AWS Cloud Solutions Architect (GovCloud) – Remote

Overview We are seeking a Mid-Level AWS Cloud Engineer / Systems Administrator to support the design, implementation, and maintenance of a secure, scalable AWS GovCloud environment. This role will play a key part in cloud migration initiatives, ongoing operations, and ensuring compliance with federal security standards. This is a remote position supporting a federal environment. Candidates must be eligible to obtain a Public Trust clearance. Key Responsibilities • Design, implement, and maintain secure, scalable AWS cloud environments • Translate business and technical requirements into effective cloud architecture solutions • Support cloud migration efforts, including planning, data transfer, and workload refactoring • Manage and optimize AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, VPC, CloudFormation) • Monitor system performance, ensuring high availability and reliability (targeting 99.999% uptime) • Implement security controls, compliance frameworks, and monitoring solutions • Collaborate with developers and data engineers to integrate applications and cloud services • Automate infrastructure and processes using scripting and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) • Maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and operational procedures • Perform system patching, upgrades, and continuous monitoring • Support disaster recovery planning, testing, and execution • Contribute to Agile development cycles, including planning, troubleshooting, and deployment Required Qualifications • Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance • 2+ years of experience in cloud engineering, systems administration, or cloud architecture • Hands-on experience with AWS GovCloud and core AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, VPC, CloudFormation, CloudWatch) • Strong understanding of cloud security principles and compliance frameworks • Experience with cloud migration and hybrid/multi-cloud environments • Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, or EKS) • Proficiency in scripting or automation (Python, Bash, or similar) • Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills Preferred Qualifications • AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional) • Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Ansible, etc.) • Familiarity with AWS data and analytics tools (Redshift, Athena, etc.) • Experience supporting federal government or law enforcement environments • Experience deploying and managing containerized applications in Kubernetes • Hands-on experience with Amazon EKS and cloud-native application modernization Environment & Scope • Support AWS-hosted infrastructure for a federal agency environment • Participate in a multi-year cloud migration and modernization initiative • Provide operations, maintenance, and monitoring of production systems • Ensure compliance, auditing, and reporting requirements are met • Deliver documentation and knowledge transfer to internal stakeholders What Success Looks Like • Successful migration of critical workloads to AWS • Highly available, secure, and optimized cloud environment • Strong documentation, monitoring, and disaster recovery processes in place • Seamless collaboration across engineering, data, and security teams