AWS Cloud Engineer (Washington DC-Baltimore Area)

AWS Cloud Developer

Clearance: TS/SCI

Location: Herndon/Springfield

We are seeking a Senior AWS Cloud Developer to lead cloud migrations and application modernization initiatives. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with AWS infrastructure, microservices, containers, serverless technologies, CI/CD, and Infrastructure as Code.

Key Responsibilities:

• Execute cloud migrations including lift-and-shift, re-platforming, and re-architecting.
• Modernize applications through microservices, containerization, and serverless architectures.
• Design and manage AWS environments using EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, RDS, S3, IAM, VPC, and CloudFormation/CDK.
• Build and improve CI/CD pipelines using GitLab, Terraform, AWS CDK, CodePipeline, and related tools.
• Work closely with customer teams to provide technical guidance, mentorship, and knowledge transfer.
• Help establish cloud best practices, automation, security, and operational standards.

Required: Active TS/SCI clearance and strong hands-on AWS engineering experience.

Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. TS/SCI CI Poly is required.

Salary Range: $180,000-$260,000 (Compensation is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, work experience, skills, education, education, education, certifications, seniority, and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.)

Benefits: Gridiron offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), disability & ADD insurance, life and pet insurance to eligible employees. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 30 hours per week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Gridiron’s benefits programs.

Gridiron IT Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status or disability status.

Gridiron IT is a Women Owned Small Business (WOSB) headquartered in the Washington, D.C. area that supports our clients' missions throughout the United States. Gridiron IT specializes in providing comprehensive IT services tailored to meet the needs of federal agencies. Our capabilities include IT Infrastructure & Cloud Services, Cyber Security, Software Integration & Development, Data Solution & AI, and Enterprise Applications. These capabilities are backed by Gridiron IT's experienced workforce and our commitment to ensuring we meet and exceed our clients' expectations.