Senior Cloud Engineer - GovCloud & FedRAMP Security

Root; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Aikido is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to build and operate the cloud systems behind our FedRAMP environment in the U.S. public sector. This hands-on role expects you to write code, manage cloud infrastructure, and own production systems from development to deployment.

You will work across software and infrastructure, using AWS GovCloud, Terraform, and CloudFormation while collaborating with a distributed engineering team to deliver secure, scalable services.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of experience in software or cloud engineering or DevOps.
• Ability to write code and understand cloud infrastructure.
• Experience with AWS GovCloud is a plus.
• Experience with multi-tenant SaaS is beneficial.
• Familiarity with production SaaS architecture.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and operate services and infrastructure for Aikido’s U.S. public sector cloud environment.
• Write production-quality code in Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Go, or similar languages.
• Build and maintain infrastructure as code using Terraform, CloudFormation, or comparable tools.
• Work with AWS services and cloud-native systems, with AWS GovCloud experience especially useful.
• Understand and improve multi‑tenant SaaS systems, including their architecture, security, reliability, and operational needs.
• Adapt and deliver platform capabilities in a regulated cloud environment, working with the broader Aikido engineering team.
• Debug issues across application code, infrastructure, deployments, and integrations using logs, metrics, traces, and cloud tooling.
• Use command‑line and developer tools effectively, including AWS CLI, Git, CI/CD systems, and AI‑assisted coding tools such as Cursor.
• Explore and apply agentic systems and automation to improve cloud engineering and operations.
• Participate in production operations, incident response, deployments, and ongoing service improvement.
• Document systems and operational procedures so the team can support them reliably.

Skills

Python

JavaScript/TypeScript

Go

AWS

Cloud engineering

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

AWS CLI

Git

CI/CD

Cursor

Job description

Aikido is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to build and operate the cloud systems behind our FedRAMP environment in the U.S. public sector. This hands-on role expects you to write code, manage cloud infrastructure, and own production systems from development to deployment.

You will work across software and infrastructure, using AWS GovCloud, Terraform, and CloudFormation while collaborating with a distributed engineering team to deliver secure, scalable services.