Independently lead the design, implementation, and delivery of scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud infrastructure solutions, taking full ownership from planning through execution
Evaluate on-premises infrastructure and applications to determine migration requirements, including documentation of current-state and target-state architecture, and development of compute and cost estimates
Design and implement cloud-native application architecture, ensuring compliance with Federal security and operational requirements
Perform Right-sizing analysis of cloud resources to optimize performance and cost, leveraging tools such as AWS Trusted Advisor and AWS Cost Explorer
Implement AWS tagging strategies to enable cost allocation, billing breakdown by project/team/environment, and accurate chargeback/showback reporting
Implement and maintain cloud security best practices, including configuration monitoring and compliance auditing via AWS Config, IAM policy management, and continuous vulnerability assessment
Build and maintain Dashboards and Reporting for infrastructure health, cost, security posture, and performance using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and native AWS monitoring services
Collaborate with architecture, operations, security, data center, and product development teams to translate platform requirements into cloud-native solutions that support mission objectives
Develop and maintain network diagrams, runbooks, and support procedures for cloud and on-premises infrastructure
Monitor network availability, capacity utilization, and system performance to meet committed SLAs and quality-of-service objectives
Define and drive adoption of key architectural design patterns across all environment stakeholders
Advise Federal agency leadership on cloud strategy, options analysis, and alignment with agency strategic plans
Maintain and share best practices in cloud performance measurement, migration methodology, and implementation, informed by current industry trends
Provide expertise in operational metrics, observability, and site reliability engineering (SRE) practices
Qualifications
Required Skills & Experience
Core Cloud & Infrastructure
Minimum 8 years of professional experience across various phases of cloud engineering projects
5+ years of hands-on AWS experience, including EKS, ECS, S3, KMS, Secrets Manager, API Gateway, CloudFront, VPC, EC2, RDS, SQS, SNS, Security Groups, and NACLs
Demonstrated ability to independently lead cloud projects end-to-end with minimal supervision
Experience designing highly available systems using load balancing, horizontal scalability, and fault-tolerant architecture
Working knowledge of one or more modern programming languages (Python, JavaScript, Go, .NET, Java, etc.)
Infrastructure as Code & DevSecOps
Deep, hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Terragrunt, Ansible, AWS CloudFormation) and containerization/orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, YAML configuration)
5+ years developing and supporting CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, SonarQube, and Artifactory/Nexus
Strong UNIX/Linux administration and shell scripting skills
Security, Compliance & Cost Management
Working knowledge of cloud security principles, firewall management, and network security controls
Hands-on experience with AWS Config and AWS Trusted Advisor for continuous compliance and cost/security optimization
Experience designing and enforcing AWS resource tagging standards to support cost allocation and billing breakdown across projects, teams, or environments
Monitoring & Reporting
Experience implementing continuous monitoring and logging across all application and infrastructure layers
Hands-on experience with Prometheus, Grafana, or equivalent observability tools
Ability to build clear dashboard reporting for technical and executive stakeholders
Strategic & Advisory Experience
Experience with Federal agency or large enterprise cloud strategy, procurement, migration, and performance measurement
Experience advising IT leadership and C-suite executives, drawing on public-sector best practices and lessons learned
Experience conducting open-source research, policy analysis, and data analysis to inform technical recommendations
Excellent troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills across complex, multi-layered environments
Preferred Skills & Experience
Direct experience with AWS GovCloud and its unique compliance, security, and operational requirements
Experience implementing FISMA compliance controls and CIS benchmark hardening
Additional AWS or multi-cloud certifications beyond baseline requirements
Foundational knowledge of AI/ML concepts and experience integrating AI-driven tools into cloud operations (e.g., anomaly detection, predictive scaling, AIOps, or generative AI-assisted engineering workflows)
Qualifications
MS in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience
Cloud certification(s) from a major provider (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer)
Agile/Scrum certification or demonstrated experience with Agile engineering principles
Ideal Candidate Profile
A self-directed senior engineer comfortable owning complex cloud initiatives independently, with strong AWS expertise, a security-first mindset, and the ability to translate technical work into clear reporting for both engineering peers and agency leadership. Familiarity with GovCloud and Federal compliance frameworks is a strong plus.
Educational Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Operations Management, or related field.
Clearance: Eligible to obtain a public trust clearance.
Location: Hybrid (2 days per week or as needed in the REI Sterling Office)
EEO Statement: REI Systems is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In our workplace, we seek, we welcome, and respect diversity in all of its forms.
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