AWS Cloud Engineer

Responsibilities

Peraton is looking for an experienced Cloud Engineer for a new role based out of Chantilly, VA. For this position we are looking for an engineer with hands-on AWS/Terraform/CloudFormation experience who can come and hit the ground running from day one to develop and support Mission Critical applications in support of the Intelligence Community.

What you'll do:

• Planning, designing and developing cloud-based applications.
• Managing cloud environments in accordance with security guidelines.
• Deploying and debugging cloud initiatives as needed in accordance with best practices throughout the development lifecycle.
• Employing exceptional problem-solving skills, with the ability to see and solve issues before they snowball into problems.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• 5 years of experience with a BS, or 3 years with MS, or 0 years with PhD. Experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance with Polygraph required.
• 4 years hands on AWS experience (tools such as SNS/SQS, Lambda, VPC, S3, etc.)
• Familiarity automating AWS infrastructure (Jenkins, CloudFormation, Terraform, etc.)
• Experience working in an Agile environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS Certification
• Working knowledge of SecDevOps
• Hands on CI/CD experience

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap and participation in an attractive bonus plan.

Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Target Salary Range

$86,000 - $138,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

EEO

An Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Veteran.