Role :: Senior AWS Engineer
Type: Full-Time or 12 Month Contract
Location: Tysons Corner, VA (4 days onsite, Friday remote)
Work Authorization: U.S. Citizens or local GC candidates only
Job Description
Client is seeking an experienced Senior AWS Engineer with a strong AWS background to support our federal clients. The ideal candidate will have proven expertise in designing, developing, and implementing automated DevOps pipelines to enable high-performing, secure, and scalable software solutions. This role requires hands-on technical expertise, infrastructure automation skills, and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver enterprise-grade DevOps capabilities.
Key Responsibilities:
· Automate the provisioning of AWS environments and build infrastructure from the ground up using Terraform.
· Design and develop automation workflows; perform unit testing and conduct code reviews to ensure quality, performance, and resiliency.
· Develop automation tools, CI/CD pipelines, scripts, and self-service capabilities to support platform operations.
· Provide technical direction and mentorship to a team of engineers on pipeline management, automation, and development best practices.
· Collaborate with stakeholders, leadership, vendors, and other engineering teams to communicate technical solutions and solve complex business challenges.
Key Qualifications:
· Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of experience in software development.
· At least 7 years of experience in DevOps or DevSecOps engineering.
· At least 7 years of in-depth AWS/Cloud Operations experience.
· Strong expertise in AWS cloud-based build/deployment pipelines, Infrastructure-as-Code, Kubernetes/platform engineering, Jenkins, Python, Terraform, Docker.
· Expert-level knowledge of AWS services including Lambda, Glue, and Step Functions.
· Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud deployment technologies.
· Strong background in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
· Experience working in an Enterprise/Shared Service DevOps team.
