Senior AWS Cloud Engineer / Cloud Implementation Lead

Job Description

Job Description

Overview

SecurePro is seeking a hands-on Senior AWS Cloud Engineer / Cloud Implementation Lead to support a Department of Defense cloud governance, modernization, and gamification initiative. This role will lead implementation of an AWS-first capability that helps assess, score, visualize, and improve cloud maturity, security posture, operational readiness, RMF/ATO readiness, and modernization progress across DoD systems.

The initial focus is AWS, but the long-term roadmap includes multi-cloud extensibility, including future ingestion and normalization of data from Azure, Google Cloud, hybrid environments, and other enterprise data sources.

This is a hands-on delivery role, not just an advisory or architecture position. The ideal candidate can build, document, troubleshoot, coordinate with government stakeholders, support dashboards and data ingestion workflows, and help scale an MVP into a repeatable cloud governance capability.

Duties

• Lead day-to-day technical implementation of an AWS-based cloud governance and gamification MVP.
• Design and implement cloud data ingestion, scoring, dashboarding, and reporting workflows.
• Coordinate with DoD stakeholders, system owners, cybersecurity teams, and program leadership.
• Develop dashboards and reporting views for technical users, program stakeholders, and leadership.
• Support scoring models for cloud maturity, security posture, cost optimization, operational excellence, resilience, RMF/ATO readiness, and modernization progress.
• Work with Cyber/RMF/ATO support personnel to align the solution with security, auditability, authorization, and compliance needs.
• Support AWS implementation using services such as S3, Lambda, API Gateway, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, AWS Config, Security Hub, IAM, KMS, ECS/Fargate, Athena/Glue, QuickSight, or similar services.
• Help containerize and package the capability so it can be deployed and expanded across multiple systems.
• Design with future multi-cloud extensibility in mind, including Azure, Google Cloud, hybrid platforms, and non-cloud data sources.
• Support API integrations, normalized data models, and reusable ingestion patterns.
• Develop technical documentation, onboarding guides, deployment notes, and implementation playbooks.
• Manage backlog, milestones, risks, dependencies, and technical blockers.
• Participate in stakeholder meetings, technical reviews, demos, and user acceptance testing.
• Provide clear updates to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in AWS cloud engineering, cloud implementation, DevOps, platform engineering, or application modernization.
• Hands-on experience designing, deploying, or supporting AWS-based solutions.
• Experience supporting federal, DoD, or other government customers.
• Strong understanding of cloud governance, security, logging, monitoring, tagging, automation, and operational best practices.
• Experience with dashboards, metrics, reporting, data pipelines, APIs, or scoring models.
• Familiarity with Agile delivery, backlog management, sprint planning, and stakeholder coordination.
• Ability to lead implementation activities independently with minimal supervision.
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills.
• Ability to translate technical progress, risks, and dependencies into leadership-level updates.
• U.S. Citizenship required due to federal contract requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active Secret clearance or ability to obtain/maintain a clearance.
• AWS certification such as AWS Solutions Architect Associate, SysOps Administrator, Developer, Security Specialty, or DevOps Engineer.
• Experience with AWS GovCloud.
• Familiarity with Azure or Google Cloud monitoring, security, cost, tagging, inventory, or compliance data sources.
• Experience designing multi-cloud or cloud-agnostic data ingestion patterns.
• Experience with RMF, ATO, NIST 800-53, NIST 800-171, FedRAMP, CMMC, or DoD cybersecurity requirements.
• Experience with Docker, ECS, EKS, Kubernetes, Fargate, Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS CDK, QuickSight, Grafana, Power BI, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, PowerShell, Bash, APIs, serverless workflows, or cloud-native development.
• Familiarity with Cloud Center of Excellence, FinOps, DevSecOps, application modernization, or portfolio governance initiatives.

Technical Skills Desired

AWS GovCloud, AWS Commercial, S3, Lambda, API Gateway, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, AWS Config, Security Hub, IAM, KMS, VPC, PrivateLink, ECS, EKS, Fargate, Docker, Athena, Glue, QuickSight, Grafana, Power BI, DynamoDB, RDS, Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS CDK, GitHub, GitLab, CI/CD, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, PowerShell, Bash, REST APIs, Azure Monitor, Azure Policy, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Google Cloud Logging, Google Cloud Monitoring, and Google Security Command Center.

Compensation

Compensation is based on experience, clearance status, AWS certifications, GovCloud experience, multi-cloud familiarity, and federal/DoD cloud implementation background.

Work Environment

This role may be remote or hybrid depending on customer needs. The candidate must be available during Eastern Time business hours. Occasional travel may be required.

SecurePro Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.