Lead AWS Cloud Platform Engineer
Job in
Reston, Fairfax County, Virginia, 22090, USA
Listed on 2026-07-24
Listing for:
System One
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-07-24
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
AWS, Cloud Computing: Infrastructure & Operations, SRE/Site Reliability, Systems Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Lead AWS Cloud Platform Engineer
Location: Reston, VA (Hybrid)
Duration: 12-Month Contract
Pay Rate: Starting at $109.05/hr (W2)
We're seeking a Lead AWS Cloud Platform Engineer to join a major cloud transformation initiative. This is an exciting opportunity for a senior cloud professional who enjoys building secure, scalable, and highly automated AWS environments while leading modernization efforts across enterprise platforms.
In this role, you'll work closely with engineering, architecture, and Dev Ops teams to design, implement, and support cloud-native solutions that drive innovation and operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities- Design, build, and maintain enterprise AWS cloud infrastructure.
- Lead cloud platform engineering initiatives focused on security, reliability, and scalability.
- Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform, Cloud Formation, and AWS CDK
. - Automate infrastructure and operational processes using Python and Ansible
. - Support cloud migration, modernization, and microservices adoption initiatives.
- Implement and manage Kubernetes-based container platforms.
- Drive Dev Ops and CI/CD best practices across development teams.
- Troubleshoot complex infrastructure and application issues and perform root cause analysis.
- Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership on cloud architecture and platform strategy.
- 10+ years of overall IT experience.
- 5+ years of hands-on AWS cloud engineering experience in production environments.
- Experience with AWS services including EC2, VPC, S3, RDS, IAM, Lambda, Cloud Watch, Cloud Trail, and EKS
. - Strong expertise with Terraform, Ansible, Python, AWS Cloud Formation, and AWS CDK
. - Experience with Kubernetes, containers, and cloud-native architectures
. - Strong Linux administration and scripting skills.
- Experience with CI/CD tools such as Git, Jenkins, Bitbucket, Jira, and Artifactory
. - AWS Certification (Solutions Architect, Dev Ops Engineer, or similar) required.
- Previous leadership experience driving cloud or platform transformation initiatives.
- Amazon EKS, ECS, and Docker experience.
- Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) experience.
- Monitoring and observability tools such as Datadog, New Relic, App Dynamics, or Jaeger.
- Agile/Scrum experience.
- Exposure to AI/ML services on AWS, including Sage Maker and Bedrock.
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