DevOps Cloud Engineer

Graham Technologies • Herndon, VA

23h • Onsite

About The Position

Graham Technologies is seeking a highly skilled DevOps Cloud Engineer to architect, implement, and maintain secure, scalable, and resilient cloud-native infrastructure in a classified environment. The ideal candidate will possess deep AWS expertise, strong Infrastructure-as-Code capabilities, and a security-first mindset aligned with federal compliance standards.
This role requires daily SCIF presence (as needed) and participation in on-call production support rotations.
Location: Herndon, VA

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI with CI Poly and current NGA eligibility
• Active SBU, SECNET, COE, and Privileged User accounts
• Willingness to work in SCIF daily (as required)
• 5+ years professional software engineering experience with significant DevOps focus
• 5+ years Bash and Python scripting
• 5+ years CI/CD experience (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or equivalent)
• 5+ years AWS cloud experience and cloud-native architecture design
• 3+ years AWS services experience including: ECS, Lambda, SQS, SNS, SageMaker RDS, DynamoDB
• 3+ years experience with: IAM policies, security groups, network security
• Infrastructure as Code (AWS CDK, Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS)
• ATO processes and security documentation
• Proven experience implementing NIST 800-53 and FedRAMP controls
• 3+ years secrets management and security automation experience
• Experience with DevSecOps tools (SonarQube, Snyk, etc.)
• Monitoring and observability expertise (CloudWatch, Prometheus, etc.)

Nice To Haves

• 3+ years disaster recovery planning and implementation
• 2+ years TypeScript or advanced OOP development (Python preferred)
• Enterprise-scale code review and architecture experience
• Container security and runtime protection knowledge
• Continuous compliance automation experience
• Database administration and optimization (RDS, DynamoDB, MongoDB)
• Serverless architecture expertise (Lambda, API Gateway)
• Full-stack development background (React, Node.js)
• Experience leading technical initiatives in large-scale environments
• System design expertise emphasizing scalability and reliability
• Strong understanding of federal security best practices and compliance frameworks

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain cloud-native infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Architect scalable, secure, multi-environment cloud solutions
• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines supporting complex microservices architectures
• Develop and maintain full-stack applications with operational excellence standards
• Implement enterprise-grade monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions
• Enforce security-first infrastructure design principles
• Support ATO processes and maintain compliance documentation
• Implement security controls aligned to NIST 800-53 and FedRAMP
• Develop secrets management and security automation frameworks
• Mentor team members on DevOps best practices and cloud-native technologies

Benefits

• Four Weeks of Accrued PTO in the First Year
• Eleven Paid Federal Holidays
• Comprehensive Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• 401(k) Plan with Annual Employer Contributions
• Flexible Schedules
• Reimbursements for Continued Education and Training

What This Job Offers

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