AWS Engineer

Sparksoft Corporation

AWS Engineer at Sparksoft Corporation focusing on infrastructure automation and AWS cloud configuration. Collaborating with teams to implement DevOps culture within the organization.

Posted 7/30/2026full-timeColumbia • Maryland • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in AWS infrastructure design, automation, and security, with a strong focus on implementing CI/CD pipelines and maintaining operational excellence. Proficient in collaborating within Agile teams to enhance DevOps practices and ensure system reliability.

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AWS Infrastructure DesignCI/CD Pipeline ImplementationInfrastructure AutomationSecurity Controls ImplementationAgile Methodologies

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Hard Skills

AWS CloudFormationTerraformEC2 ManagementDockerKubernetesLoad Balancing TechnologiesAWS Elastic Container ServiceAWS Direct ConnectAWS KMSMonitoring with CloudWatch

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationCollaborationTroubleshooting

Tools & Technologies

GitHubBit BucketJIRAConfluenceNew RelicKibanaElasticsearchPuppetAnsibleOpenShift

Certifications & Qualifications

Public Trust Clearance

Industry Keywords

DevOps CultureAgile CeremoniesInfrastructure SupportContinuous IntegrationCloud Security

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleAWSCloudCyber SecurityDockerEC2ElasticSearchGradleKubernetesMavenOpenShiftPuppetSplunkTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Under the supervision of the DevOps Manager, this employee will collaborate with other scrum team members to develop and implement DevOps culture across the project team.
You will be working with the application team and focusing on AWS infrastructure and automation.
A key part of the role is championing and leading infrastructure automation.
Design, develop, implement, and configure AWS cloud environments and tools
Implement security controls and security features to support and address cybersecurity challenges
Implement monitoring best practices to take proactive steps and troubleshoot production problems
Perform configuration and automation using broad range of AWS services
Provide support to build continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipeline to trigger automation suite.
Support maintenance of the automation suite in the cloud platform.
Coordinate with other development contractors and Cloud/DevOps Engineers.
Configure network connections to test environments and infrastructures, in both mainframe and cloud infrastructure.
Implement development and enhancement of CloudFormation and Terraform scripts for the AWS infrastructure
Execute implementation plans in the AWS environment for a variety of initiatives ranging from load balanced EC2 scaling groups to Lambda functions
Lift and shift 3rd party tools to cloud and unit test – test scripts
Document architecture best practices and strategies associated with application deployment and infrastructure support.
Manage AWS resources and native cloud services and products
Maintain the continuity of operations with 100% up time
Participate in all phases of Agile ceremonies
Clear written and verbal communications skills to manage and lead troubleshooting calls, communicate effectively with various stakeholders.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience with core AWS platform architecture, including areas such as: Organizations, Account Design, VPC, Subnet, segmentation strategies
Experience in monitoring the operations and security of EC2, containers and AWS services
Familiarity with executing Stacks, Stack Sets, CloudFormation scripts, etc.
Familiarity with network connectivity, AWS Direct Connect and AWS Site-to-Site VPNs
Familiarity with encryption like AWS KMS
Familiarity with logging with CloudWatch, CloudTrail, etc.
Working experience on Load Balancing Technologies (emphasis on F5, others might be an added advantage)
Experience with AWS Elastic Container Service (ECS) to Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) migration
Experience working within a Continuous Integration environment using Docker, Kubernetes.
Experience with GitHub, Bit Bucket versioning systems and tools like Puppet and Ansible.
Experience in performing and supporting backups, upgrades, and patches
Experience with JIRA, Confluence, SharePoint, and other collaborative platforms.
Ability to conduct daily system monitoring and experience in maintenance and Operations tasks, manage system resources and application performance.
Experience with operational tools like New Relic, Kibana, Elasticsearch, etc.to perform Splunk Searching and Reporting, perform New Relic Monitoring.
Experience with building tools such as Maven, Gradle, ANT, Grunt etc.
Experience with OpenShift
Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
Candidates must have lived in the United States 3 out of the past 5 years.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive compensation and a 401(k) with employer contributions to help you plan for the future
Flexible paid time off and hybrid ways of working that support true work-life balance
Comprehensive health coverage—including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
A curated in-office experience designed to foster community, team connections, and innovation
Opportunities to give back through Sparksoft Cares, including annual company-wide fundraising events
Training and development programs that build new skills and prepare you for leadership roles
A collaborative, transparent, and fun culture—recognized as a Great Place to Work®