AWS LANDING ZONE ACCELERATOR (LZA) SME - (Must have active TS/SCI clearance)
About The Position
An experienced AWS Landing Zone Accelerator (LZA) SME is sought to join a highly skilled team delivering advanced cloud engineering for a mission-critical, security-sensitive, highly classified modernization initiative. The role helps build next-generation cloud infrastructure and integration platforms connecting fragmented intelligence, operational data, and mission systems through APIs, MCP servers, and cloud-native technologies. The SME will lead the development of secure AWS foundations that scale, helping transition manually configured cloud environments to consistent, automated, governed infrastructure, including deployments with demanding operational constraints. This is a full-time, on-site position requiring an active TS/SCI clearance and U.S. citizenship. The employee must reside within commuting distance of an approved secure work location in Herndon, VA; Washington, DC; Seattle, WA; or Denver, CO. Regular on-site work in an approved secure facility and occasional work at authorized customer facilities may be required. This is not a remote position.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience in AWS cloud infrastructure or migration engineering.
- Direct hands-on experience implementing AWS Landing Zone Accelerator.
- Experience with AWS Organizations, Control Tower, and infrastructure-as-code governance.
- Hands-on AWS cloud experience and ability to work effectively in highly controlled environments.
- Active TS/SCI clearance; must be eligible for applicable SCI read-on/indoctrination and additional program-specific access approvals.
- Must reside within commuting distance of an approved secure work location in Herndon, VA; Washington, DC; Seattle, WA; or Denver, CO.
- U.S. citizenship is required pursuant to a government contract.
Nice To Haves
- Experience operating across AWS commercial, GovCloud, or other restricted partitions.
- Experience designing resilient migration and cutover patterns.
- Relevant AWS professional or specialty certifications; Security+ or CISSP where applicable.
Responsibilities
- Implement and maintain AWS Landing Zone Accelerator and multi-account governance patterns.
- Align development, test, and production configurations through infrastructure as code.
- Design and validate blue/green deployments and controlled rollback procedures.
- Develop repeatable deployment and migration processes for restricted AWS environments.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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