Cloud Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Alabama, +18 more states.

📋 Description

• Develop, manage, and automate AWS GovCloud infrastructure for a federal education initiative.

• Collaborate within the cloud team's architecture and work alongside Salesforce, integration, and data teams.

• Provision, configure, and manage AWS GovCloud infrastructure, including EC2, S3, EBS, RDS, VPCs, subnets, security groups, and Route 53.

• Create and maintain infrastructure as code using CloudFormation or Terraform, stored in version control with automated validation.

• Establish and support integrations between AWS and Salesforce, including MuleSoft-based interfaces.

• Develop and maintain AWS Glue pipelines that securely transfer data between source systems.

• Implement S3 lifecycle, tiering, and retention policies.

• Ensure the security of RDS and other data services through least-privilege access, encryption, and network isolation.

• Implement and uphold IAM policies, KMS key management, and secrets management.

• Integrate automated security scanning, dependency validation, and continuous monitoring into CI/CD pipelines.

• Assist with STIG implementation, Risk Management Framework and Authority to Operate activities, and vulnerability remediation within contractual timelines.

• Maintain deployment runbooks, rollback procedures, and change control documentation to support high-availability standards.

• Enhance cost visibility through tagging, rightsizing, and cleaning up orphaned resources.

• Automate operational tasks using Python.

• Engage in video interviews, standups, sprint ceremonies, working sessions, and stakeholder meetings.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, or a related field.

• Over 5 years of experience in cloud engineering or operations.

• Practical experience with AWS GovCloud.

• Hands-on experience with AWS across compute, storage, networking, and identity, including VPC design, subnetting, routing, peering, Route 53, load balancing, and VPN or Direct Connect.

• Experience in integrating AWS with Salesforce, along with hands-on MuleSoft experience.

• Practical experience with AWS Glue.

• Experience with infrastructure as code using CloudFormation or Terraform.

• Proficient in IAM policy design, KMS, and least-privilege access models.

• Linux system administration experience.

• Proficiency in Python for automation and scripting.

• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or similar.

• Familiarity with Git and version-controlled infrastructure workflows.

• Understanding of cloud security principles and hardening practices.

• Proven ability to automate manual operational tasks.

• USA Citizenship is required.

• Must currently possess a favorably adjudicated background investigation (Tier 1/NACI or higher).

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional) or AWS Certified SysOps Administrator is preferred.

• Certification in Salesforce or MuleSoft is preferred.

• Experience with Risk Management Framework, ATO support, STIG implementation, or vulnerability scanning with ACAS or Nessus is preferred.

• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools such as CloudWatch or Splunk is preferred.

• Experience with SSO federation (SAML or OIDC) and ICAM or CAC-based identity integration is preferred.

• Previous federal contract experience is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision benefits with a national provider network.

• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts (FSA & HSA).

• Company-paid Life and Disability insurance including Short-Term, Long-Term, and Accidental Supplemental Insurance.

• Paid time off (PTO).

• 11 paid holidays.

• 401(k) Retirement Plan.

• Professional Development Reimbursement Program to pursue undergraduate, graduate, training, and certifications.

• Monthly transportation, parking, and cell phone service reimbursement.