AWS Cloud Engineer Job Annapolis area,Maryland USA,IT/Tech

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MANTECH seeks a motivated, career- and customer-oriented AWS Cloud Engineer to join our team in Annapolis Junction, MD.

Our team delivers enterprise infrastructure capabilities for a global workforce performing a wide range of missions in defense of our Nation. This effort supports the Enterprise Infrastructure Services (EIS) organization, which oversees MPO’s Enterprise Information Technology (EIT) the backbone platform for all enterprise users.

Responsibilities Included but are not limited to:

Provide Tier 2 administration, troubleshooting, and general support for Windows Server 2022 environments, Windows 10/11 client systems, and RHEL 8/9 / Linux distributions within cloud environments.
Architect, deploy, and maintain robust cloud environments, primarily within AWS utilizing Kion for cloud governance.
Develop, implement and maintain automation scripts and configurations using Salt Stack to streamline infrastructure provisioning, configuration management and deployment processes.
Collaborate with development teams to support integration and operational stability of CI/CD pipelines, ensuring smooth deployment and reliable software deployments.
Monitor system performance, availability, and security, responding to incidents and performing root cause analysis

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management or related professional engineering discipline from an accredited college or university is required. An additional 5 years of System Engineer experience may be substituted for a degree
20 years of experience as a Systems Administrator or Cloud Engineer supporting programs and contracts of similar scope and complexity
Must hold an IAT II certification (e.g., Security+ or equivalent). If you don't have this, you'll be required to obtain it within 60 days of your program start date.
Proficiency in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)8/9 and Windows Server environments.
Proven experience as a System Administrator or Cloud Engineer with practical knowledge of cloud environments
Experience in data flow management using Ni Fi

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience working in enterprise or government environments
Familiarity with cloud security compliance frameworks (e.g., NIST SP 800-53, ICD 503).
Hands-on experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) for infrastructure deployment, management, and troubleshooting
Experience building automated patching and infrastructure deployment workflows using Salt Stack.
Familiarity or foundational understanding of ecosystem applications and tools such as Jira, Confluence, Safe Net HSMs, Certificate Authority (CA) management, and Git Lab (deep engineering mastery is not required).
Willingness to learn about environment-specific platforms; on-site training will be provided for specific specialized tools and internal methodologies (e.g., Kion, Salt Stack, and program workflows).
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, capable of working effectively in an agile, fast-paced team environment.

Clearance Requirements:

Must have a current/active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph.

Physical Requirements:

The candidate must be able to move, carry and deliver workstations from inside the office to customer’s desk. The person in this position…