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Elluminates Software

AWS Cloud Engineer

Elluminates Software, Washington, District of Columbia, us, 20022

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Overview Elluminates Software provides innovation for Federal customers, including AI-driven SaaS, Cloud and On-Prem transformation, and advanced Infrastructure Automation. We have worked closely with the industry to innovate and collaborate on solutions with national and global technology platform impact for over twenty years.

Job Description We are seeking an

AWS Cloud Engineer

to support the design, implementation, and ongoing management of cloud solutions within Amazon Web Services (AWS). This role will focus on building and maintaining reliable, secure, and cost-effective environments to meet mission needs. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in AWS services, automation, Infrastructure-as-Code, and cloud best practices, with the ability to collaborate across IT, development, and operations teams.

Duties And Responsibilities

Design, deploy, and maintain scalable AWS infrastructure to support mission workloads.

Implement Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) and automation for repeatable, reliable deployments.

Configure and manage AWS services across computing, networking, storage, and databases.

Support cloud migration and modernization initiatives, including refactoring applications for cloud-native architectures.

Monitor environments with CloudWatch, Config, and other native tools to ensure availability, performance, and operational health.

Apply cost optimization practices, including tagging, rightsizing, and AWS cost reporting.

Develop and maintain backup, disaster recovery, and cross-region failover strategies.

Work with Security teams to help enforce compliance and governance policies in AWS.

Collaborate with development teams to enable CI/CD pipelines, DevSecOps practices, and secure application deployment.

Provide technical expertise and mentorship on AWS services, automation, and cloud engineering best practices to team members and stakeholders.

Contribute to documentation, playbooks, and knowledge-sharing for cloud operations.

Required Qualifications

Strong knowledge of AWS core services.

Experience with monitoring/logging solutions.

Experience with DevOps tools.

Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.

Effective communication and collaboration skills.

Ability to work independently while contributing to a team-oriented environment.

Years Of Experience And Education Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent hands-on experience).

3–5 years of hands-on experience working with AWS cloud environments.

Type: Full-Time

Clearance: Secret with ability to get TS

Location: Northwest D.C. 5 days on-site

Shift: Normal Business Hours

Type of Travel: Local

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