AWS GovCloud Engineer

Job Title:
AWS GovCloud Infrastructure & DevOps Engineer

Job Type:
Full-Time | Remote/Hybrid

Hiring Priority:
Immediate

About the Role

We are building a multi-AZ, fault-tolerant platform on AWS GovCloud with a 99.5% uptime SLA. This is a foundational role — the infrastructure decisions made here affect every other deliverable on the program. We need someone who has done this before in a government cloud environment, not just a commercial AWS context.

What You'll Do

• Design and manage AWS GovCloud VPCs, subnets, NAT gateways, security groups, and NACLs
• Deploy and maintain Amazon Aurora MySQL clusters with read replicas, failover, and RDS Proxy
• Configure and manage EC2 Auto Scaling groups, Application Load Balancers, and health checks
• Implement and maintain ElastiCache (Redis) for session management and caching
• Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or AWS CloudFormation
• Manage CI/CD pipelines via AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions
• Configure AWS WAF rule sets for OWASP Top 10 protection and CloudFront CDN
• Set up CloudWatch monitoring, alarms, dashboards, and centralized log aggregation
• Develop and maintain automated backup strategies including Aurora snapshots and cross-region replication
• Optimize GovCloud costs through reserved instances and right-sizing

What You Bring

• Proven hands-on experience with AWS GovCloud (US) — not just commercial AWS
• Strong command of VPC architecture, IAM, and organizational policies in a gov-compliant environment
• Experience deploying Aurora MySQL, ElastiCache, and EFS in production
• Proficiency with Terraform or CloudFormation for repeatable, auditable IaC
• Familiarity with environment separation strategies (production, staging, testing VPC isolation)
• Experience with CI/CD pipeline design and deployment automation
• Strong CloudWatch monitoring and observability practices

Nice to Have

• Experience with FedRAMP or FISMA compliance environments
• AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer — Professional level preferred)

Why This Role

This isn't a support role. You will own the infrastructure layer that everything else runs on. You'll work alongside a focused team on a high-visibility government program with real mission impact.

*To apply, send your resume and a brief note on your GovCloud experience. Referrals are prioritized — if you know someone, tag them or send them our way.*