Senior AWS Cloud Operations Engineer

REQUIRED: ACTIVE DOD TOP SECRET SECURITY CLEARANCE

*Please do not apply if you do not have an active clearance*

Position Overview

The GEODS program is seeking a Senior AWS Cloud Operations Engineer to support a production AWS environment operating in a secure federal setting. This is a hands-on role focused on AWS infrastructure administration, IAM governance, S3 data security, monitoring, and cloud operations.

This is not a traditional on-premise system administration role. Candidates must have significant experience administering production AWS environments and implementing cloud security best practices.

Work Schedule

Within the window of 5:00 AM – 9:00 PM EST
On-site Monday through Friday in support of mission requirements.

Core Responsibilities AWS Identity and Access Management

• Design, implement, and manage IAM roles and policies using least-privilege principles
• Administer S3 bucket access controls and enforce data security standards
• Manage IAM access keys and secret rotation in accordance with 90-day key policies
• Support cross-account access and secure multi-account AWS environments

AWS Infrastructure Operations

• Administer and troubleshoot EC2 Linux instances in production
• Monitor system health using CloudWatch, Kibana/Elasticsearch, and other observability tools
• Investigate and resolve issues related to networking, DNS, storage, and permissions
• Configure SNS topics and S3 notifications to support automated workflows
• Recommend cost optimization and scalability improvements

Monitoring, Logging, and Incident Response

• Analyze logs to identify system performance or security issues
• Support incident response efforts in coordination with security teams
• Maintain operational dashboards and reporting tools

Operational Excellence

• Support deployments in collaboration with DevOps and development teams
• Work ServiceNow tickets in accordance with SLAs
• Document procedures and maintain technical SOPs
• Proactively identify reliability improvements

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on AWS administration experience in production environments
• Demonstrated expertise with:
• IAM roles, policies, and access governance
• S3 security controls
• EC2 Linux administration
• CloudWatch monitoring and log analysis
• AWS networking fundamentals (VPC, security groups, NACLs)
• Experience supporting secure federal or regulated environments preferred
• Ability to work independently in a mission-focused environment

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree plus 5 years of experience, OR
• Associate’s degree plus 7 years of experience, OR
• 8+ years of relevant experience

REQUIRED: ACTIVE DOD TOP SECRET SECURITY CLEARANCE

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $130,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Experience:

• AWS: 1 year (Required)

Security clearance:

• Top Secret (Required)

Work Location: In person