Next Phase Solutions and Services, Inc.-posted about 15 hours ago
$170,000 - $195,000/Yr
Full-time • Mid Level
Hybrid • Columbia, MD
51-100 employees

At Next Phase Solutions and Services, Inc., we are a recognized federal contractor delivering mission-critical cybersecurity, cloud computing, and Health IT solutions. Our team supports top federal agencies with innovative, security-first approaches. We are seeking a highly skilled and hands-on Lead AWS Cloud Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will lead technical efforts while actively contributing to the design, development, and implementation of cloud solutions. You will guide infrastructure and integration teams, ensuring compliance with technical, security, and IT policy guidelines, while remaining deeply engaged in engineering work.

  • Serve as a technical lead while maintaining active, hands-on involvement in building and delivering solutions.
  • Oversee requirements gathering, design, development, testing, implementation, and documentation of enhancements.
  • Guide infrastructure and integration teams using expertise in: Java, CI/CD (Jenkins), Kubernetes
  • Infrastructure and code automation
  • Monitoring and alerting tools
  • Application and infrastructure logging
  • Security tools, GitHub, code quality tools, and secrets management
  • AWS services suite
  • Apply Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles to enhance system reliability, scalability, and performance.
  • Evaluate technical trends and make architecture and technology recommendations aligned with business objectives.
  • Champion innovation and continuous improvement within the technical landscape.
  • U.S. Citizenship required.
  • Experience supporting federal agencies (e.g., USCIS, DHS).
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (Master’s preferred).
  • Proven experience leading and contributing hands-on to cloud engineering projects, with strong expertise in AWS services.
  • In-depth experience with Java, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and cloud security practices.
  • Strong understanding of federal security and IT compliance requirements.
  • Excellent problem-solving, communication, and team collaboration skills.
  • Strong organizational and communication skills
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize workload based on the needs of the client
  • Ability to deal with ambiguity and frequent changes in priorities
  • Ability to work with minimal supervision
  • Excellent technical writing skills and proven experience in systems with complex requirements
  • Excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills with the ability to team with others to meet project objectives
  • Understanding of the system development lifecycle as implemented with Agile; SAFe knowledge a plus
  • Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
  • Must be able to navigate in an office setting unassisted
  • Must be able to lift up to 10 pounds
  • Strong speaking skills, including the ability to articulate thoughts in a clear manner and excellent word enunciation skills, are required
  • Employees of Next Phase shall, as an enduring obligation throughout their term of employment, adhere to all information security requirements as documented in company policies and procedures
  • AWS or Kubernetes certifications.
  • Choose from three medical healthcare plans.
  • Dental and Vision Insurance plans.
  • Enjoy a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA), and a company-sponsored Wellness Program.
  • Next Phase offers life insurance, accidental death, and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, as well as short-term and long-term disability insurance, all of which are paid for by the company.
  • Employees receive competitive paid time off, including 11 holidays and maternity leave for recovering mothers.
  • Next Phase contributes 5% to a 401K plan without requiring employee contributions.
  • Employees can be reimbursed for professional development expenses such as classes, books, technical certification/testing fees, professional dues/subscriptions, and professional licenses required for their position.
  • You have two options to ensure the happiness and health of your pets.
  • At Next Phase, we believe in sharing our success with the employees who make it happen!
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