Junior Cloud Engineer - Chantilly, Virginia

SBS-posted about 1 month ago
Full-time • Entry Level
Onsite • Chantilly, VA
251-500 employees
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
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Join our forward-thinking cloud engineering team at SBS, where we build and support secure, scalable AWS cloud environments for U.S. Government missions. Our COSMOS platform enables mission owners to quickly onboard and deploy AWS Impact Level (IL)-4/5 workloads - combining the agility of the commercial cloud with the compliance of federal environments. We're looking for a Junior Cloud Engineer who is eager to learn, grow, and contribute to building and maintaining AWS-based systems. In this hands-on role, you'll assist senior engineers with cloud infrastructure, automation, and application deployment, gaining valuable experience across multiple AWS services and modern development tools.

  • Support the design, setup, and maintenance of secure AWS infrastructure using tools like AWS CDK, CloudFormation, and Terraform.
  • Assist with deploying and managing serverless applications (AWS Lambda, API Gateway, Step Functions).
  • Help maintain and troubleshoot cloud-hosted databases (RDS Postgres, DynamoDB).
  • Contribute to application development using Node.js and React.js under senior developer guidance.
  • Learn to automate common deployment and operational tasks with CI/CD pipelines.
  • Participate in cloud monitoring, logging, and security management using CloudWatch, IAM, and Secrets Manager.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to test and document system configurations and workflows.
  • Stay current with cloud best practices and emerging AWS services.
  • Bachelor's Degree and 1-3 years of experience (or equivalent training) in cloud computing or software development.
  • Basic knowledge of AWS services such as S3, EC2, Lambda, and RDS.
  • Familiarity with JavaScript/TypeScript and modern frameworks (React.js, Node.js).
  • Understanding of networking, databases, and application security fundamentals.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and willingness to learn new technologies quickly.
  • U.S. Citizenship and eligibility for security clearance.
  • AWS certification
  • Exposure to infrastructure-as-code tools (AWS CDK, Terraform, or CloudFormation).
  • Some experience with SQL, REST APIs, or DevOps practices.
  • Familiarity with AWS IAM, Secrets Manager, and CloudWatch.
  • Interest in government or mission-critical cloud environments.
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