We are seeking a skilled Senior AWS Cloud Engineer to design, implement, and maintain scalable cloud solutions on Amazon Web Services (AWS). The ideal candidate will have expertise in cloud architecture, infrastructure automation, system administration experience, and security best practices, ensuring high availability and performance of cloud-based applications and services.
Key Responsibilities:
- Cloud Infrastructure Design & Deployment
- Design, implement, and manage AWS cloud solutions to meet business and technical requirements.
- Develop and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using Terraform, CloudFormation, or AWS CDK.
- Ensure high availability, scalability, and reliability of cloud-based applications, and ensure appropriate backup policies are in place with tools like AWS DLM, AWS Backup, and S3 lifecycle management.
- Configure appropriate configuration management, secret management for EC2 instances, container images, lambda runtimes, RDS instances, and other infrastructure.
- Automation & DevOps
- Automate deployment pipelines using CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline).
- Manage a fleet of EC2 instances within autoscaling groups, configuring launch templates, ALBs, NLBs, and AWS WAF.
- Manage patching instances and containers with Systems Manager and ECR.
- Implement serverless solutions using AWS Lambda, API Gateway, and Step Functions.
- Security & Compliance
- Implement security best practices using AWS IAM, Security Hub, AWS Inspector, AWS Config, KMS, and GuardDuty.
- Developing lambda functions to handle routine operational tasks
- Ensure compliance with industry standards (SOC 2, HIPAA, FedRAMP, etc.).
- Conduct vulnerability assessments and security audits on AWS resources.
- Monitoring & Optimization
- Monitor cloud performance using AWS CloudWatch logs and alarms..
- Optimize cost and resource utilization with AWS Trusted Advisor and Cost Explorer.
- Troubleshoot infrastructure issues and provide timely resolutions.
- Collaboration & Documentation
- Work closely with developers, security teams, and stakeholders to ensure seamless cloud adoption.
- Maintain technical documentation, including architecture diagrams and standard operating procedures.
- Provide mentorship and training on AWS best practices.
What you must bring:
- 5+ years of hands-on experience with AWS cloud services.
- Strong expertise in AWS core services: EC2, S3, VPC, RDS, Lambda, and IAM.
- Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
- Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and container orchestration.
- System administration experience in Windows and/or Linux environments, including configuring users, groups, and permissions.
- Proficiency in scripting/programming (Python, Bash, or PowerShell).
- Knowledge of networking concepts (VPC, Subnets, Security Groups, VPNs).
- Understanding of cloud security and best practices.
Certifications (Preferred but not required):
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate/Professional
- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
- AWS Certified Security – Specialty
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in related field
- Development experience in a typed language (C#, Java)
- Exposure to big data services like AWS Glue, Athena, or Redshift and analytic tools like QuickSight (Quick Suite) or Tableau.
- Hands-on experience with monitoring tools like Datadog, New Relic, or Splunk.
- Experience managing container infrastructure with Kubernetes, AWS ECS, or AWS Fargate.
Why Join Us?
- Work on cutting-edge cloud technologies in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
- Opportunity to contribute to innovative and scalable cloud solutions.
- Competitive salary, benefits, and continuous learning opportunities.
Working at ICF
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We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Reasonable Accommodations are available, including, but not limited to, for disabled veterans, individuals with disabilities, and individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs, in all phases of the application and employment process. To request an accommodation, please email [email protected] and we will be happy to assist. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.
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At ICF, we are committed to ensuring a fair interview process for all candidates based on their own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to generate or assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is not permitted. This policy is in place to maintain the integrity and authenticity of the interview process.
However, we understand that some candidates may require accommodation that involves the use of AI. If such an accommodation is needed, candidates are instructed to contact us in advance at [email protected]. We are dedicated to providing the necessary support to ensure that all candidates have an equal opportunity to succeed.
Pay Range - There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position.
The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is:
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