Sr. Cloud Engineer

Sr. Cloud Engineer

Anywhere

Type: Contract

Category: Architecture

Industry: Government

Workplace Type: Remote

Reference ID: JN -022026-105548

Date Posted: 02/17/2026

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Description:

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Do the can't be done. At our client, teams deliver the next big thing by bringing together talent, technology, and ideas to solve complex challenges that keep people safer and more secure. The organization values fresh thinking, an entrepreneurial spirit, and a drive to transform how work gets done.

Due to federal security clearance requirements, applicants must be a United States Citizen. Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $60.00 to $70.00/hr. w2

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities

• Deploy applications across dev, staging, and prod environments with consistency and stability.

• Build reusable CI/CD pipeline templates, jobs, and stages for cross-team consistency.

• Containerize and deploy applications using ECS and Lambda in collaboration with developers.

• Configure GitLab Runners and manage environment-specific variables and secrets.

• Define and deploy readiness and liveness probes for containers running in EKS and ECS.

• Develop custom scripts for CloudWatch custom metrics and alarms based on application probes.

• Monitor deployments and system health using CloudWatch and related tools.

• Implement rollback strategies and manage version control during deployments.

• Troubleshoot deployment issues and improve pipeline performance and reliability.

• Use Python, Bash, YAML/JSON, Node.js, and Lambda functions for automation and operations.

• Perform daily health checks using AWS CLI or scheduled Lambda scripts and report results.

• Set up monitoring thresholds, dashboards, and metrics for applications and infrastructure.

• Conduct root cause analysis and incident correlation using monitoring and performance tools.

• Maintain a central inventory of licensed software deployed in AWS environments.

• Maintain accurate documentation on infrastructure and operational procedures.

• Assess and apply patches for infrastructure and third-party software.

• Develop patch testing schedules and rollout plans with rollback and recovery.

• Create and manage change records and participate in PI planning and Agile ceremonies.

• Keep cloud environments compliant with security standards and best practices.

• Orchestrate failover and restoration of ECS/EKS services, Lambda functions, databases, and other components.

• Test and document regional failover playbooks and recovery runbooks.

• Ensure adherence to RTO and RPO requirements.

• Participate in on-call rotations to support 24/7 production systems and respond to incidents.

Experience Requirements:

Experience Requirements

• 8+ years of IT experience, including 5+ years in cloud support, infrastructure maintenance, or IT operations.

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or CloudFormation.

• Strong proficiency in AWS Lambda for writing, deploying, and optimizing functions.

• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools and workflows, including GitHub or GitLab, EKS, Kubernetes, and DevOps practices.

• Scripting skills for automation and maintenance using Bash and Python.

• Cloud certifications such as AWS DevOps Engineer or Solutions Architect Associate.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills for technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to diagnose performance issues in cloud environments (preferred).

• Experience creating pre-check and post-check scripts for validating system health (preferred).

• Familiarity with container orchestration using Docker, ECS, or Kubernetes (preferred).

• Knowledge of ITIL practice or incident management frameworks (preferred).

• Must be a US Citizen and able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.

Education Requirements:

Education Requirements

• BA/BS in IT, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent work experience.

• AWS certifications such as AWS DevOps Engineer or AWS Solutions Architect Associate.

• ITIL certification (preferred).

Recruitment Transparency Notice

Eliassen Group values transparency in our recruitment practices. Please be advised that Eliassen Group utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of its initial application screening process. You may receive email and SMS notifications from the Eliassen Virtual Recruiting Team ( [email protected] , 781-808-2924) inviting you to complete a brief voice screening as part of your application process. These tools assist our hiring teams in different ways, including but not limited to, assistance in reviewing application materials to help identify candidates whose qualifications most closely match the requirements of the position. All AI-assisted evaluations and responses are reviewed by human recruiters before any hiring decisions are made. The use of AI in our process is intended to support fairness, efficiency, and consistency, and Eliassen Group takes measures to prevent bias or discrimination in connection with its hiring practices. By proceeding, you acknowledge, agree, and consent to Eliassen Group's use of these tools, including AI tools, as part of the application and hiring process.

Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.

Please be advised- If anyone reaches out to you about an open position connected with Eliassen Group, please confirm that they have an Eliassen.com email address and never provide personal or financial information to anyone who is not clearly associated with Eliassen Group. If you have any indication of fraudulent activity, please contact [email protected] _.

About Eliassen Group:

Eliassen Group is a leading strategic consulting company for human-powered solutions. For over 30 years, Eliassen has helped thousands of companies reach further and achieve more with their technology solutions, financial, risk & compliance, and advisory solutions, and clinical solutions. With offices from coast to coast and throughout Europe, Eliassen provides a local community presence, balanced with international reach. Eliassen Group strives to positively impact the lives of their employees, clients, consultants, and the communities in which they operate.

Eliassen Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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