Sr AWS Engineer
About The Position
Fantom Corporation is a mission-focused organization supporting critical programs across the defense and intelligence community. We partner with our customers to deliver high-impact technical solutions while fostering a culture built on trust, expertise, and long-term career growth. We are seeking a Senior AWS Cloud Operations Engineer / Architect to lead and manage cloud operations, security, and governance initiatives within a small business federal consulting environment. This is a highly hands-on role focused on owning and supporting AWS infrastructure, ensuring compliance with federal cloud security standards, and driving operational excellence across cloud environments. This is not a pure software development role. The ideal candidate will serve as a technical operations lead and trusted cloud advisor with deep expertise in AWS architecture, cloud security, governance, and operational support.
Requirements
- Must be able to obtain a Public Trust security clearance
- Must be willing and able to work hybrid on-site in the location listed
- Strong experience supporting and managing AWS cloud environments in an operational or architecture-focused role
- AWS Solutions Architect – Professional certification
- AWS DevOps Engineer – Professional certification
- AWS Security Specialty certification
- Experience owning and operating production AWS environments
- Strong understanding of AWS security, governance, and operational best practices
- Experience with cloud infrastructure monitoring, troubleshooting, and operational support
- Strong communication, documentation, and stakeholder engagement skills
- Ability to work independently within a small business environment
Nice To Haves
- CISSP or CISM certification
- Experience supporting federal government cloud environments
- Familiarity with NIST, FISMA, and FedRAMP compliance requirements
- Experience working within federal consulting or government contracting environments
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage enterprise IT and data-focused programs from planning through execution and operational support
- Coordinate cross-functional teams including developers, engineers, analysts, and business stakeholders
- Oversee project schedules, milestones, system releases, and operational activities across multiple teams
- Manage program risks, dependencies, issues, and change requests to ensure successful delivery
- Collaborate with technical teams supporting Oracle, PostgreSQL, AWS, APIs, and reporting platforms
- Coordinate system outages, release activities, and production support efforts across organizations
- Support Agile project management activities including sprint planning, backlog tracking, and status reporting
- Develop and deliver program briefings, dashboards, reports, and executive-level updates
- Utilize tools such as Jira, ServiceNow, Confluence, and SharePoint to manage workflows, documentation, and project activities
- Work closely with stakeholders to gather requirements, define priorities, and align technical efforts with business objectives
- Ensure testing, quality assurance, and operational readiness activities are completed successfully
- Support cloud-based initiatives and data migration efforts within AWS and related environments
- Facilitate communication between technical and non-technical teams to ensure alignment and successful program execution
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
