Senior SME (AWS Infrastructure)

Govserviceshub; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Govserviceshub in Austin, TX is seeking a Senior SME to support an AWS GovCloud platform within the CloudArchitecture and Administration team. The candidate should demonstrate advanced IaC skills with Terraform, AWS Code families, and GitLab, and manage multiple projects independently.

The role emphasizes infrastructure automation, governance, container orchestration, security, and observability, with a focus on automated remediation and cost optimization.

Qualifications

• At least seven years of experience in the specified technical field, or four years of recent, demonstrated experience with emerging technology and four years in a closely related technical field.
• Eight years of analytical experience.
• BA/BS or MA/MS in computer science, information systems, mathematics, relevant field, or equivalent experience.
• Provides expert support and technical direction on executive-level projects.
• Thinks independently with exceptional written and oral communication skills.
• Applies advanced technical principles, theories, and concepts.
• Contributes to the development of new principles and concepts.
• Works on unusually complex technical problems and delivers innovative solutions.

Responsibilities

• Support the AWS GovCloud platform within the CloudArchitecture and Administration team.
• Design and implement IaC and CI/CD pipelines using Terraform, CodePipeline, and GitLab CI.
• Implement GitOps workflows for infrastructure and configuration management.
• Manage AWS Organizations, SCPs, and cross-account networking (Transit Gateway, VPC, PrivateLink).
• Build and operate container platforms (EKS/ECS) and ensure container security.
• Automate remediation and ensure security compliance with GovCloud-specific controls.
• Implement centralized observability with CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and Splunk; optimize costs.

Skills

Infrastructure as Code

AWS GovCloud

CI/CD design

GitOps

Cloud architecture

Automation

Analytical skills

Learning quickly

Multitasking

Education

BA/BS or MA/MS in computer science or related field

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

CDK

CodePipeline

GitLab CI

AWS Config

GuardDuty

Security Hub

KMS

CloudHSM

CloudWatch

CloudTrail

Splunk

Transit Gateway

Job description

Austin, United States | Posted on 12/23/2025

Weare searching for a Sr. SME to support an AWS GovCloud platform in the CloudArchitecture and Administration team. The candidate must be able to demonstrateworking knowledge of supporting AWS platform. Candidate should have advancedskills in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, AWS Code family, GitLab). Thesuccessful candidate is self-motivated, has strong analytical skills, possessesthe ability to learn quickly and can handle multiple projects simultaneously.Candidates must be able to support the following:

Infrastructure & Automation

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) - Proficiency with Terraform,CloudFormation, or CDK for declarative infrastructure management
  
• CI/CD Pipeline Architecture - Designing and maintaining deploymentpipelines using CodePipeline and GitLab CI
  
• GitOps Practices - Implementing git-based workflows forinfrastructure and configuration management
  

AWS Organization & Governance

• Multi-Account Strategy - Managing AWS Organizations, ControlTower, and account vending processes
  
• Service Control Policies (SCPs) - Implementing guardrails andorganizational policies
  
• Cross-Account Networking - Transit Gateway, VPC peering,PrivateLink, and hub-spoke architectures
  

Container & Orchestration Platforms

• EKS/ECS Management - Building and operating containerorchestration platforms with add-ons, service mesh, and cluster lifecyclemanagement
  
• Container Security - Image scanning, admissioncontrollers, pod security policies/standards
  

Security & Compliance (GovCloud-specific)

• Compliance Automation - AWS Config, Security Hub, GuardDutyintegration and automated remediation
  
• Zero Trust Architecture - Implementing identity-basednetworking and least privilege access patterns
  
• Encryption & Key Management - KMS, CloudHSM, andencryption-at-rest/in-transit strategies
  
• Automated Remediation – Leveraging AWS native services toremediate security findings with event-driven architecture
  

Observability & Reliability

• Centralized Logging/Monitoring - CloudWatch, Cloudtrail, Splunkintegration and implementation
  
• Cost Optimization - FinOps practices, cost allocationtags, and automated rightsizing
  

Requirements

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Atleast seven years of experience in specified technical field, or four years ofrecent, demonstrated experience with specified emerging technology and fouryears of experience in a closely related technical field

Requireseight years of analytical experience

BA/BSor MA/MS in computer science, information systems, mathematics, relevant field,or equivalent experience required

Providesexpert support, analysis and research into exceptionally complex problems, andprocesses relating to the subject matter. Serves as technical expert onexecutive-level project teams providing technical direction, interpretation andalternatives.

Thinksindependently and demonstrates exceptional written and oral communicationsskills.

Appliesadvanced technical principles, theories, and concepts.

Contributesto the development of new principles and concepts.

Workson unusually complex technical problems and provides solutions which are highlyinnovative and ingenious.

Worksunder consultative direction toward predetermined long- range goals andobjectives.

Assignmentsare often self-initiated.

Determinesand pursues courses of action necessary to obtain desired results.

Developsadvanced technological ideas and guides their development into a final product.

Expertiseis in a particular area of Information Technology (e.g., Information SystemsArchitecture, Telecommunications Systems Design, Architecture, Implementation,Information Systems Integration, Software Development Methodologies, SecurityEngineering, Communications and Network Systems Management), or a specificfunctional area (e.g., finance, logistics, and operations research).