AWS Cloud Engineer - Software Engineering - Top Secret Clearance

Deloitte • Washington, DC

7d • $88,600 - $147,600

About The Position

Join Deloitte’s AI & Engineering team as a Project Software Engineer II on the Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure team. The role supports a new AWS-based unified importer identity and onboarding platform, providing visibility across importer entities and the individuals applying on their behalf.

You will design, build, and operate cloud infrastructure for identity verification, biometric matching, and ACE Portal integration. The infrastructure supports a mobile identity-verification app, Salesforce orchestration, ACE Portal integration, identity and biometric services—including hosting and scaling Iprove facial recognition and liveness services—and integrations with ATS/NVC, Salesforce, and ACE. You will support Release 1 and Release 2 in parallel with ongoing operations and maintenance, as well as security infrastructure for the ATO process, including access controls, audit logging, and encryption for systems handling personally identifiable and biometric data. Appointment and scheduling infrastructure for background-check and fingerprinting workflows may also be in scope.

This is a project-delivery role focused on delivering services to clients, with employment tied to the position on a project. Deloitte’s Government & Public Services practice serves federal, state, and local government clients and public higher education institutions. Its Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure offering designs, implements, manages, and operates hybrid cloud environments and modernizes networks and AI infrastructure.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship now or in the future.
• Active Top Secret clearance.
• At least 3 years of experience building or operating production AWS infrastructure.
• At least 3 years of experience with infrastructure-as-code, such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar tools.
• At least 3 years of experience with AWS core services, including VPC, IAM, EC2/ECS/Lambda, S3, RDS, and CloudWatch.
• At least 3 years of experience integrating with third-party or legacy government systems and working with federal security or compliance frameworks such as FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST 800-53, or ATO.
• At least 3 years of experience with CI/CD tooling and automated deployment.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work.
• Ability to build and sustain professional relationships.
• Ability to lead projects or workstreams.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor.
• Ability to meet deadlines and provide clear guidance to others.

Nice To Haves

• At least 2 years of experience with identity verification, biometric, or credentialing systems.
• At least 2 years of experience with Salesforce integration patterns.
• At least 2 years of experience with CBP, DHS, or other federal law-enforcement systems.
• At least 2 years of experience supporting systems through an ATO process.
• AWS certification such as Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, or Security Specialty.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain AWS infrastructure using infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines across two concurrent release tracks.
• Configure networking, IAM, and security groups in accordance with federal requirements.
• Stand up and scale compute resources for biometric and machine-learning workloads under real onboarding volume.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting with CloudWatch to support operations and maintenance.
• Support integration between AWS-hosted services, Salesforce, ATS/NVC, and ACE.
• Support ATO documentation and audits, including access-control evidence, data-flow diagrams, encryption, and vulnerability scanning.
• Collaborate with identity and policy stakeholders on credentialing infrastructure.
• Support patching, tuning, and capacity planning as the platform scales.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package for project delivery-focused professionals.
• May be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program.
• Professional development opportunities, including on-the-job learning, leadership opportunities, mentorship, and formal development programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level