AWS Engineer

Sparksoft Corporation • Columbia, MD

23h • Hybrid

About The Position

Join us at Sparksoft, where we're not just another tech company—we're a catalyst for change. Our mission isn't just to offer IT solutions; it's to revolutionize the way you work. Here, passion isn't just a buzzword; it's the fuel behind groundbreaking ideas and transformative technologies. We serve a wide range of government clients, delivering impact that's felt across the nation.
Our true strength lies in our people. They're the problem-solvers and innovators consistently delivering extraordinary outcomes. With Sparksoft, you're not stepping into a routine job; you're joining a team committed to innovation and excellence. Our innovation extends beyond just delivering projects. Through our specialized Innovation Centers, we continuously refine our methods, ensuring we remain industry leaders.
We are Sparksoft!

Requirements

• Experience with core AWS platform architecture, including areas such as: Organizations, Account Design, VPC, Subnet, segmentation strategies
• Experience in monitoring the operations and security of EC2, containers and AWS services
• Familiarity with executing Stacks, Stack Sets, CloudFormation scripts, etc.
• Familiarity with network connectivity, AWS Direct Connect and AWS Site-to-Site VPNs
• Familiarity with encryption like AWS KMS
• Familiarity with logging with CloudWatch, CloudTrail, etc.
• Working experience on Load Balancing Technologies (emphasis on F5, others might be an added advantage)
• Experience with AWS Elastic Container Service (ECS) to Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) migration
• Experience working within a Continuous Integration environment using Docker, Kubernetes.
• Experience with GitHub, Bit Bucket versioning systems and tools like Puppet and Ansible.
• Experience in performing and supporting backups, upgrades, and patches
• Experience with JIRA, Confluence, SharePoint, and other collaborative platforms.
• Ability to conduct daily system monitoring and experience in maintenance and Operations tasks, manage system resources and application performance.
• Experience with operational tools like New Relic, Kibana, Elasticsearch, etc.to perform Splunk Searching and Reporting, perform New Relic Monitoring.
• Experience with building tools such as Maven, Gradle, ANT, Grunt etc.
• Experience with OpenShift
• Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
• Candidates must have lived in the United States 3 out of the past 5 years

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with Mainframe systems.

Responsibilities

• Under the supervision of the DevOps Manager, this employee will collaborate with other scrum team members to develop and implement DevOps culture across the project team.
• Working with the application team and focusing on AWS infrastructure and automation.
• Championing and leading infrastructure automation.
• Design, develop, implement, and configure AWS cloud environments and tools
• Implement security controls and security features to support and address cybersecurity challenges
• Implement monitoring best practices to take proactive steps and troubleshoot production problems
• Perform configuration and automation using broad range of AWS services
• Provide support to build continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipeline to trigger automation suite.
• Support maintenance of the automation suite in the cloud platform.
• Coordinate with other development contractors and Cloud/DevOps Engineers.
• Configure network connections to test environments and infrastructures, in both mainframe and cloud infrastructure.
• Implement development and enhancement of CloudFormation and Terraform scripts for the AWS infrastructure
• Execute implementation plans in the AWS environment for a variety of initiatives ranging from load balanced EC2 scaling groups to Lambda functions
• Lift and shift 3rd party tools to cloud and unit test – test scripts
• Document architecture best practices and strategies associated with application deployment and infrastructure support.
• Manage AWS resources and native cloud services and products
• Maintain the continuity of operations with 100% up time
• Participate in all phases of Agile ceremonies
• Clear written and verbal communications skills to manage and lead troubleshooting calls, communicate effectively with various stakeholders.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and a 401(k) with employer contributions to help you plan for the future
• Flexible paid time off and hybrid ways of working that support true work-life balance
• Comprehensive health coverage—including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• A curated in-office experience designed to foster community, team connections, and innovation
• Opportunities to give back through Sparksoft Cares, including annual company-wide fundraising events
• Training and development programs that build new skills and prepare you for leadership roles
• A collaborative, transparent, and fun culture—recognized as a Great Place to Work®

What This Job Offers

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