Senior AI Infrastructure Engineer
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Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
By Light Professional IT Services
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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Senior
Tech Stack
AWSCloudCyber SecurityDynamoDBEC2KubernetesSplunk
About the role
- Support the design and maintain landing zones using cloud applications such as AWS Organizations, Control Tower, SCP guardrails, Identity and Access Management (IAM) multi-account patterns, and VPC architectures (Transit Gateway, PrivateLink, NAT, IGW) for enclave isolation and cross-domain needs.
- Engineer high-availability, multi-Region solutions leveraging cloud tools such as EC2, EKS/ECS Fargate, RDS/Aurora, DynamoDB, S3/EFS/FSx, Load Balancers, Route 53, and API Gateway.
- Implement Zero Trust-aligned patterns (micro-segmentation, strong identity, continuous verification) consistent with DoD Zero Trust guidance.
- Implement security controls and evidence generation for RMF ATO packages (SSP, SAR, POA&M) in coordination with cybersecurity teams.
- Apply DISA STIGs (OS, DB, Kubernetes, Container) and SRG requirements for workloads at IL2–IL6
- Tailor and automate STIG application using IaC and configuration management.
- Integrate encryption and key management with cloud tools such as AWS KMS/HSM; enforce IAM least privilege, SCPs, permission boundaries, ABAC, and robust secrets management.
- Implement cloud logging and metrics tools such as CloudTrail/CloudWatch/GuardDuty/Config for comprehensive audit and detection.
- Align architectures with FedRAMP Moderate/High baselines when required and ensure boundary compliance for controlled workloads.
- Develop secure connectivity (AWS Direct Connect/VPN), hybrid routing, and segmentation; implement TLS mutual auth, certificate management, and private service endpoints.
- Design logging and telemetry pipelines (CloudWatch, OpenTelemetry, Kinesis, S3, SIEM integration such as Splunk/ELK) with retention, metadata/tagging, and data lifecycle policies.
- Own SLOs/SLAs for platform services.
- Implement autoscaling, health checks, and proactive capacity management.
- Lead cost management and alerting practices of cloud environments in coordination with project leads.
- Provide Tier 3 support, on-call rotations during exercises, and incident response coordination with cybersecurity and training operations.
- Collaborate with agile teams and product owners to translate training requirements into platform capabilities.
- Provide mentorship for junior engineers.
- Establish standards, design reviews, and repeatable processes.
- Present cloud solutions to project leadership and accreditation authorities.
Requirements
- 8–12+ years of experience in cloud/platform engineering with at least 5 years focused on Amazon Web Services (AWS) with a demonstrated leadership delivering secure, scalable, production-grade cloud-based systems.
- DoD 8570/8140 compliance: IAT II (Security+) required; IAT III/CISSP or CASP+ preferred
- Associate or bachelor’s degree in a related technical discipline such as computer science or information technology from an accredited college or university.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage
- Wellness Program
- 401(k) Matching
- Disability (Short Term & Long Term)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Life Insurance
- Education & Training
- Generous Leave Policy (11 Federal Holidays, PTO, Military Leave, Bereavement and Jury Duty)
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Hard skills
cloud applicationsAWS OrganizationsControl TowerIdentity and Access Management (IAM)VPC architecturesEC2EKSRDSDynamoDBIaC
Soft skills
leadershipmentorshipcollaborationincident response coordinationcost managementcommunicationdesign reviewsprocess establishmentagile teamworkpresentation skills
Certifications
IAT II (Security+)IAT IIICISSPCASP+
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