Engineer; Cloud Systems or Architect, Cloud Systems GCP (Google Cloud Professional) (SME) PlanIT Group
Reston, VA2 days ago
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Skills
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)unmatched
- Automationunmatched
- Cloud Computingunmatched
- Continuous Deployment/Deliveryunmatched
- Continuous Integrationunmatched
- Cryptographyunmatched
- DNS (Domain Name System)unmatched
- HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)unmatched
- ISO (International Organization for Standardization)unmatched
- Identity Data Managementunmatched
- Information/Data Security (InfoSec)unmatched
- JavaScriptunmatched
- Lambda Architectureunmatched
- Leadershipunmatched
- Machine Toolunmatched
- Network Routingunmatched
- PCIunmatched
- Process Improvementunmatched
- Python Programming/Scripting Languageunmatched
- Risk Analysisunmatched
- Scripting (Scripting Languages)unmatched
- Security Architectureunmatched
- Software Engineeringunmatched
- Subnetunmatched
- System Operationsunmatched
- Traceabilityunmatched
- Unix Shell Programmingunmatched
Description
Role : Sr AWS Cloud Engineer
Location : SFO CA (onsite)
Salary : $130K
Rate : $80/hr
Indent : PSL304419-4-1
Must have : AWS certifications
We are seeking a driven Sr AWS Cloud Engineer with a strong foundation in cloud platform engineering, security, and operations. This role is ideal for a self starter and go getter who takes pride in designing systems that are secure by design, verifiable by default, and continuously ready for internal and external scrutiny.
What You'll Do
What You Bring (Required)
Nice to Have
Location : SFO CA (onsite)
Salary : $130K
Rate : $80/hr
Indent : PSL304419-4-1
Must have : AWS certifications
We are seeking a driven Sr AWS Cloud Engineer with a strong foundation in cloud platform engineering, security, and operations. This role is ideal for a self starter and go getter who takes pride in designing systems that are secure by design, verifiable by default, and continuously ready for internal and external scrutiny.
What You'll Do
- Design and operate AWS cloud environments that are secure, scalable, and operationally mature
- Own reliability, security, and operational health of cloud environments
- Lead initiatives independently from concept through delivery
- Partner with application teams to enable secure self service cloud capabilities
- Proactively identify risks, gaps, and process weaknesses and drive improvements
- Develop automation and tooling using modern scripting and programming languages
What You Bring (Required)
- Strong hands-on experience with AWS cloud services
- Deep understanding of cloud security and compliance fundamentals, including:
- Organizational level identity and access governance
- Identity and access management (IAM), Least privilege principles
- Logging, monitoring, and traceability
- Encryption and data protection
- Configuration standardization and drift prevention
- Experience with preventive and detective guardrails to ensure systems remain within defined security and operational boundaries
- Proven ability to lead initiatives independently
- Self starter mentality — proactive, decisive, and execution focused
- Hands on experience with Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation or Terraform)
- Automation & scripting experience with Python, JavaScript, or Shell
- Strong hands-on CI/CD pipelines that enforce security by default, including policy checks and approval gates
Nice to Have
- Experience with AWS networking (VPCs, subnets, routing, dns)
- AWS Multi-Account Control Tower / Account Factory experience
- Familiarity with compliance frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI, HIPAA)
- AWS certifications (Security, Solutions Architect, SysOps)
- Containers (ECS/EKS) or serverless architectures (Lambda)
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Alexandria, VA |
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