AWS Cloud Systems Engineer

Systems Engineering Solutions Corporation•Hanscom AFB, MA

13h•Hybrid

About The Position

This hands-on technical role supports the U.S. Air Force Cloud One Architecture and Common Shared Services contract. The AWS Cloud Systems Engineer develops scalable, cloud-native solutions and applies best practices across architecture, development, deployment, and security, from design and testing through integration, production, sustainment, and maintenance. The role supports AWS cloud operations and engineering, secure cloud architectures and networks, DevSecOps practices, infrastructure as code, automation, application performance and reliability, and Shared Services. The position is hybrid remote, with onsite work as needed, and candidates must be located near Hanscom AFB in the Boston, Massachusetts area. The role requires a bachelor's degree and 12 or more years of experience, or a master's degree and 10 or more years of experience; additional experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree. A Secret clearance, U.S. citizenship, and CompTIA Security+ or equivalent (IAT-2) certification are required. SES offers medical, dental, vision, AD&D, short- and long-term disability, company-paid life insurance, a 401(k) with employer contribution, paid time off, and pet insurance.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and 12 or more years of experience, or master's degree and 10 or more years of experience; additional experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree.
Secret clearance required.
U.S. citizenship required.
CompTIA Security+ or equivalent IAT-2 certification required.
Demonstrated experience in cloud operations and sustainment, including tasks described in the primary responsibilities.
Practiced verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to participate in team efforts to accomplish assigned tasks.
Must be located near Hanscom AFB in the Boston, Massachusetts area and able to work onsite as needed.

Nice To Haves

Experience with USAF Cloud One or Platform 1.
Knowledge of Zero Trust Architecture; experience is a plus.
Ability to work in high-powered teams and maintain positive interpersonal relationships while delivering products and services to the customer.
Understanding of Active Directory, AWS AD, SAML, and related standards, procedures, and processes.
Experience with Ansible, AWS console, Elastic, AWS, Jira, Confluence, Git, Bitbucket, and cloud SaaS offerings for DevSecOps pipeline development.
Administration experience with cloud-based applications, including MS O365, SharePoint, AWS AD, and AWS.
Experience administering Windows Server and related services.
Cloud certifications in AWS, Azure, Google, or Oracle clouds.
Examples of relevant certifications include AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Professional), Azure Solutions Architect (Expert), MCSE (Server), Certified AWS SysAdmin, AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, AWS Certified Developer, AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Dev/Associate), AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, AWS Certified Advanced Networking, AWS Certified Security, Azure Developer Associate, and Azure Solutions Architect.

Responsibilities

Perform cloud operations and engineering tasks to enhance, sustain, and maintain scalable, resilient, and secure AWS cloud solutions.
Perform AWS cloud operations, sustainment, and maintenance activities.
Adopt and use DevSecOps practices, infrastructure as code, and automation frameworks.
Optimize application performance and reliability through development and sustainment activities.
Design, implement, and sustain secure cloud architectures and networks using zero-trust principles and defense-in-depth strategies.
Maintain compliance with industry standards, including SOC 2, HIPAA, and PCI-DSS, and applicable regulatory requirements.
Architect, implement, and maintain cloud networking security controls, including STIG requirements.
Implement identity and access management solutions and security monitoring frameworks.
Support development of migration methodologies and minimize organizational disruption during transitions.
Use CI/CD workflows and infrastructure-as-code development with Jenkins, Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, Jira, Confluence, Artifactory, and Guacamole to support DevSecOps practices.
Containerize applications to improve scalability and deployment efficiency.
Support the design and development of Shared Services.
Configure and troubleshoot cloud, virtual, and physical hardware and software systems.
Establish and maintain SQL and NoSQL databases, ensuring their performance and reliability.
Prepare detailed technical documentation of development and operational processes.
Work with cross-functional development, operations, security, and product management teams.
Architect, code, debug, and mentor as part of a hands-on technical role.