Senior AWS DevOps / Platform Engineer

Job Family:

Systems Engineering

Travel Required:

Up to 10%

Clearance Required:

Ability to Obtain Public Trust

What You Will Do:

 

Cloud Infrastructure & Automation (AWS / IaC)

• Automate provisioning and lifecycle management of AWS services — identity, compute, storage, backups, networking, logging, and monitoring — using Terraform

• Deploy, configure, harden, and maintain infrastructure across AWS and hybrid environments following secure baseline standards

• Build and standardize reusable Terraform modules; improve consistency across Environments.

 

DevOps Enablement & Operational Excellence

• Build and enhance CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins (Groovy/YAML pipeline-as-code), Git, and Docker

• Manage containerized workloads on ECS/Docker, including deployment strategies and rolling updates

• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure and automation issues to ensure reliability and mission continuity

• Implement and maintain monitoring/observability using Splunk, Zabbix, and AppDynamics, with actionable dashboards and alerting

• Participate in an on-call rotation to support production incident response and mission continuity for critical workloads

 

Security, Compliance, and Resilience

• Apply cybersecurity best practices and support compliance-aligned infrastructure operations (NIST, CIS, ISO 27000, FedRAMP/FISMA)

• Collaborate with security and networking teams on secure configurations, change controls, and audit-ready processes

• Support business continuity and disaster recovery (DR) readiness

 

Cross-Team Collaboration & Documentation

• Partner with engineering, security, networking, and application teams to support mission needs and delivery timelines

• Maintain SOPs, system diagrams, and secure configuration baselines

• Produce clear Root Cause Analysis(RCA) documentation and present findings to technical and non-technical/federal stakeholders

What You Will Need:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, IT, Computer Science, or related field or additional four (4) years of experience in lieu of degree.

• Minimum Six(6) years hands-on experience in AWS cloud and DevOps/platform engineering.

• Strong hands-on Terraform experience for AWS infrastructure automation.

• Strong Jenkins/CI-CD pipeline experience, including YAML and Groovy pipeline scripting.

• Docker containerization experience.

• Strong scripting skills (Python and/or Bash).

• Working knowledge of cybersecurity best practices, zero-trust concepts, and compliance frameworks (NIST, CIS, ISO 27000).

• Self-starter, comfortable working across Engineering, DevOps, and Architecture functions.

• Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "PUBLIC TRUST"; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse. Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred.

What Would Be Nice To Have:

• Backstage or other internal developer platform (IDP) experience.

• ServiceNow administration experience.

• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional (or equivalent).

• Experience with monitoring/observability tools: Splunk, Zabbix, AppDynamics.

• Experience with AI-assisted coding tools (Copilot, Kiro or Cursor) to accelerate delivery while maintaining quality via testing/review.

The annual salary range for this position is $118,000.00-$196,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.

What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitm