Senior AWS DevOps / Platform Engineer
About The Position
This role focuses on cloud infrastructure and automation within AWS, emphasizing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform. The engineer will be responsible for automating the provisioning and lifecycle management of various AWS services, including identity, compute, storage, backups, networking, logging, and monitoring. They will also deploy, configure, harden, and maintain infrastructure across AWS and hybrid environments, adhering to secure baseline standards. A key aspect of the role involves building and standardizing reusable Terraform modules to enhance consistency across different environments. Additionally, the position involves DevOps enablement, building and enhancing CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, Git, and Docker, and managing containerized workloads on ECS/Docker. Operational excellence includes troubleshooting infrastructure and automation issues, implementing and maintaining monitoring/observability tools like Splunk, Zabbix, and AppDynamics, and participating in an on-call rotation. Security, compliance, and resilience are critical, requiring adherence to cybersecurity best practices and compliance frameworks (NIST, CIS, ISO 27000, FedRAMP/FISMA), collaboration with security and networking teams, and support for business continuity and disaster recovery. The role also involves cross-team collaboration with engineering, security, networking, and application teams, as well as maintaining documentation such as SOPs, system diagrams, and secure configuration baselines, and producing Root Cause Analysis (RCA) documentation.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, IT, Computer Science, or related field or additional four (4) years of experience in lieu of degree.
- Minimum Six(6) years hands-on experience in AWS cloud and DevOps/platform engineering.
- Strong hands-on Terraform experience for AWS infrastructure automation.
- Strong Jenkins/CI-CD pipeline experience, including YAML and Groovy pipeline scripting.
- Docker containerization experience.
- Strong scripting skills (Python and/or Bash).
- Working knowledge of cybersecurity best practices, zero-trust concepts, and compliance frameworks (NIST, CIS, ISO 27000).
- Self-starter, comfortable working across Engineering, DevOps, and Architecture functions.
- Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "PUBLIC TRUST"; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse. Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred.
Nice To Haves
- Backstage or other internal developer platform (IDP) experience.
- ServiceNow administration experience.
- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional (or equivalent).
- Experience with monitoring/observability tools: Splunk, Zabbix, AppDynamics.
- Experience with AI-assisted coding tools (Copilot, Kiro or Cursor) to accelerate delivery while maintaining quality via testing/review.
Responsibilities
- Automate provisioning and lifecycle management of AWS services — identity, compute, storage, backups, networking, logging, and monitoring — using Terraform
- Deploy, configure, harden, and maintain infrastructure across AWS and hybrid environments following secure baseline standards
- Build and standardize reusable Terraform modules; improve consistency across Environments.
- Build and enhance CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins (Groovy/YAML pipeline-as-code), Git, and Docker
- Manage containerized workloads on ECS/Docker, including deployment strategies and rolling updates
- Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure and automation issues to ensure reliability and mission continuity
- Implement and maintain monitoring/observability using Splunk, Zabbix, and AppDynamics, with actionable dashboards and alerting
- Participate in an on-call rotation to support production incident response and mission continuity for critical workloads
- Apply cybersecurity best practices and support compliance-aligned infrastructure operations (NIST, CIS, ISO 27000, FedRAMP/FISMA)
- Collaborate with security and networking teams on secure configurations, change controls, and audit-ready processes
- Support business continuity and disaster recovery (DR) readiness
- Partner with engineering, security, networking, and application teams to support mission needs and delivery timelines
- Maintain SOPs, system diagrams, and secure configuration baselines
- Produce clear Root Cause Analysis(RCA) documentation and present findings to technical and non-technical/federal stakeholders
Benefits
- Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
- Parental Leave
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Group Term Life and Travel Assistance
- Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
- Health Savings Account, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits
- Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
- Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development, Certifications & Learning Opportunities
- Employee Referral Program
- Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
- Care.com annual membership
- Employee Assistance Program
- Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance and ID theft protection, etc.)
- Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
