AWS Engineer

Role Summary

Amazon Web Services Engineer

***As required by our governmental client, this position requires U.S. Citizenship***

Cherokee Federal is seeking an AWS Engineer to design, deploy, and support secure, scalable AWS cloud solutions for a federal client. This role focuses on AWS infrastructure, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation), CI/CD automation, cloud security, and DevOps in a regulated government environment. Ideal candidates have 5+ years of AWS experience, strong cloud engineering skills, and experience supporting federal or public sector cloud environments. Salesforce experience, including Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Public Sector Solutions, or MuleSoft, is a plus.

Company Information

HESFP, LLC is a part of Cherokee Federal – the division of tribally owned federal contracting companies owned by Cherokee Nation Businesses. As a trusted partner for more than 60 federal clients, Cherokee Federal LLCs are focused on building a brighter future, solving complex challenges, and serving the government's mission with compassion and heart. To learn more about HESFP, visit cherokee-federal.com.

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Cherokee Federal is a military friendly employer. Veterans and active military transitioning to civilian status are encouraged to apply.

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• Keywords
• AWS
• EC2, S3, Lambda
• VPC, IAM, CloudFormation
• Terraform
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• CI/CD
• Kubernetes (EKS), ECS
• Cloud Security
• CloudWatch, CloudTrail
• DevOps
• AWS GovCloud
• Federal Cloud

Responsibilities

Responsibilities Include

• Design, deploy, and maintain secure, scalable, and highly available cloud infrastructure on AWS in support of government mission requirements.
• Work with government leads and Product Owners to understand technical requirements, clarify scope, and confirm release timing for new infrastructure and enhancement requests.
• Architect and implement AWS solutions using services such as EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, CloudFormation, ECS/EKS, and API Gateway.
• Build and maintain infrastructure as code (IaC) using CloudFormation, Terraform, or AWS CDK to ensure repeatable, auditable, and version-controlled deployments.
• Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines (e.g., AWS CodePipeline, Jenkins, GitLab CI) to automate build, test, and deployment workflows.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting using CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and related tooling to ensure system health, performance, and operational visibility.
• Ensure cloud infrastructure is secure, scalable, and maintainable, and aligned with government governance, auditability, security, and compliance expectations (e.g., FedRAMP, agency ATO requirements, NIST 800-53).
• Configure and manage networking, security groups, encryption, and identity/access controls in accordance with federal security standards.
• Support integrations between AWS-hosted systems and external platforms (e.g., APIs, middleware, third-party SaaS), confirming data integrity across systems.
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure, performance, and deployment issues; document root cause and remediation.
• Present formal and informal oral and written briefings to government managers; produce executive-ready technical summaries and decision support materials.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

Experience, Education, Skills, Abilities Requested

• Bachelor's degree with preferred study in Computer Science, Information Science, Information Systems Management, Math, Statistics, Operations Research, or Engineering and a minimum of five (5) years of experience. Seven (7) years of work experience in related field may be substituted for education.
• Demonstrated experience designing, deploying, and maintaining AWS cloud infrastructure in support of federal or public sector clients.
• Hands-on experience with core AWS services (e.g., EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, CloudFormation, ECS/EKS).
• Experience with infrastructure as code (CloudFormation, Terraform, or AWS CDK).
• Experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines and DevOps automation.
• Strong understanding of cloud security, networking, and identity/access management in a regulated environment.
• Experience implementing monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions on AWS.
• Experience working within FedRAMP, ATO, or NIST 800-53 compliance frameworks preferred.
• AWS certification (e.g., Solutions Architect, SysOps Administrator, or DevOps Engineer) preferred.
• Salesforce experience, including with any of its products (e.g., Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Public Sector Solutions, MuleSoft), is a bonus.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to brief senior government stakeholders.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a government-required background investigation or security clearance as needed.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.

Must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal .

NIST 800-53

• GitLab, Jenkins, GitHub Actions
• API Gateway
• Docker
• Salesforce (Preferred)
• MuleSoft (Preferred)
• Legal Disclaimer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected veteran status, disability or any other status protected under applicable federal, state or local law.
• Many of our job openings require access to government buildings or military installations. Candidates must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal .
• Estimated Starting Salary Range for AWS Engineer: $100,000-140,000
• Pay commensurate with experience.
• Full time benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, and other possible benefits as provided. Benefits are subject to change with or without notice.