Cloud Platform Engineer- Entry Level

Job summary

Supports secure AWS hosting environments for Department of War customers as part of a platform engineering team, growing ownership of operational and automation work. The role maintains AWS services, resolves operational tickets, automates recurring tasks, contributes to Terraform and CloudFormation infrastructure as code, and helps onboard workloads while meeting DoD security and compliance requirements.

Benefits

Qualifications

• 0–3 years of experience in cloud, DevOps, systems administration, IT infrastructure, or a related field; internships, labs, and military experience count.
• AWS certification or ability to obtain one within the first 90 days.
• Working knowledge of EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, and CloudWatch.
• Basic scripting ability in Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Familiarity with Linux and Git-based workflows.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust determination.
• Preferred: hands-on Terraform or CloudFormation experience, including personal or academic projects.
• Preferred: exposure to Docker and ECS or EKS.
• Preferred: experience with GitLab or Jenkins CI/CD tools.
• Preferred: prior federal or DoD experience.

Responsibilities

• Operate AWS platform services, including monitoring, logging, access control, patching, backup, and configuration management.
• Resolve operational tickets and escalate complex issues with clear documentation.
• Automate recurring manual tasks with scripts and standardized deployment patterns.
• Contribute to Terraform and CloudFormation infrastructure as code under senior engineer guidance.
• Help onboard workloads to platform services and standard deployment patterns.
• Maintain accurate runbooks, procedures, and system documentation.
• Collaborate with cloud, architecture, and cybersecurity teams to meet DoD security and compliance requirements.

Skills

Certifications

Degrees

Industry

Security clearance

Relocation