AWS Cloud Engineer
ECS Tech Inc
- Location
- Hybrid (Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania)
- Employment
- Full-time
- Level
- Senior Level
Posted 1 week ago
About the role
ECS Tech Inc is seeking an AWS Cloud Engineer to provide technical guidance on secure cloud architecture and FedRAMP coordination within a SAFe framework. The role involves mentoring government personnel and authoring formal service evaluations and design documentation.
Skills
AWS
Cloud Architecture
FedRAMP
Security Controls
Risk Management Framework
DoDAF
Zero Trust
IaC
Terraform
AWS CloudFormation
Containerization
Kubernetes
VPC Design
CI/CD
Technical Writing
Mentorship
Perks
- Hybrid Work
Full job details
ECS is seeking a AWS Cloud Engineer to work hybrid onsite in Mechanicsburg, PA.
- Provide guidance on Secure Computing Architecture, Cloud Brokerage Services, Shared Security Services Management, Cloud Security Support Services, Cloud Governance, Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) coordination, and Departmental Cloud/Hybrid certification
- Provide leadership/participation in Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) principles in the development of workflows, task accomplishment, and implementation/management of cloud services
- Provide mentorship, guidance, and training for government personnel as a normal part of daily operations
- Incorporate Security Controls, Continuous Monitoring, and Risk Management Framework (RMF) NIST SP 800-37, Security Risk Impact Analysis, Monitoring, and Reporting
- Be cognizant of Vulnerability Management, including Plan of Actions and Milestones (POA&M) closures
- Promote an environment of continuous process improvement, learning, and team collaboration
- Author formal service evaluations, architecture decision records, and design documentation that determine which AWS services are approved for tenant consumption within brokerage, including security posture, IL4/IL5 constraints, cost, and operational impact.
Qualifications
- Secret Clearance
- Bachelor's degree in a related field
- AWS Certified Solution Architect - Associate
- Information Assurance Technical II (IAT-2) qualification - CompTIA Sec+
- Minimum 5+ years of experience in the following areas:
- DoD Architecture Framework (DoDAF)
- Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework (FEAF)
- DoD Authority to Operate (ATO)
- DoD Zero Trust
- Proven success with application refactoring
- Proven success in large, complex, enterprise-level cloud environments
- Network cloud architecture development
- DoD information system development processes
- Configuration and change management
- Excellent customer service, organizational, and technical writing skills
- Ability to clearly communicate with senior government staff
- Ability to articulate complex concepts using plain language to maximize understanding at all levels of the organization
- Ability to de-escalate any technical issues and quickly enable rapid resolution
- Demonstrated hands-on experience with IaC such as AWS CloudFormation, AWS CDK, and Terraform
- Demonstrated hands-on experience with Containerization Orchestration such as ECS and EKS
- Demonstrated hands-on experience with commercial, FEDRAMP High/ DoD Impact Level 2, 4, and 5 Amazon Web Services (AWS) GovCloud offerings
- Demonstrated hands-on experience with cloud network architecture, including VPC design, subnetting, routing, and cross-account / cross-VPC connectivity with large multi-account environments
- Proactive mindset with the ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
- Familiarity with Information Security and Assurance Principles and associated supporting technologies
- Familiarity with Secure SDLC, CI/CD, and version control (Git) workflows including branching, code review, and release management