CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)
Cloud Engineer (AWS)
$99K–$134K
Washington, DC +3 · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Mar 3, 2026
- Location
- Washington, DC
Remote
Hybrid
Arlington, VA - Experience
- At least four (4-7) years of professional IT experience supporting federal government agencies; 4+ years designing, implementing, and/or supporting highly distributed applications.
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or other Engineering or Technical discipline or equivalent relevant experience.
About the job
Design and support secure, scalable AWS cloud solutions for a federal agency, including documentation, analysis, and transition to operations.
What you'll do
- Design flexible, scalable solutions that meet security controls and develop supporting engineering, security, and operational documentation.
- Analyze business and technical alternatives to help customers make solution decisions.
- Facilitate the initial and ongoing transition of solutions to operations and monitor system operating boundaries.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or another engineering or technical discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
- At least four (4-7) years of professional IT experience supporting federal government agencies.
- 4+ years designing, implementing, and/or supporting highly distributed applications.
- Hands-on experience with AWS (Required) or other cloud services, reinforced with architectural design experience.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with lift-and-shift migrations and cloud migration methodologies.
- AWS Certification or Cloud Architect Certification, or desire to obtain certification.
Pay
USD 99,008–134,368 per year (base salary)
Tools
AWS, SaaS, PaaS, IaaS
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