Dedicated Cloud Engineer, AWS Config

1 month ago


Arlington, Virginia, United States Amazon Full time
Would you like to implement innovative cloud computing solutions and solve the world's most complex technical problems? Do you have a deep passion and desire to engineer and operate the world's largest cloud computing infrastructure to build a better world for future generations?

This is an exciting opportunity to use the latest cloud computing technologies to help U.S. Government agencies implement innovative cloud computing solutions and solve technical problems.

AWS established a specialized group of service teams responsible for the work we are doing with the U.S. Intelligence Community.

We are building some of the largest and most complex distributed systems in the world, and we need adaptable people to help us implement and operate them.

This position requires that the candidate selected must currently possess and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance.

The position further requires that, after start, the selected candidate obtain and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph or commensurate clearance for each government agency for which they perform AWS work.

A day in the life
Every day is Day 1 at Amazon.

On a typical day, our Amazon Dedicated Cloud Engineers (ADCE) will support AWS Config engineering and operations by completing activities including but not limited to:

  • Manage and monitoring systems health and status
  • Provisioning devices, assisting with data ingestion, and device cleaning
  • Troubleshooting device, network, and/or configuration related issues
  • Identifying, documenting, and communicating engineering and operations recommendations to team members
  • Writing and disseminating after action reports capturing key events, actions taken, and future mitigation plans
  • Providing oncall support when necessary
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Annapolis Junction, MD, USA | Arlington, VA, USA | Denver, CO, USA | Herndon, VA, USA

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

  • Associate's degree, or Cloud+ or GICSP (Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional) or GSEC (GIAC Security Essentials) or SSCP (Systems Security Certified Practitioner)
  • 3+ years of systems administration experience (Linux/Windows)
  • 2+ years experience working with scripting languages
  • Current, active US Government Security Clearance of Top Secret or above
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • 1+ years experience with cloud computing technologies
  • 1+ years of networking experience.
  • 1+ years of experience with support procedures and methodologies for production computing environments
  • Experience automating routine tasks
  • Experience troubleshooting
  • Experience with performance and log analysis
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets.

The base pay for this position ranges from $105,200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $188,200/year in our highest geographic market.

Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Amazon is a total compensation company.

Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits.

For more information, please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

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