EDP Cloud Engineer

EDP Cloud Engineer – Washington, DC Custom Software Systems, Inc. (CSS) is seeking an EDP Cloud Engineer to support our client’s Enterprise Data Platform (EDP), a secure AWS GovCloud environment supporting enterprise data, analytics, and AI/ML workloads. This hands-on position will support the provisioning, automation, monitoring, maintenance, and troubleshooting of cloud infrastructure using AWS, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Git-based version control, and CI/CD technologies. The ideal candidate will have 7+ years of enterprise IT experience, a strong foundation in AWS cloud services and networking, and experience supporting DevOps/CI/CD environments. This role requires strong technical problem-solving skills and the ability to collaborate with senior platform, security, infrastructure, application, and development teams. Location: Washington, DCWork Arrangement: 100% onsite. Hybrid and remote candidates will not be considered.Citizenship Requirement: U.S. Citizenship required. Responsibilities Provision, configure, maintain, monitor, and troubleshoot AWS infrastructure supporting EDP development, test, and production environments. Support AWS services and infrastructure involving networking, compute, storage, IAM, logging, and monitoring. Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, CloudFormation, and/or other approved automation technologies. Support CI/CD pipelines used to deploy infrastructure and platform configurations across development, testing, and production environments. Maintain infrastructure code and configuration in Git-based source-control repositories, preferably GitLab. Configure and administer AWS networking components, including VPCs, subnets, route tables, security groups, service endpoints, and connectivity. Support infrastructure associated with containerized workloads running on Amazon EKS/Kubernetes. Configure and maintain platform monitoring, alerting, dashboards, and health checks. Monitor and analyze AWS CloudWatch logs, metrics and alarms, and CloudTrail events to identify operational and security issues. Assist with implementing standardized and secure AWS configurations aligned with organizational security requirements and engineering standards. Troubleshoot infrastructure, deployment, connectivity, permissions, and platform issues in collaboration with senior engineers and technical teams. Support cloud infrastructure upgrades, security and maintenance updates, configuration changes, feature deployments, and environment maintenance. Maintain audit logging and operational visibility required for security reviews and compliance activities. Support secure cloud connectivity patterns, including private connectivity, service endpoints, egress controls, and integration with enterprise network services. Build and maintain development, sandbox, and proof-of-concept cloud environments using repeatable infrastructure configurations. Identify unused or underutilized AWS resources and assist with cloud cost-management initiatives. Support onboarding of applications, development teams, and platform users by provisioning infrastructure, permissions, and environment configurations. Automate routine platform administration and operational activities using IaC, scripting, APIs, and command-line tools. Support integrations between AWS infrastructure and enterprise data, analytics, security, and monitoring platforms. Participate in incident troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and corrective-action implementation. Participate in platform capacity planning, infrastructure scaling, and performance monitoring. Maintain technical documentation, including infrastructure configurations, deployment procedures, operational runbooks, troubleshooting guides, and architecture diagrams. Work with development teams to maintain dev, test, and production environments, monitor platform health, provide infrastructure design recommendations, and support automated deployments. Required Qualifications U.S. Citizenship required. Minimum 7 years of Information Technology experience in an enterprise environment. Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience. Experience with Scrum, Agile engineering, Lean methodologies, and/or DevOps. Experience in one or more of the following areas: system development, software development, hardware development, or mission support. Experience with DevOps and CI/CD-related technologies such as Azure DevOps, Git, GitLab, Jenkins, Puppet, Docker, Confluence, SonarLint, and JUnit. Working knowledge of core AWS services and concepts, including VPC, EC2, S3, IAM, EKS, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store. Understanding of AWS networking, including VPCs, subnets, routing, security groups, and cloud-resource connectivity. Familiarity with AWS IAM, including roles, policies, permissions, and least-privilege access. Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code concepts and experience or familiarity with AWS CloudFormation and/or Terraform. Experience with source/version control systems such as GitLab, GitHub, or Bitbucket; GitLab preferred. Familiarity with CI/CD processes, including automated build, test, deployment, and environment promotion. Familiarity with AWS cloud monitoring and logging using CloudWatch and CloudTrail. Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot technical issues, analyze logs and system behavior, and collaborate with engineering teams to resolve problems. Ability to work with program leads, customers, and internal technical teams to support successful system development, integration, and deployment. Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to document technical configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting steps. Preferred Qualifications Hands-on experience provisioning AWS infrastructure using Terraform, CloudFormation, or another IaC technology. Experience developing or maintaining CI/CD pipelines, preferably GitLab CI/CD. Familiarity with Kubernetes and Amazon EKS administration. Understanding of containerization and container orchestration concepts. Understanding of cloud security practices, including secrets/configuration management, secure access, encryption, logging, and least-privilege permissions. Experience supporting AWS GovCloud or other regulated/secure cloud environments is a plus. Preferred Certifications At least one of the following or an equivalent cloud certification is preferred: AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate AWS DevOps, Security, Machine Learning, or other relevant cloud certification Compensation & Benefits Compensation: Negotiable based on experience and qualifications. Custom Software Systems, Inc. offers eligible employees a competitive benefits package that may include: Health insurance Health Savings Account (HSA) Dental and vision insurance Short-term and long-term disability Basic term life insurance Supplemental life insurance for employees, spouses, and dependents SIMPLE IRA Parking/commuting expense reimbursement Training and education assistance