GovCloud Cloud Operations Engineer
Louisville, KY - USA
Job Summary
Summary:
We are seeking a Cloud Operations Engineer to join our team supporting AWS GovCloud environments and business-critical applications. This full-time role is responsible for day-to-day cloud operations server administration incident resolution change management problem management patching monitoring and security compliance in a regulated environment. The ideal candidate will have hands-on AWS experience proficiency in Windows and/or Linux server administration and the ability to independently own a portfolio of work and projects from defining the approach through execution while collaborating with internal and vendor teams to maintain reliable operations and drive continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage and support the deployment configuration and management of AWS GovCloud infrastructure (compute storage networking etc.).
- Monitor the health performance and utilization of the AWS GovCloud environments respond to alerts and escalate issues as appropriate.
- Perform patching upgrades maintenance and routine operational tasks through approved change management processes.
- Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure issues involving compute storage networking DNS IAM and application connectivity.
- Support incident management root cause analysis and problem resolution within SLA expectations.
- Maintain compliance with security and operational standards including administrative account control patch status services and logging.
- Work with cross-functional teams and vendor teams to coordinate fixes maintenance and escalations.
- Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for all configurations and procedures.
- Identify and implement operational improvements including automation and process refinement where appropriate.
- Identify propose and implement cost-optimization improvements.
- Independently own a portfolio of work and projects from defining the approach through execution.
- Support audit activities by gathering findings and creating and providing documentation in accordance with audit requirements.
- Participate in a rotating weekly on-call schedule.
Required Qualifications:
- Hands-on experience supporting AWS environments.
- Proficiency in Windows and/or Linux server administration.
- Solid understanding of AWS cloud infrastructure concepts including compute storage networking security groups DNS and IAM.
- Familiarity with security and compliance controls in a regulated environment.
- Ability to troubleshoot technical issues across infrastructure and application layers.
- Strong communication and documentation skills.
- Strong problem-solving and the ability to learn quickly.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively on routine tasks and projects.
- Must be a US citizen.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience supporting regulated government or highly controlled cloud environments.
- Previous audit experience including gathering findings and creating and providing documentation in accordance with audit requirements.
- Scripting or automation experience.
- Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools such as CloudWatch and basic log analysis.
- AWS certification or equivalent cloud credentials.
- Experience with ITIL-based incident change and problem management processes.
- Experience using Agile tools to plan track and manage operational work.
- Experience using AI tools to enhance productivity and support scripting troubleshooting and documentation.
- Experience in FEDRAMP/GovRamp.
- Demonstrated ability to improve operational stability efficiency and resilience over time.
- Previous experience working on a geographically dispersed team.
Why join our team:
- We help you be your best through professional development opportunities interesting work and supportive leaders.
- We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues clients and communities.
- Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-beingOur scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being
Required Experience:
IC