Cloud / Platform Engineer

Aretum • McLean, VA

2d • Remote

About The Position

Aretum is seeking a skilled and highly motivated Cloud / Platform Engineer. As a Cloud / Platform Engineer, you will deploy, configure, and operate the solution in VAEC. Due to the nature of our work as a federal consulting organization, employees may be expected to handle Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and must adhere to applicable safeguarding and compliance requirements.

Requirements

• AWS Core Services: ECS, EC2, VPC, ALB/NLB, IAM, S3
• Containerization: Docker image management, container lifecycle
• Orchestration: ECS (preferred), basic Kubernetes/OpenShift exposure
• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar
• CI/CD Tools: GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps pipelines
• Networking Fundamentals: Subnets, routing, security groups, NACLs
• Monitoring & Logging: CloudWatch, log aggregation, metrics dashboards
• Security Basics: IAM roles, least privilege, secrets management
• High Availability & Scaling: Auto-scaling groups, health checks, failover
• Environment Management: Dev/test/prod separation, configuration management
• Troubleshooting: Logs, metrics, container failures, networking issues

Responsibilities

• Deploy containerized services (ECS or OpenShift)
• Configure networking, load balancing, and scaling
• Implement CI/CD pipelines and environment management
• Integrate logging, monitoring, and observability tools
• Maintain system reliability and uptime

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short Term & Long-Term Disability
• Training & Development

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed