Cloud Engineer

Forge is a global solutions provider. We are a proud, certified woman-owned, service-disabled, veteran-owned small business (WOSB, SDVOSB) ignited to redefine the traditional Gov Con mold, deliver innovations, and elevate collective impact. We are known as international problem fixers who only pursue work where we can truly make a difference. We are deeply integrated members of trusted client communities, energized and honored to be partners in questioning and solving human challenges worldwide.

Forge strikes a precise balance between empowering autonomy and emphasizing the necessity of belonging to a connected network of people and initiatives. It's led to a new echelon of collective excellence- one that continues to lead to monumental growth - and built a dream team of top-tier, collaborative, 'get-it-done' experts.

Our culture is everything. People come first. Our culture is built around a diverse group of employees empowered to think in different directions, a leadership team that trusts employees to lean in to unique greatness, and an operations team that deploys programs to support employee well-being and growth - both personally and professionally. We treat Forge like a co-op, where staff input drives corporate action.

With a 93% retention rate, it's evident that once we hire great people, we keep them. We're rated #2 Best Medium Business in all of Virginia, and we are a multi-year, multi-award winner of the Fortune® Magazine Best Workplaces in Consulting & Professional Services™, Best Medium Workplaces™, and Best Workplaces for Parents™. Based on employee feedback and independent analysis, we have been certified as a Great Place to Work™ for six consecutive years.

In addition to recognition for top workplace culture, our growth earned us a spot on the 2024 and 2025 Inc. Magazine 5000 List of the Fastest-Growing Companies in America, and the Women Presidents Organization (WPO) and J.P. Morgan Chase named us one of the 50 Fastest-Growing Women-Owned/Led Companies nationally. But most importantly, we're proud to be a company that puts people first.

The future of Forge is exciting and evolving - as capability and community remain the battle rhythm sustaining transformative success. We're searching for those who want to work hard, play hard, give back, and enjoy life. If this resonates with you, then come make a difference at Forge.

Cloud Engineer

Forge Group requires a Cloud Engineer to support Amazon Web Services (AWS) environments for customers in our Rapid Capabilities practice. This position will work closely with the government and other partners to provide expertise and support with building, deploying and maintaining cloud computing environments supporting critical programs.

• Responsible for maintaining critical infrastructure and ensuring cloud systems achieve metrics set in Service-Level Agreements (SLA) and are implemented according to controls and documentation.
• Architect and develop new platform features that enable development and data teams to deliver functional and complete software.
• Develop automated solutions for deploying, maintaining, monitoring and reporting on the cloud environment.
• Evaluate new technologies and services as they are made available and provide recommendations for their use in improving the system function and/or performance.
• Investigate reported issues with infrastructure availability, performance and function and develop solutions to improve the system.
• Manage and monitor databases, storage devices, network infrastructure and other components to ensure they remain performant and available.
• Support Dev Sec Ops  processes including pipelines for automated deployment and developing tools to support automation…