Cloud Engineer

Tripoint Solutions LLC • US,

23d • $110,000 - $130,000 • Remote

About The Position

As a Cloud Engineer, you will build, operate, and automate AWS GovCloud infrastructure for a federal education program. You will work within the cloud team’s architecture and alongside the Salesforce, integration, and data teams to keep environments secure, available, and compliant. You will also replace manual operational work with automation.

The position is remote. The selected candidate must currently live in, or be willing to relocate to, a state supported by Tripoint Solutions corporate offices: AL, AZ, CO, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, LA, MD, MN, MS, NC, NJ, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, or VA. Relocation assistance is not provided.

Applicants selected may be subject to a government security investigation. U.S. citizenship is required, as is a currently held favorably adjudicated background investigation (Tier 1/NACI or higher).

Video is required throughout the interview process and for standups, sprint ceremonies, working sessions, and stakeholder meetings.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience in cloud engineering or operations.
• Hands-on AWS GovCloud experience.
• Hands-on AWS experience across compute, storage, networking, and identity, including VPC design, subnetting, routing, peering, Route 53, load balancing, and VPN or Direct Connect.
• Experience integrating AWS with Salesforce and hands-on MuleSoft experience.
• Hands-on AWS Glue experience.
• Hands-on infrastructure as code experience with CloudFormation or Terraform.
• Proficiency in IAM policy design, KMS, and least-privilege access models.
• Linux system administration experience.
• Proficiency in Python for automation and scripting.
• Hands-on CI/CD pipeline experience using GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or equivalent.
• Experience with Git and version-controlled infrastructure workflows.
• Working knowledge of cloud security principles and hardening practices.
• Demonstrated track record of automating manual operational work.
• U.S. citizenship.
• Currently hold a favorably adjudicated background investigation (Tier 1/NACI or higher).

Nice To Haves

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional) or AWS Certified SysOps Administrator.
• Salesforce or MuleSoft certification.
• Risk Management Framework, ATO support, STIG implementation, or vulnerability scanning experience with ACAS or Nessus.
• Monitoring and observability experience with CloudWatch or Splunk.
• SSO federation (SAML or OIDC) and ICAM or CAC-based identity integration experience.
• Prior federal contract experience.

Responsibilities

• Provision, configure, and operate AWS GovCloud infrastructure, including EC2, S3, EBS, RDS, VPCs, subnets, security groups, and Route 53.
• Author and maintain infrastructure as code using CloudFormation or Terraform in version control with automated validation.
• Build and support integrations between AWS and Salesforce, including MuleSoft-based interfaces.
• Build and maintain AWS Glue pipelines that securely move data between source systems.
• Implement S3 lifecycle, tiering, and retention policies.
• Secure RDS and other data services with least-privilege access, encryption, and network isolation.
• Implement and maintain IAM policies, KMS key management, and secrets management.
• Build automated security scanning, dependency validation, and continuous monitoring into CI/CD pipelines.
• Support STIG implementation, Risk Management Framework and Authority to Operate activities, and vulnerability remediation on contractual timelines.
• Maintain deployment runbooks, rollback procedures, and change control artifacts that support high-availability standards.
• Improve cost visibility through tagging, rightsizing, and cleanup of orphaned resources.
• Automate operational work using Python.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits with a national provider network; the company covers most monthly premiums.
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts (FSA and HSA).
• Company-paid life and disability insurance, including short-term, long-term, and accidental coverage.
• Supplemental insurance.
• Paid time off (PTO).
• 11 paid holidays.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Professional Development Reimbursement Program for undergraduate and graduate education, training, and certifications.
• Monthly transportation, parking, and cell phone service reimbursement.

What This Job Offers

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