AWS Operations Engineer

BridgePhase is a software engineering company seeking an AWS Operations Engineer to support the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The ideal candidate will provide expert-level support for AWS cloud infrastructure and DevSecOps platform operations, ensuring system reliability, security, and optimal performance in a production environment.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of total professional experience supporting infrastructure operations, cloud engineering, or DevOps environments
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical discipline
• Strong experience with AWS core services such as EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, ELB, Route53, and CloudFront
• Experience with AWS security services including IAM, KMS, CloudTrail, and GuardDuty
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation
• Experience with container platforms such as Docker, ECS, or Kubernetes
• Experience with CI/CD platforms such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or AWS CodePipeline
• Strong Linux/Unix system administration skills
• Experience with monitoring tools such as CloudWatch, Datadog, or New Relic
• Familiarity with networking concepts including VPC, subnets, routing, DNS, and VPN
• Understanding of federal security compliance frameworks such as FedRAMP, FISMA, and NIST
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python or Bash

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Multiple bonus programs
• Flexible PTO with 20 days
• All federal holidays paid
• Paid sick leave
• 100% paid parental leave
• 401(k) with 6% match and no vesting period
• Top-tier medical, dental, and vision plans
• Short- and long-term disability and life insurance
• Pet insurance
• Annual professional development budget
• Two paid community service days
• Social pod budget