Cloud Engineer (AWS)

Location: Lexington Park, Maryland, United States

Salary: $130,000–$190,000 per year

Company

hirify.global supports aviation product lifecycle management programs and secure Navy and Department of Defense systems.

What you will do

• Administer AWS GovCloud infrastructure, including EC2, S3, FSx, VPC networking, IAM, and AWS Systems Manager.
• Design CloudWatch monitoring, dashboards, log aggregation, alarms, metric filters, and event-driven remediation workflows.
• Deploy and maintain Windows Server, Linux, containers, Kubernetes clusters, Docker images, Helm packages, and secure container registries.
• Configure, test, and document disaster recovery capabilities, failover procedures, multi-region replication, and recovery exercises.
• Harden cloud and operating-system environments and support FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, DISA STIG, and DoD Risk Management Framework activities.
• Coordinate with engineering, cybersecurity, application, operations, and government stakeholders on system resilience, monitoring, and authorization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, or relevant additional experience accepted under contract requirements.
• At least three years of specialized AWS GovCloud or AWS Secret Region administration experience in a government environment.
• Experience with CloudWatch, AWS CLI, Systems Manager, IAM, EC2, VPC, Windows Server, Linux, containers, Kubernetes, Terraform, Python, or Bash.
• Knowledge of DISA STIGs, DoD Risk Management Framework requirements, and military disaster recovery planning standards.
• AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate and CompTIA Security+ or another approved IAT Level II certification are required before onboarding.
• Ability to maintain technical procedures, architecture information, monitoring documentation, and system-administration records.

Nice to have

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate.
• Experience supporting Navy, Marine Corps, NAVAIR, or other DoD enterprise systems.
• Experience with DoD Impact Levels 5 or 6, PLM or complex COTS applications, disaster recovery exercises, RMF authorization packages, or continuous monitoring.
• Experience integrating IT service management and automated incident-notification workflows.

Culture & Benefits

• 40 scheduled hours per week.
• Potential benefits include a 401(k) plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability coverage, flexible spending account, and paid time off.
• Flexible work schedules and professional training and development opportunities may be available.
• Additional compensation may include bonuses, sign-on bonuses, relocation benefits, and short- or long-term incentives depending on role and policy.