AWS DevOps / CloudOps Engineer

Our goal is to solve problems and deliver results for our clients. At Cloud and Things, you can be a part of transforming the public sector’s IT environment. Our team is on the forefront of helping to solve the government's most complex IT challenges. If you are seeking a role that offers the opportunity to work on rewarding projects, consider a career with Cloud and Things.?

This is an exempt position. Salary commensurate with experience

Job Title: AWS DevOps / CloudOps Engineer

Location: Schenectady, NY (Hybrid)

Duration: 12 Months (with potential for extension)

Start Date: estimated - September 1, 2026

Hourly Rate: W2 $50-$70/hour

Application Deadline: ASAP

Employment Type: Full Time

Overview:

We are seeking an AWS DevOps / CloudOps Engineer who will support our NYS client. This role will design, automate, secure, and support scalable AWS cloud infrastructure, with a focus on infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD, multi-account governance, monitoring, cost optimization, and reliable 24x7 operations and maintenance.

Duties:

Design, develop, and maintain infrastructure-as-code solutions and reusable templates for provisioning and managing AWS resources.

Automate the deployment, configuration, scaling, and lifecycle management of development, testing, sandbox, and production environments.

Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines that automate build, testing, deployment, release, rollback, blue/green, and canary deployment processes.

Implement AWS security controls, identity and access management, encryption, secrets management, compliance validation, and vulnerability remediation processes.

Support multi-account AWS governance, account provisioning, resource policies, tagging standards, cost allocation, and cloud account lifecycle management.

Develop automated sandbox and self-service environment provisioning capabilities while maintaining platform standards and controls.

Implement monitoring, alerting, logging, observability, dashboards, and health monitoring across cloud infrastructure and applications.

Support incident response, root cause analysis, patching, upgrades, maintenance windows, disaster recovery exercises, and operational problem resolution.

Create and maintain operational runbooks, standard operating procedures, recovery processes, and platform support documentation.

Monitor AWS consumption, optimize resource utilization and costs, support budgeting and forecasting, and recommend improvements that balance cost, performance, and reliability.

Provide ongoing operational support for AWS environments and participate in 24x7 on-call and operations and maintenance activities as required.

Collaborate with application development, architecture, security, governance, and operations teams to improve platform reliability and deployment efficiency.

Mandatory Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.

5+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, or infrastructure operations.

3+ years of hands-on experience supporting AWS cloud environments.

Strong experience with infrastructure-as-code methodologies and cloud automation practices.

Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and release automation processes.

Experience implementing cloud monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability solutions.

Experience supporting cloud security, compliance, governance, identity and access management, encryption, and secrets management initiatives.

Experience supporting highly available, production-critical cloud environments and operational incident response.

Experience with multi-account governance, environment provisioning, configuration management, cost optimization, and AWS operational support.

Ability to participate in 24x7 operations, maintenance, incident response, and on-call rotations as required.

Desirable Qualifications:

Experience supporting multi-account AWS Organizations and cloud governance frameworks.

Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies.

Experience with disaster recovery and business continuity planning.

Experience supporting regulated or compliance-driven environments.

Experience with FinOps, cloud budgeting, forecasting, and cost allocation practices.

Knowledge of Site Reliability Engineering practices, automated scaling, self-service provisioning, blue/green deployments, and canary releases.

Educational & Certification Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.

AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, or an equivalent AWS certification is preferred.

What We Offer:

Opportunities to lead impactful transformations in the public sector infrastructure.

Engagement with high-profile government initiatives, supporting meaningful change.

A collaborative environment that values ownership, initiative, and continuous learning.

Ready to make a difference?

We’re eager to connect with qualified candidates committed to delivering results and fostering excellence within client projects.

Cloud and Things complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding recruitment and hiring. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race,?color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

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