Role Purpose:

We are seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer to manage and maintain our AWS infrastructure, ensuring high availability, security, and scalability. The ideal candidate will have deep hands-on experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, Redis, Load Balancers, VPC, etc.) and a strong understanding of cloud security and compliance frameworks, particularly FedRAMP.
You’ll play a key role in keeping our systems stable, optimized, and compliant with federal standards.

Key Responsibilities:

AWS Infrastructure Management

• Deploy, configure, and maintain AWS services including EC2, S3, RDS, ElastiCache (Redis), Load Balancers (ALB/NLB), IAM, and VPCs
• Manage system backups, failover configurations, and scaling strategies
• Ensure infrastructure reliability, performance optimization, and cost efficiency

Security & Compliance

• Implement and maintain FedRAMP and NIST 800-53 aligned security controls within AWS
• Apply IAM best practices, encryption policies, and secure network segmentation
• Collaborate with compliance teams to produce audit documentation and maintain a strong security posture

Automation & Monitorin

• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Terraform, Ansible, or similar tools
• Manage CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure updates and application deployments
• Monitor infrastructure health using CloudWatch, AWS Config, and other monitoring tools
• Respond to incidents and continuously optimize system performance

Networking & Access Control

• Design and maintain private VPCs, subnets, route tables, security groups, and VPNs
• Ensure proper access control and network isolation for secure environments

Collaboration & Documentation

• Work closely with development and security teams to support deployments and infrastructure changes
• Maintain up-to-date infrastructure documentation, diagrams, and operational procedures

Required Qualifications

• 3–6 years of experience managing AWS-based infrastructure
• Strong hands-on experience with EC2, S3, RDS, Redis, Load Balancers, and VPC networking
• Proficiency with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or GitLab CI
• Solid knowledge of Linux administration, networking fundamentals, and cloud security best practices
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., AWS CloudWatch)
• Understanding of FedRAMP or other government compliance frameworks