Senior AWS Cloud Engineer

Senior AWS Cloud Engineer

Forterra

Clarksburg, MD, US

Job Description

Forterra is a leading provider of autonomous systems for ground-based movement in the working world. Amongst some of the earliest innovators in the field of driverless technology, Forterra is focused on building systems that protect front-line soldiers and enable civilian workers in our industrial base. Forterra is the go-to provider of ground autonomy solutions for the U.S. Department of Defense, which harnesses the technology for asymmetric warfare in critical conditions.

About the role

• Forterra is seeking a Sr. AWS Cloud Engineer to design, manage, and secure cloud infrastructure supporting autonomous vehicle platforms and enterprise operations. This role will own critical workstreams including infrastructure inventory, change management, and security compliance across a multi-account AWS environment. The ideal candidate has hands-on AWS experience in a multi-account organization, strong Terraform skills, and a security-conscious mindset. Experience in GovCloud or FedRAMP environments is strongly preferred.

What you'll do

• Manage and secure AWS infrastructure across multiple accounts (commercial and GovCloud).
• Design and implement infrastructure-as-code using Terraform, including modules for IAM, networking, compute, and storage.
• Build and maintain an infrastructure inventory for all critical services and accounts.
• Implement change management processes for production infrastructure (source control, review, monitoring).
• Respond to and remediate infrastructure incidents; participate in postmortem reviews.
• Configure and maintain monitoring, alerting, and observability for cloud services.
• Support security compliance initiatives (GuardDuty, CloudTrail, Panther SIEM, CrowdStrike integration).
• Collaborate with Cybersecurity on vulnerability management, patching, and asset tagging.
• Manage cost optimization across AWS accounts, including reserved instances, savings plans, and storage tiering.
• Document infrastructure architecture, runbooks, and operational procedures.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience managing AWS infrastructure.
• Strong Terraform experience (modules, state management, multi-account patterns).
• Experience with AWS IAM, VPC networking, S3, EC2, EKS, and CloudWatch.
• Understanding of networking concepts: VPN, Transit Gateway, DNS, security groups.
• Incident response experience; ability to troubleshoot across application, infrastructure, and network layers.
• Strong documentation and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with AWS GovCloud or FedRAMP compliance environments.
• Experience with EKS cluster management (managed node groups, add-ons).
• Experience with CI/CD pipeline infrastructure (GitLab CI, runners, container registries).
• Experience with infrastructure monitoring and alerting (Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, or equivalent).
• Linux systems administration proficiency.
• Experience with SIEM platforms (Panther, Splunk, or equivalent).
• Experience with SSO/SAML integration (AWS IAM Identity Center, Entra ID).
• Familiarity with cost management tools (AWS Cost Explorer, budgets, FinOps practices).
• Security certifications (AWS Security Specialty, CompTIA Security+, or equivalent).

US Salary Range $145,000.00—$165,000.00

The salary range for this role is an estimate and is based on a wide variety of compensation factors. The salary offered to candidates will vary based on a variety of factors including (but not limited to) relevant work experience, education, specialized training, critical expertise, training, and more. Equity in Forterra is included in most of our full-time, high-demand roles and is therefore considered part of Forterra's overall compensation package. In addition to base salary and equity, Forterra offers competitive benefits for full-time employees including:

• Premium Healthcare Benefits: Three plan options, including an HSA-eligible plan, with Forterra covering 80% of the plan premium for you and your dependents.
• Basic Life/AD&D, short and long-term disability insurance plans 100% covered by Forterra, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
• Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a winter break in December.
• Competitive paid time off (PTO) offering 20 days accrued per year.
• A minimum of 7 weeks fully paid parental leave for birth/adoption.
• A $9k annual tuition reimbursement or professional development stipend.
• Fully stocked beverage refrigerators with all the Celsius your little heart desires.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan, including traditional, Roth 401(k), and after-tax deferral with company match up to 4%.

Your recruiter will be able to share more information about our salary and benefits offering during the hiring process.

Forterra is an equal-opportunity employer, providing and promoting equal employment opportunity in accordance with local, state, and federal laws. Forterrans are unique, talented individuals who are united through a shared passion to deliver autonomous systems that enable national resilience and a robust supply chain. All qualified applications will receive equal consideration for employment.