Automation Engineer – Top Secret Clearance | Charleston, SC

Cambridge International Systems•Chraleston, SC

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Automation Engineer – Top Secret Clearance | Charleston, SC Cambridge International Systems, Inc. Join a dynamic global team united by shared values: commitment, integrity, and perseverance. At Cambridge, you’ll work alongside top talent worldwide, tackling some of today’s most complex and critical challenges in defense and security. We are currently seeking an Automation Engineer to support operations in Charleston, SC. This is a full-time CONUS position requiring an active DoD Top Secret clearance. What You’ll Do As an Automation Engineer, you will play a critical role in designing, automating, and securing scalable cloud infrastructure and deployment pipelines, that support U.S. government missions and enterprise operations. You will: Infrastructure Automation: Design and maintain repeatable infrastructure deployments using IaC methodologies (CloudFormation/Terraform). Pipeline Management: Build and manage CI/CD pipelines for automated testing, deployment, and rollback (GitLab CI, AWS CodePipeline). Cloud Operations: Implement and manage monitoring, logging, and diagnostic solutions (CloudWatch, AWS Config, Splunk) to resolve complex infrastructure issues. Integration: Facilitate the integration of AWS cloud services with on-premises systems and hybrid environments. Collaboration & Leadership: Work with cross-functional teams (developers, security analysts) and mentor junior engineers while leading automation initiatives. Technical Documentation: Write detailed documentation for architecture decisions, automation processes, and compliance artifacts.

Requirements

Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Computer, Electrical or Electronics Engineering or Mathematics with field of concentration in computer science. 10 years of experience with Masters or 14 years with Bachelors in Computer Engineering or Computer Science from an ABET-accredited program.
Federal Standards: Working knowledge of FISMA and NIST 800-53.
Security Best Practices: Implementation of IAM policies, encryption, logging, and monitoring.
Risk Mitigation: Ability to assess and mitigate risks in cloud environments specifically to meet evolving government requirements.
Access Control: Strict adherence to federal security protocols and identity management.
Cloud Platforms: Deep expertise in AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, IAM, VPC, RDS).
Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Advanced proficiency in CloudFormation and Terraform.
Scripting & Development: Expert-level Python, Bash, or PowerShell; experience with AWS SDKs and CLI.
Networking: Strong knowledge of VPC peering, Transit Gateway, Route 53, VPNs, and firewall management.
Configuration Management: Experience with Ansible and AWS Systems Manager.
Tooling: Hands-on experience with GitLab CI, CloudWatch, and either Python or Bash.
Certification/training in accordance with DoD 8570.1M / 8140 (e.g., Security+ CE, CISSP, Network+ CE).
Must have a current and active DoD Top Secret security clearance.
Proficient with modern IT tools and infrastructure technologies

Nice To Haves

Professional AWS Certifications: DevOps Engineer Professional or Solutions Architect Professional.
Associate AWS Certifications: SysOps Administrator or Solutions Architect Associate.
Project/Process Certifications: ITIL or PMP.
Containers: Familiarity with Docker, ECS, EKS, and Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

Infrastructure Automation: Design and maintain repeatable infrastructure deployments using IaC methodologies (CloudFormation/Terraform).
Pipeline Management: Build and manage CI/CD pipelines for automated testing, deployment, and rollback (GitLab CI, AWS CodePipeline).
Cloud Operations: Implement and manage monitoring, logging, and diagnostic solutions (CloudWatch, AWS Config, Splunk) to resolve complex infrastructure issues.
Integration: Facilitate the integration of AWS cloud services with on-premises systems and hybrid environments.
Collaboration & Leadership: Work with cross-functional teams (developers, security analysts) and mentor junior engineers while leading automation initiatives.
Technical Documentation: Write detailed documentation for architecture decisions, automation processes, and compliance artifacts.