AWS Cloud Engineer – AI Missile Defense POST NUMBER: 474184
NOTE: Candidates must be US Citizens holding an Active Security Clearance. Ability to obtain Top Secret, Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), and Polygraph Certification upon hire is also required.
Position Summary
This role supports the design, deployment, and sustainment of a secure hybrid cloud ecosystem powering AI and data-intensive Department of Defense (DoD) system defense platforms.
The engineer will work in AWS environments that support intelligence gathering, real-time analytics, sensor data ingestion (video, radar, IoT), and machine learning workloads including advanced Edge and Cloud-based processing across mission-critical situations.
The position is hands-on and extremely collaborative, working across infrastructure, security, networking, software development, business stakeholders, and DOD partners to deliver scalable, compliant, and resilient military solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, deploy, and maintain secure AWS cloud environments supporting AI utilization, analytics, and real-time data platforms across both commercial and GovCloud ecosystems vas well as classified workloads.
- Support hybrid cloud infrastructure across commercial and regulated environments
- Enable infrastructure for systems that process and fuse multi-source sensor data into unified operational views
- Implement and maintain security controls aligned with regulatory and mission requirements
- Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Infrastructure as Code tools
- Support CI/CD pipelines for platform and infrastructure services in collaboration with engineering teams
- Monitor system performance, availability, and cost efficiency; troubleshoot and resolve issues
- Contribute to high availability and disaster recovery strategies for critical systems
- Support containerized and distributed workloads, including edge-processing scenarios where applicable
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable infrastructure for AI-driven applications
- Document architectures, operational procedures, and system configurations
- Participate in security reviews, risk assessments, and remediation efforts
Qualifications:
- 2 years of dedicated experience working with AWS cloud infrastructure.
- Strong understanding of cloud security principles and shared responsibility models.
- Familiarity with AWS networking concepts such as VPCs, routing, and VPN connectivity.
- Experience with core AWS security and governance services.
- Exposure to Infrastructure as Code tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar).
- Basic scripting ability (Python, Bash, or PowerShell).
- Demonstrated troubleshooting and analytical skills.
- Ability to effective prioritize and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.
- U.S. Citizenship required.
- Ability to obtain government security clearances per specific access level(s).
- Excellent verbal, written, documentation, and interpersonal communication skills with individuals at all levels of an organization.
Additional Details
- Employment Type: Direct-Hire with Client
- Location: Huntsville, AL
- Primary Schedule: Monday – Friday
- Cadence: Onsite
- Target Total Compensation: $120k – $140k
- Relocation: Assistance available
- Engagement Status: Applicant must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based sponsorship, now or in the future, including: H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT, or any other employment-based visa programs.
Interested Candidates are Encouraged to Apply for Immediate Consideration!
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Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:
- the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
- licensure and certification requirements;
- office location and other geographic considerations;
- other business and organizational needs.
With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.