CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)
Cloud Engineer (AWS)
$99K–$134K
Chicago, IL +3 · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Mar 3, 2026
- Location
- Chicago, IL
Remote
Hybrid
Detroit, MI - 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 another Engineering or Technical discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
About the job
Designs and supports 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 support engineering, security, and operational documentation.
- Analyze business and technical alternatives to help customers make decisions.
- Transition solutions to operations and monitor that systems remain within expected 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, with architectural design experience.
Nice to have
- AWS Certification or Cloud Architect Certification, or desire to obtain certification.
- Familiarity with lift-and-shift migrations and cloud migration methodologies.
Pay
USD 99,008–134,368 per-year-salary (base salary)
Tools
AWS, SaaS, PaaS, IaaS
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