Junior Cloud Engineer

2 days ago

Chantilly, Virginia, United States Strategic Business Systems (SBS) Full time

Location: Onsite in Chantilly, VA.

  • This position requires US citizenship with the ability to be clearable***

U.S. Citizenship required with ability to obtain a security clearance

Join our forward-thinking cloud engineering team at SBS, where we build and support secure, scalable AWS cloud environments for U.S. Government missions. Our COSMOS platform enables mission owners to quickly onboard and deploy AWS Impact Level (IL)-4/5 workloads — combining the agility of the commercial cloud with the compliance of federal environments.

We're looking for a Junior Cloud Engineer who is eager to learn, grow, and contribute to building and maintaining AWS-based systems. In this hands-on role, you'll assist senior engineers with cloud infrastructure, automation, and application deployment, gaining valuable experience across multiple AWS services and modern development tools.

Key Responsibilities

  • Support the design, setup, and maintenance of secure AWS infrastructure using tools like AWS CDK, CloudFormation, and Terraform.
  • Assist with deploying and managing serverless applications (AWS Lambda, API Gateway, Step Functions).
  • Help maintain and troubleshoot cloud-hosted databases (RDS Postgres, DynamoDB).
  • Contribute to application development using and under senior developer guidance.
  • Learn to automate common deployment and operational tasks with CI/CD pipelines.
  • Participate in cloud monitoring, logging, and security management using CloudWatch, IAM, and Secrets Manager.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to test and document system configurations and workflows.
  • Stay current with cloud best practices and emerging AWS services.

Required Skills & Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree and 1–3 years of experience (or equivalent training) in cloud computing or software development.
  • Basic knowledge of AWS services such as S3, EC2, Lambda, and RDS.
  • Familiarity with JavaScript/TypeScript and modern frameworks , ).
  • Understanding of networking, databases, and application security fundamentals.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and willingness to learn new technologies quickly.
  • U.S. Citizenship and eligibility for security clearance.

Preferred Skills & Nice-to-Haves

  • AWS certification
  • Exposure to infrastructure-as-code tools (AWS CDK, Terraform, or CloudFormation).
  • Some experience with SQL, REST APIs, or DevOps practices.
  • Familiarity with AWS IAM, Secrets Manager, and CloudWatch.
  • Interest in government or mission-critical cloud environments.
  • This position requires US citizenship with the ability to be clearable***

About SBS
Strategic Business Systems, Inc. (SBS) is a National Information Technology Services company headquartered in the Washington D.C. Metro area. SBS provides IT infrastructure design, integration, and operation services. Our expertise encompasses the full spectrum of infrastructure technologies, including the latest network, server, data storage, disaster recovery, security, and Internet technologies.

EEO Disclaimer
SBS is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, gender, gender identification, sex, sexual orientation, color, race, creed, national origin, religion, marital status, parental status, citizenship status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, military status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Accommodations
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