Junior Cloud Engineer Job at Openkyber, Washington DC

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  • Openkyber
  • Washington DC

Job Description

Senior Cloud Systems Engineer

Location: Washington, DC

Duration: 12 Months (Possible Extension)

Position Overview :

A leading organization is seeking a Senior Cloud Systems Engineer to support a secure AWS GovCloud-based platform. This is a hands-on senior engineering role requiring expertise in cloud architecture, Infrastructure-as-Code, DevSecOps, automation, and secure operations in regulated environments.
The engineer will collaborate with cloud platform teams and application development teams to design, build, secure, and operate mission-critical cloud infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities :
  • Administer and support AWS GovCloud environments for enterprise-grade applications.

  • Design and maintain secure, scalable, and cost-optimized cloud architectures across IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS.

  • Build cloud infrastructure using IaC tools (CloudFormation, CDK, Terraform).

  • Implement CI/CD pipelines and automated workflows (GitLab or Azure DevOps preferred).

  • Architect cloud solutions involving web servers, application servers, caching, load balancers, and storage services.

  • Partner with internal engineering teams to support cloud infrastructure for ongoing development initiatives.

  • Support data-related cloud solutions including data lakes, ETL pipelines, analytics, and ML workloads.

  • Assist in modernization and cloud migration efforts, including containerization strategies.

  • Implement IAM and identity federation technologies (SAML, Okta, OAuth, OIDC).

  • Apply best practices for cloud security in high-security environments aligned with FedRAMP/FISMA.

  • Monitor, optimize, and manage cloud costs.

  • Integrate cloud infrastructure with enterprise observability tools (e.g., Splunk).

  • Troubleshoot complex issues across application, networking, infrastructure, and security layers.

  • Develop documentation for architecture, standards, and operational procedures.

Required Qualifications :

Experience & Background
  • 10+ years of IT experience, including application development.

  • 5+ years of hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS strongly preferred).

  • Strong experience with SDLC methodologies: Agile, DevOps, Iterative, or Lean.

  • Proven history of designing, deploying, and migrating systems in cloud environments.

  • Experience modernizing or containerizing legacy systems.

Cloud & Programming Skills
  • Proficiency in Python, PowerShell, or IaC tools (CloudFormation, CDK, Terraform).

  • Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD, automation, and cloud-native services.

  • Strong understanding of AWS services, architectures, networking, and cloud operations.

  • Knowledge of RESTful services, XML/JSON, and cloud API integration.

Security & Identity
  • Knowledge of identity federation (SAML, Okta, OAuth, OIDC).

  • Familiarity with cloud security best practices and regulated environments (FedRAMP/FISMA).

Preferred Qualifications :
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or related field.

  • Hands-on experience with key AWS services such as:

    • CloudTrail, CloudWatch

    • S3

    • RDS/Aurora (PostgreSQL)

    • Lambda

    • Glue or MWAA (Airflow)

  • Experience with data lake architectures, ETL pipelines, or ML workloads.

  • Experience containerizing applications and deploying via Docker/Kubernetes (EKS, ECS, Fargate).

  • Familiarity with AWS Well-Architected Framework.

  • Experience integrating workloads with Splunk and data quality tools (Great Expectations, Glue Data Quality).

Ideal Candidate Profile :

The strongest candidates will:

  • Have deep hands-on AWS experience, ideally including AWS GovCloud.

  • Understand how to build secure, compliant, and auditable cloud systems.

  • Communicate effectively across infrastructure and application development teams.

  • Think in terms of automation, IaC, and repeatable cloud patterns.

  • Design with cost efficiency and maintainability in mind.

  • Clearly articulate architectural decisions and technical concepts to diverse audiences.

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