Senior AWS Cloud Engineer

CACI•McLean, VA

1d•$90,300 - $189,600

About The Position

CACI is seeking a Senior AWS Cloud Engineer to lead the design, implementation, modernization, and optimization of enterprise-scale cloud environments supporting mission-critical programs. The role combines deep AWS expertise with Infrastructure as Code, automation, and cloud architecture experience. As a senior technical leader, the engineer will influence architectural decisions, mentor other engineers, and develop scalable, secure, and resilient cloud solutions in collaboration with cybersecurity, DevOps, software engineering, and program leadership teams.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI with polygraph security clearance.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field; equivalent experience may be substituted.
8+ years of experience in cloud engineering, infrastructure engineering, DevOps, or related technical disciplines.
5+ years of hands-on AWS experience designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise cloud environments.
Extensive experience with AWS services including EC2, VPC, IAM, Route 53, S3, RDS, Lambda, ECS/EKS, CloudWatch, ALB/NLB, CloudTrail, Config, Organizations, KMS, Security Hub, and GuardDuty.
Advanced Terraform experience, including modular design, state management, automation, and enterprise-scale Infrastructure as Code practices.
Strong experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms.
Deep understanding of cloud networking, DNS, load balancing, network segmentation, and hybrid-cloud architectures.
Strong Linux administration and troubleshooting experience.
Experience implementing monitoring, logging, observability, and operational excellence frameworks.
Strong understanding of cloud security principles, Zero Trust concepts, IAM governance, compliance frameworks, and security automation.
Demonstrated experience leading technical initiatives and collaborating across multiple engineering disciplines.

Nice To Haves

AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional.
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional.
Kubernetes experience, preferably Amazon EKS.
Experience with Docker and containerized application platforms.
Proficiency in Python, Bash, PowerShell, or other automation and scripting languages.
Experience implementing FinOps practices and cloud cost optimization strategies.
Experience supporting high-availability production environments with uptime, reliability, and incident response requirements.
Familiarity with FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, RMF, or other government cybersecurity frameworks.
Prior experience mentoring engineers and providing technical leadership within cloud engineering teams.

Responsibilities

Lead the architecture, design, deployment, and optimization of AWS cloud environments supporting production and mission-critical workloads.
Develop and implement scalable Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform, including reusable modules, version-controlled deployments, and automation frameworks.
Provide technical leadership and guidance across engineering teams as a cloud subject matter expert.
Design and implement secure, resilient, and highly available cloud-native platforms aligned with organizational security and compliance requirements.
Lead cloud migration, modernization, and transformation initiatives across legacy and cloud-native environments.
Develop and optimize CI/CD pipelines to automate infrastructure delivery and improve deployment velocity.
Establish and maintain cloud governance standards, reference architectures, and engineering best practices.
Evaluate emerging cloud technologies and recommend solutions that improve scalability, operational efficiency, security, and cost effectiveness.
Drive observability strategies through monitoring, logging, alerting, and performance optimization initiatives.
Conduct root cause analysis for complex infrastructure incidents and implement long-term corrective actions.
Partner with cybersecurity teams to strengthen cloud security posture, IAM governance, vulnerability remediation, and compliance efforts.
Mentor junior and mid-level engineers while fostering a culture of automation, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Support production operations and provide technical leadership during critical incident response activities.