Job Description
Sr AWS GovCloud Systems Engineer
100% ONSITE Washington DC (New York Ave)
Long Term Contract
Start Date- 2/2/26- 12/31/26
Possible Multi year extension based on performance
Per Federal contract U.S. Citizenship Required
Must be able to pass enhanced background screen (criminal, financial, drug) for Public Trust clearance
W-2 or C2C
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Information Technology division is seeking a cloud
professional proficient in administering AWS GovCloud
cloud service platform for an examination tool. As a
Cloud Engineer you will partner with the cloud platform
team and development team to build, manage, and enable
the underlying cloud infrastructure and platforms in
support of the business application development project.
BACKGROUND: The C&CA Systems team is seeking cloud professionals proficient in administering AWS
GovCloud cloud service platform. Become part of a team responsible for building a cloud
business platform within a Federal organization. At least five years of demonstrated
experience supporting cloud platforms. As a Senior Cloud Systems Engineer, we require 10
years of experience in the field of technology including application development, 5 of which
focused on supporting cloud technologies.
REQUIREMENTS: The candidate shall also demonstrate the below knowledge and experience:
• Developing software according to software development lifecycles (SDLCs), including
DevOps, Agile, Lean, or Iterative.
• Designing, deploying, and migrating secure and maintainable systems for Infrastructure
as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS)
environments.
• Proficient in at least one high-level programming language such as Python, PowerShell,
or Infrastructure as Code (AWS CloudFormation, AWS CDK, Terraform, etc.). Python
3.x data engineering with pandas, Databricks, or SPARK preferred.
• DevOps, CI/CD pipelines and automation, containers, and related best practices for cloud
deployment. Experience with GitLab or Azure DevOps preferred.
• Service offerings in Amazon Web Services (AWS) and government platform experience
preferred.
• Understanding of cloud-based architectures, web servers, caching, application servers,
load balancers, and storage. Experience with AWS Load Balancer.
• Familiarity with loose coupling, stateless systems, and best practices for designing cloudready
applications.
• Understanding of cloud federation technologies such as SAML, Okta, OAuth, and
OpenID Connect and how to apply these technologies to enterprise and public-facing
applications.
• Understanding of cloud vendor cost structures and the ability to optimize solutions for
cost effectiveness.
• Experience transitioning legacy systems to cloud-ready architecture.
• Understanding of RESTful Web Services, XML, or JSON. Experience with AWS API
Gateway.
• Awareness of cloud information security risks and best practices, especially in a highly
secure operating environment.
• Familiarity with government cloud deployments (FedRAMP, FISMA, high security
environments, etc.)
Highly Desirable Skills (not mandatory): • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or related field.
• Experience with direct configuration and management of AWS components, including
CloudTrail, CloudWatch, S3, RDS or Aurora, PostgresSQL, Lambda, Glue or MWAA
(Airflow)
• Experience with designing or implementing cloud architectures for analytics/data
processing/machine learning use-cases, such as data lakes, lake formations, etc.
• Experience with containerization as a strategy for cloud-enabling legacy applications
such as Docker and Kubernetes (AWS EKS, ECS, or Fargate preferred)
• Familiarity with the Well Architected Framework.
• Experience with defining platform requirements.
Experience integrating with enterprise observability platforms such as Splunk.
• Experience with Data Quality testing tooling (e.g., Great Expectations, Glue Data
Quality)
The Contractor shall deliver, but not limited to, the following:
• Design and create custom build cloud applications
• Set up and configure DevSecOps for cloud environments
• Partner with the cloud platform team and development team to build, manage, and enable
the underlying cloud infrastructure and platforms in support of a business application
development project.
ANTICIPATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: START DATE: 2/2/2026
END DATE: 12/31/2026
NOTE: There is a possibility that the performance will go beyond 12/31/2026 date
PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: On-site at New York Avenue, Washington, DC 20036
CITIZEN STATUS: NOTE: US citizenship is required.
System One, and its subsidiaries including Joulé, ALTA IT Services, TeamPeople, and Mountain Ltd., are leaders in delivering outsourced services and workforce solutions across North America. We help clients get work done more efficiently and economically, without compromising quality. System One not only serves as a valued partner for our clients, but we offer eligible employees health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, as well as participation in a 401(k) plan.
System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, family care or medical leave status, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
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