Senior Cloud Systems Engineer – AWS GovCloud & DevOps

Ampcus Inc; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm based in Washington, DC, is seeking a Senior Cloud Systems Engineer. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with AWS GovCloud and DevOps practices. Responsibilities include designing cloud applications and collaborating with teams to manage cloud infrastructure for application development. A Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field is required, along with strong skills in Python and CI/CD pipelines. This position also emphasizes cloud security and legacy system transitions.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of experience in technology including 5 focused on cloud technologies.
• Experience transitioning legacy systems to cloud architecture.
• Understanding of cloud federation technologies like SAML and Okta.

Responsibilities

• Design and create custom build cloud applications.
• Set up and configure DevSecOps for cloud environments.
• Work with platform and development teams for cloud infrastructure.

Skills

AWS GovCloud

DevOps

Python

GitLab

Terraform

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud security best practices

Docker

Kubernetes

RESTful Web Services

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Tools

AWS Lambda

AWS API Gateway

PostgreSQL

AWS CloudFormation

AWS CDK

Azure DevOps

Splunk

Job description

A leading technology firm based in Washington, DC, is seeking a Senior Cloud Systems Engineer. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with AWS GovCloud and DevOps practices. Responsibilities include designing cloud applications and collaborating with teams to manage cloud infrastructure for application development. A Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field is required, along with strong skills in Python and CI/CD pipelines. This position also emphasizes cloud security and legacy system transitions.