Senior Cloud Engineer (Remote)

GovCIO is currently seeking a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to support the transition of Digital Collection Services (DCS) from on-premises infrastructure to AWS GovCloud. The engineer will provide hands-on administration, configuration, troubleshooting, security, and operational support for the AWS infrastructure supporting large-scale evidentiary data and DCS applications.

 

The position requires strong AWS infrastructure experience, particularly with EC2, FSx ONTAP, IAM, networking, and CloudWatch, as well as the ability to operate in a hybrid AWS, Azure, and VA on-premises environment.

 

This position is fully remote located in the continental United States.

• Administer, configure, and troubleshoot AWS GovCloud infrastructure supporting DCS. 

• Manage Amazon EC2, including Windows-based cloud servers. 

• Configure and administer Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP storage environments. 

• Manage Amazon S3 storage and associated cloud infrastructure. 

• Configure and maintain AWS IAM roles, policies, and access controls. 

• Configure and troubleshoot VPCs, security groups, firewall rules, ports, routing, and network connectivity. 

• Implement and maintain CloudWatch monitoring, logging, and alerting. 

• Support secure connectivity and data flows between AWS, Azure, and VA on-premises environments. 

• Use AWS CLI and automation tools to support infrastructure administration and operational activities. 

• Troubleshoot infrastructure, storage, network, connectivity, availability, and performance issues. 

• Support cloud security and compliance requirements within the AWS GovCloud environment. 

• Monitor infrastructure capacity, performance, availability, and operational health. 

• Develop and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and troubleshooting runbooks. 

• Coordinate with VA platform teams, AWS engineering teams, application teams, and other technical stakeholders. 

• Support the transition from legacy on-premises infrastructure to sustainable cloud operations. 

Required Skills and Experience

 

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field preferred and 12+ years of experience. Equivalent professional experience may be considered. 

  • 5+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure engineering or systems engineering. 
  • 3+ years of hands-on AWS administration experience. 

• Experience working in AWS GovCloud or comparable regulated cloud environments. 

• Hands-on experience administering Amazon EC2, including Windows Server environments. 

• Hands-on experience with Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP. 

• Experience managing Amazon S3 storage. 

• Experience with AWS IAM, including roles, policies, permissions, and access controls. 

• Experience with AWS VPCs, security groups, firewall rules, ports, routing, and network connectivity. 

• Experience with Amazon CloudWatch for monitoring, logging, and alerting. 

• Experience using AWS CLI for administration and automation. 

• Experience supporting hybrid or multi-cloud environments, including AWS, Azure, and on-premises infrastructure. 

• Knowledge of cloud security, access management, and compliance requirements. 

• Experience troubleshooting cloud infrastructure, networking, storage, and performance issues. 

• Experience developing technical documentation, procedures, and operational runbooks. 

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills. 

 

Clearance Required:  Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust/Suitability clearance.

 

Preferred Skills and Experience

 

• AWS certification such as Solutions Architect or SysOps Administrator. 

• Experience supporting FedRAMP or federal government cloud environments. 

• Experience with NetApp ONTAP and SnapMirror. 

• Experience with Azure administration. 

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation. 

• Experience with DevOps or CI/CD practices. 

• Experience supporting large-scale storage environments.