ONTAP, IAM, and networking in a hybrid AWS/Azure/on-premises setup.

You will administer and optimize AWS GovCloud infrastructure, manage Windows servers, configure storage and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field preferred and 12+ years of experience.
• 5+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure engineering or systems engineering.
• 3+ years of hands-on AWS administration experience.
• Experience working in AWS GovCloud or comparable regulated cloud environments.
• Hands-on experience administering Amazon EC2, including Windows Server environments.
• Hands-on experience with Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP.
• Experience managing Amazon S3 storage.
• Experience with AWS IAM, including roles, policies, permissions, and access controls.
• Experience with AWS VPCs, security groups, firewall rules, ports, routing, and network connectivity.
• Experience with Amazon CloudWatch for monitoring, logging, and alerting.
• Experience using AWS CLI for administration and automation.
• Experience supporting hybrid or multi-cloud environments, including AWS, Azure, and on-premises infrastructure.
• Knowledge of cloud security, access management, and compliance requirements.
• Experience troubleshooting cloud infrastructure, networking, storage, and performance issues.
• Experience developing technical documentation, procedures, and operational runbooks.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Administer, configure, and troubleshoot AWS GovCloud infrastructure supporting DCS.
• Manage Amazon EC2, including Windows-based cloud servers.
• Configure and administer Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP storage environments.
• Manage Amazon S3 storage and associated cloud infrastructure.
• Configure and maintain AWS IAM roles, policies, and access controls.
• Configure and troubleshoot VPCs, security groups, firewall rules, ports, routing, and network connectivity.
• Implement and maintain CloudWatch monitoring, logging, and alerting.
• Support secure connectivity and data flows between AWS, Azure, and VA on-premises environments.
• Use AWS CLI and automation tools to support infrastructure administration and operational activities.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure, storage, network, connectivity, availability, and performance issues.
• Support cloud security and compliance requirements within the AWS GovCloud environment.
• Monitor infrastructure capacity, performance, availability, and operational health.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and troubleshooting runbooks.
• Coordinate with VA platform teams, AWS engineering teams, application teams, and other technical stakeholders.
• Support the transition from legacy on-premises infrastructure to sustainable cloud operations.

Skills

AWS

EC2

FSx ONTAP

IAM

VPC

CloudWatch

Networking

Automation

Azure

AWS CLI

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

NetApp ONTAP

Azure

Job description

GovCIO is seeking a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to lead the transition of Digital Collection Services to AWS GovCloud, providing hands-on administration, configuration, troubleshooting, security, and operational support for a large evidentiary data environment. This remote role requires deep AWS expertise across EC2, FSx ONTAP, IAM, and networking in a hybrid AWS/Azure/on-premises setup.

You will administer and optimize AWS GovCloud infrastructure, manage Windows servers, configure storage and