Experience with security frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001).
Experience with FedRAMP Moderate and High offerings from AWS
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
The work environment and requirements described below are representative of those necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this role.
The Physical Side of the Role: Given that a good portion of your day will be spent at a desk, you should be comfortable with prolonged periods of focused work, whether it's collaborating with colleagues, analyzing data, or developing strategies. The role demands effective communication a
Benefits
Health insuranceVision insurance
Additional Information
We are seeking a highly skilled AWS Platform Engineer to build and safeguard our AWS cloud ecosystem. You will be responsible for the end-to-end lifecycle of AWS tenant accounts, ensuring a secure, cost-optimized, and observable environment. You will bridge the gap between infrastructure and development by leveraging Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and deploying advanced AI services like AWS Bedrock.
This is an on-site position that also requires participation in an on-call rotation and availability during scheduled maintenance windows. Key Responsibilities:
Cloud Governance & Architecture
Account Provisioning: Set up and configure AWS tenant accounts in alignment with the AWS Well-Architected Framework .
Security & Compliance: Enforce company security policies (IAM, SCPs, GuardDuty) to maintain a robust security posture across all environments.
Resource Management: Enable, disable, and govern the usage of core AWS services for tenants, including S3, Lambda, and Postgres (RDS) .
AI Infrastructure Management
AWS Bedrock Operations: Manage and monitor AWS Bedrock deployments, ensuring model access, throughput limits, and performance metrics are optimized for tenant needs.
Governance: Implement guardrails for Generative AI usage within the tenant accounts.
Automation & DevOps Enablement
Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Establish and maintain IaC procedures (Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi) to streamline deployment and enable seamless DevOps workflows.
Incident Management: Configure and maintain PagerDuty integrations to ensure rapid response to infrastructure alerts and system health issues.
Observability & FinOps
Monitoring: Set up comprehensive monitoring and logging stacks using CloudWatch, X-Ray, or third-party tools to ensure 360-degree visibility.
FinOps: Implement cost-allocation tags, budgets, and reporting to drive financial accountability and identify cost-saving opportunities for tenants.
IP Networking
Manage and troubleshoot TCP/IP networking, including subnetting, routing, and network protocols (DNS, DHCP, HTTP/HTTPS, SSH).
Analyze network traffic and diagnose network issues.
Manage hybrid network connections.
Security
Implement and maintain computer and systems security best practices.
Perform vulnerability management and patch management.
Utilize security monitoring tools (SIEM, IDS/IPS).
Respond to security incidents and perform malware analysis.
Implement security auditing and compliance.
Implement and maintain least privilege access.
Customer Service
Provide prompt and professional technical support to end users.
Clearly communicate technical information to non-technical users.
Resolve user issues efficiently and effectively.
Maintain a positive and helpful attitude.
Mentorship
Mentor junior team members on technical skills and best practices.
Provide guidance and support for career development.
Share knowledge and expertise with the team.
Maintenance Windows
Attend scheduled maintenance windows every other month on the third Saturday.
On-Call Rotation
Participate in an on-call rotation to provide 24/7 support for critical systems.
Clark · Mclean, VA