Senior AWS Cloud and Infrastructure Engineer - Military veterans preferred

2025-10-07
Tantus Technologies, Inc.
Other

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  employee   contract


Washington
District of Columbia
20001
United States


Position Title: Senior AWS Cloud and Infrastructure Engineer
City: Washington
State: DC
Country: US
Type: Regular Full-Time
# of Openings: 1
Company Name: DOT NHTSA

Overview:

Tantus Technologies, Inc. (Tantus) - recognized by the Washington Post as a Top Workplace - is seeking a Senior AWS Cloud and Infrastructure Engineer to support the technology group for our federal client located in Washington, DC. The engineering position will perform a variety of tasks and activities that are broad in nature and concerned with application migration to AWS; implementation and maintenance of AWS Cloud environments and services; and full SDLC support.


Clearance: This position supports a federal contract and requires U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent resident (Green Card holder) status, as well as the ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance.




What Youll do:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering.
  • Design and Implement Cloud Infrastructure:
    • Design and implement scalable, secure, and highly available AWS infrastructure using cloud native applications and services such as VPC, Subnets, and Routers.
    • Use IaC tools like CloudFormation, and provision infrastructure.
  • Containerization and Orchestration:
    • Create and manage containerized applications using Docker and run them on Amazon ECS
    • Optimize ECS cluster performance, configure auto-scaling, and manage rolling updates.
  • Container Image Management:
    • Use Amazon ECR to store, manage, and deploy container images.
    • Implement automated image scanning, vulnerability management, and compliance reporting.
  • Load Balancing:
    • Design and implement load balancing using AWS Application Load Balancer (ALB) and Network Load Balancer (NLB).
    • Configure health checks, listener rules, and target groups for efficient traffic distribution.
  • CI/CD Pipeline Management:
    • Implement continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines using Jenkins or Git Actions
    • Automate testing, deployment, and rollbacks of applications to ensure high quality and reliability.
  • Collaboration and Communication:
    • Work closely with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and implement solutions.
    • Communicate technical designs, plans, and progress to stakeholders and team members.


Required knowledge and skills

  • AWS Experience:
    • Minimum 7 years of hands-on experience with AWS services, including VPC, Subnets, ECS, ECR, ALB, NLB, and Jenkins.
  • IaC Knowledge:
    • Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using CloudFormation
  • Containerization and Orchestration:
    • Experience with containerization using Docker and orchestration using ECS
  • Load Balancing and CI/CD:
    • Understanding of load balancing concepts and experience with implementing ALB and NLB.
    • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and experience with implementing Jenkins or Git Actions
  • Cloud Security and Compliance:
    • Knowledge of AWS IAM, AWS CloudTrail, and AWS Config for security management.
  • Communication and Collaboration:
    • Excellent verbal and written communication skills for working with cross-functional teams.


Abilities

  • Ability to quickly understand cloud technologies and apply that knowledge to advance client transformation initiatives.
  • The ability to use technical skills for the design and implementation of various CI/CD patterns while abiding by industry standards and policies.


Nice to haves

  • Cloud and/or Agile Certifications
  • Federal government agency work experience
  • Experience using the Atlassian tools suite (Jira and Confluence)
  • Experience with Terraforms
  • Active Federal Agency Clearance
  • Experience with Content Delivery Networks and Drupal, a plus.


Salary Range:
  • Salary range is $170,000-200,000/year. The salary range for this position reflects a variety of factors that influence compensation decisions, including skills, experience, training, certifications, and organizational needs.




Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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