Cloud Platform Engineer- Entry Level

Credence•McLean, VA

9d•$70,000 - $110,000

About The Position

Credence is seeking an entry/junior-level Cloud Platform Engineer to support secure AWS hosting environments for Department of War customers. The role joins an established platform team, provides opportunities to learn from senior engineers, and takes on increasing ownership of operational and automation work.

Requirements

0–3 years of experience in cloud, DevOps, systems administration, IT infrastructure, or a related field; internships, labs, and military experience count.
AWS certification, or the ability to obtain one within the first 90 days.
Working knowledge of core AWS services, including EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, and CloudWatch.
Basic scripting ability in Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
Familiarity with Linux and Git-based workflows.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust determination.

Nice To Haves

AWS Associate-level certification.
CompTIA Security+ certification.
Hands-on Terraform or CloudFormation experience, including personal or academic projects.
Exposure to Docker and ECS/EKS.
Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitLab or Jenkins.
Prior work in a federal or DoD environment.
Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

Support day-to-day operation of AWS platform services, including monitoring, logging, access control, patching, backup, and configuration management.
Resolve operational tickets and escalate complex issues with clear documentation.
Turn recurring manual tasks into scripts, automation, and standardized deployment patterns.
Contribute to Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and CloudFormation under senior engineer guidance.
Help onboard workloads to platform services and standard deployment patterns.
Keep runbooks, procedures, and system documentation accurate.
Work with Cloud Engineers, Solutions Architects, and Cybersecurity staff to meet DoD security and compliance requirements.