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Cloud DevOps Engineer
Zolon Tech
- 🌏 Worldwide
- Remote
- 11 hours ago
- Devops
- AWS Cloud
- AWS
- IaC
- Windows Server
- EC2
- Windows
- CloudFormation
- Terraform
- PowerShell
- Git
- GitHub
- Active Directory
- DNS
- VPC
- ACLS
- Load Balancing
- CI/CD
- Configuration Management
- RMF
- AWS IAM
- Vulnerability Management
- IAM
- STIGs
- Splunk
11 hours ago
The position is responsible for designing, building, automating, configuring, and validating AWS infrastructure required to support AFPIMS applications and services. The engineer will focus on AWS platform engineering, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Windows Server environments, networking, automation, security integration, and migration execution.
The Cloud DevOps Engineer will work closely with application developers, database engineers, security engineers, network engineers, system administrators, and program management personnel throughout migration planning, implementation, testing, cutover, and operational transition.
Key Responsibilities:
AWS Cloud Platform Engineering
Design, configure, and maintain AWS infrastructure supporting AFPIMS workloads.
Build and configure AWS compute, storage, networking, monitoring, and supporting services.
Provision and configure EC2 instances supporting Windows-based AFPIMS application components.
Configure AWS storage services required for application, backup, logging, and migration activities.
Assist with AWS environment configuration across development, test, staging, and production environments.
Implement highly available and resilient AWS infrastructure where required.
Support AWS account, resource, tagging, and configuration standards.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code for repeatable AWS deployments.
Automate provisioning of cloud infrastructure and supporting services.
Develop reusable infrastructure templates and deployment configurations.
Maintain infrastructure configuration through version-controlled repositories.
Support automated deployment and configuration processes.
Reduce manual configuration and configuration drift through standardized automation.
Document IaC deployment procedures and configuration dependencies.
Technologies may include AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, PowerShell, AWS CLI, Git/GitHub, and other approved automation tools.
Windows Server Engineering
Build and configure Windows Server instances within AWS.
Support migration of existing Windows-based AFPIMS workloads to AWS.
Configure operating systems, services, storage, networking, certificates, and system dependencies.
Perform Windows Server hardening and configuration in coordination with the cybersecurity team.
Support Active Directory, DNS, authentication, service accounts, and certificate requirements where applicable.
Troubleshoot Windows application and infrastructure issues during migration and testing.
AWS Networking
Configure and troubleshoot AWS networking supporting AFPIMS.
Support VPC architecture, subnets, route tables, security groups, network ACLs, and connectivity.
Assist with DNS and load-balancing configuration.
Support connectivity between AWS and required WMA, DISA, security, and external services.
Validate network routes, ports, protocols, firewall rules, and application communication paths.
Coordinate network configuration with security and infrastructure teams.
Support connectivity testing before production cutover.
AFPIMS Cloud Migration
Analyze existing AFPIMS infrastructure and identify cloud migration dependencies.
Support migration planning and workload sequencing.
Build target AWS environments before workload migration.
Assist with migration of applications, services, files, configuration data, and supporting infrastructure.
Develop migration automation where practical.
Perform pre-migration and post-migration validation.
Troubleshoot infrastructure and application issues during migration.
Support migration rehearsals and production cutover activities.
Support rollback and contingency procedures.
Validate cloud services following migration.
Assist with decommissioning or transition of legacy on-premises infrastructure after successful migration.
DevOps and Deployment Automation
Support CI/CD pipelines used for AFPIMS application and infrastructure deployments.
Integrate infrastructure deployments with Git-based configuration management.
Automate environment provisioning and application deployment activities.
Support repeatable deployments across development, test, staging, and production.
Troubleshoot pipeline, deployment, and configuration failures.
Implement deployment logging and validation processes.
Security and Compliance
Work with AFPIMS cybersecurity personnel to ensure AWS infrastructure meets applicable security requirements.
Support implementation of security controls within the AWS environment.
Assist with STIG implementation, vulnerability remediation, logging, monitoring, and system hardening.
Support RMF/ATO evidence collection related to cloud infrastructure.
Implement least-privilege access and AWS IAM configurations as required.
Support integration with security monitoring and vulnerability management tools.
Assist security engineers with ACAS, Trellix, logging, and other security tool integration where applicable.
Monitoring and Operational Transition
Configure cloud infrastructure monitoring, logging, alerting, and performance visibility.
Establish infrastructure health checks and operational dashboards.
Monitor CPU, memory, disk, network, and application infrastructure performance.
Assist operations personnel with troubleshooting cloud-hosted AFPIMS services.
Develop operational documentation and standard operating procedures.
Conduct knowledge transfer to AFPIMS Operations and Service Desk personnel.
Support transition from migration activities into steady-state AWS operations.
Required Qualifications:
Experience designing, deploying, and supporting AWS cloud environments.
Experience with AWS EC2, VPC, storage, IAM, networking, monitoring, and related services.
Experience with Infrastructure as Code technologies such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
Strong Windows Server administration and troubleshooting experience.
Experience with PowerShell and infrastructure automation.
Experience configuring cloud networking, routing, firewalls, security groups, and DNS.
Experience migrating enterprise workloads from on-premises infrastructure to AWS.
Experience with Git-based source and configuration management.
Understanding of CI/CD and DevOps methodologies.
Ability to troubleshoot complex application, operating system, network, and cloud infrastructure issues.
Ability to develop technical documentation, diagrams, implementation procedures, and migration runbooks.
Preferred Qualifications:
AWS Certified Solutions Architect, SysOps Administrator, DevOps Engineer, or equivalent AWS experience.
Experience supporting DoD or Federal cloud environments.
Experience with DoD RMF and NIST SP 800-53 security controls.
Experience supporting systems operating under an ATO.
Experience with DISA STIGs and vulnerability remediation.
Experience with ACAS, Trellix, Splunk, or similar cybersecurity/monitoring platforms.
Experience migrating large Windows-based enterprise applications.
Experience supporting highly available public-facing web platforms.
Location: Remote
Clearance: DoD active Secret
Cloud DevOps Engineer · Zolon Tech