Senior AWS Cloud and DevSecOps Engineer

Tantus Technologies, Inc. (Tantus) - recognized by the Washington Post as a Top Workplace - is seeking a Sr Cloud Engineer to support the technology group for our federal client located in Washington, DC. The Sr Cloud Engineer will perform a variety of tasks and activities that are broad in nature and concerned with application migration to AWS; implementation and maintenance of DevSecOps environments and AWS services; and full SDLC support.

Clearance: This position supports a federal contract and requires U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent resident (Green Card holder) status, as well as the ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance.

What You'll Do

Design and Implement Cloud Infrastructure:

Design and implement scalable, secure, and highly available AWS infrastructure using cloud native applications and services such as VPC, Subnets, and Routers.

Use IaC tools like CloudFormation, and provision infrastructure.

Containerization and Orchestration:

Create and manage containerized applications using Docker and run them on Amazon ECS

Optimize ECS cluster performance, configure auto-scaling, and manage rolling updates.

Container Image Management:

Use Amazon ECR to store, manage, and deploy container images.

Implement automated image scanning, vulnerability management, and compliance reporting.

Load Balancing:

Design and implement load balancing using AWS Application Load Balancer (ALB) and Network Load Balancer (NLB).

Configure health checks, listener rules, and target groups for efficient traffic distribution.

CI/CD Pipeline Management:

Implement continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines using Jenkins or Git Actions

Automate testing, deployment, and rollbacks of applications to ensure high quality and reliability.

Monitoring, Logging, and Security:

Monitor cloud infrastructure and applications using AWS CloudWatch, and New Relic

Implement logging and security best practices using AWS CloudTrail, AWS IAM, and AWS Config.

Collaboration and Communication:

Work closely with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and implement solutions.

Communicate technical designs, plans, and progress to stakeholders and team members.

Required Knowledge and Skills

AWS Experience:

Minimum 7 years of hands-on experience with AWS services, including VPC, Subnets, ECS, ECR, ALB, NLB, and Jenkins.

IaC Knowledge:

Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using CloudFormation

Containerization and Orchestration:

Experience with containerization using Docker and orchestration using ECS

Load Balancing and CI/CD:

Understanding of load balancing concepts and experience with implementing ALB and NLB.

Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and experience with implementing Jenkins or Git Actions

Cloud Security and Compliance:

Knowledge of AWS IAM, AWS CloudTrail, and AWS Config for security management.

Communication and Collaboration:

Excellent verbal and written communication skills for working with cross-functional teams.

Abilities

Ability to quickly understand cloud technologies and apply that knowledge to advance client transformation initiatives.

The ability to use technical skills for the design and implementation of various CI/CD patterns while abiding by industry standards and policies.

Nice to Haves

Experience with Content Delivery Networks and Drupal, a plus.

Experience with TeraForms

Experience using the Atlassian tools suite (Jira and Confluence)

Federal government agency work experience

Cloud and/or Agile Certifications

Active Federal Agency Clearance

Salary Range

Salary range is $170,000-200,000/year. The salary range for this position reflects a variety of factors that influence compensation decisions, including skills, experience, training, certifications, and organizational needs.

Regular Full-Time