EDP Cloud Engineer

Custom Software Systems, Inc. (CSS) is seeking an EDP Cloud Engineer to support our client’s Enterprise Data Platform (EDP), a secure AWS GovCloud environment supporting enterprise data, analytics, and AI/ML workloads. This hands-on role will support the provisioning, automation, monitoring, and troubleshooting of cloud infrastructure using AWS, Infrastructure as Code, Git-based version control, and CI/CD technologies. The ideal candidate has at least seven (7) years of enterprise IT experience, a strong foundation in AWS cloud services and networking, and experience supporting DevOps/CI/CD environments. This position requires strong technical problem-solving skills and the ability to collaborate with senior teams in platform, security, infrastructure, and application engineering. This position is 100% onsite in Washington, DC; hybrid and remote candidates will not be considered. 

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Responsibilities 

• Work with senior engineers to continuously improve platform automation, reliability, security, and operational processes 
• Provision, configure, and maintain AWS infrastructure components supporting EDP environments, including networking, compute, storage, identity and access management, and logging/monitoring services. 
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and other approved automation tools to enable repeatable and consistent infrastructure deployments. 
• Support CI/CD pipelines used to deploy infrastructure and platform configurations across development, testing, and production environments. 
• Maintain source-controlled infrastructure code and configuration using Git-based repositories, preferably GitLab. 
• Assist with configuration and administration of AWS networking components including VPCs, subnets, route tables, security groups, and related connectivity. 
• Support cloud infrastructure associated with containerized workloads running on Amazon EKS, including basic troubleshooting and operational support. 
• Configure and maintain platform monitoring, alerting, dashboards, and health checks Using AWS monitoring and logging capabilities. 
• Monitor and analyze CloudWatch logs, metrics, and alarms and CloudTrail events to identify operational or security issues. 
• Assist with implementing standardized secure cloud configurations aligned with organizational security requirements and engineering standards. 
• Troubleshoot infrastructure, deployment, connectivity, permissions, and platform issues in coordination with senior engineers and other technical teams. 
• Assist with cloud infrastructure upgrades, configuration changes, feature deployments, and environment maintenance activities. 
• Support implementation and maintenance of audit logging and operational visibility required for security reviews and compliance activities. 
• Assist with secure cloud connectivity patterns, including private connectivity, service endpoints, egress controls, and integration with enterprise network services. 
• Build and maintain development, sandbox, and proof-of-concept cloud environments using repeatable infrastructure configurations. 
• Support cost management activities by identifying unused or underutilized AWS resources and assisting with implementation of cost-control measures. 
• Support onboarding of new applications, development teams, and platform users by provisioning required infrastructure, permissions, and environment configurations. 
• Assist with automation of routine platform administration and operational activities using Infrastructure as Code, scripting, APIs, and command-line tools. 
• Maintain technical documentation including infrastructure configurations, deployment procedures, operational runbooks, troubleshooting guides, and architecture diagrams. 
• Support integrations between AWS infrastructure and enterprise data, analytics, security, and monitoring platforms. 
• Participate in incident troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and implementation of corrective actions. 
• Responsibilities will include working with the development team to keep the various environments (dev, test, and prod) up to date with security and maintenance updates, monitoring the environments for issues, providing design suggestions for the environments, and supporting the automated deployments into the environments. 

Citizenship 

• US Citizenship  

Required Qualifications 

• Experience with the Scrum framework, Agile engineering, Lean methodologies, or DevOps. 
• Minimum of 7 years’ experience in Information Technology in an Enterprise environment. 
• Experience with one or more of the following: system development, software development, hardware development or mission support. 
• Experience working with DevOps CI/CD related technologies (Azure DevOps, Git, Jenkins, Puppet, Docker, Confluence, Sonar Lint, and J-Unit. 

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities 

• Working knowledge of core AWS services and concepts, including VPC, EC2, S3, 

IAM, EKS, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store. 

• Participate in platform capacity planning, infrastructure scaling, and performance monitoring activities. 
• Ability to work at the conceptual level and with program leads, customers, and internal teams to ensure successful system development, integration, and deployment. 
• Foundational understanding of AWS networking concepts, including VPCs, subnets, 
• routing, security groups, and connectivity between cloud resources. 
• Familiarity with AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), including roles, policies, permissions, and least-privilege access concepts. 
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) concepts and experience or familiarity with AWS CloudFormation. 
• Experience using source/version control systems such as GitLab, GitHub, or Bitbucket, with GitLab preferred. 
• Familiarity with CI/CD concepts and tooling, including automated build, test, deployment, and environment promotion processes. 
• Familiarity with cloud monitoring and logging concepts using services such as CloudWatch and CloudTrail. 
• Ability to troubleshoot technical issues, analyze logs and system behavior, and work collaboratively with other engineering teams to resolve problems. 
• Ability to learn new cloud technologies, tools, and engineering practices and apply them under guidance from senior engineers. 
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to document technical configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting steps. 

Education 

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems or IT related discipline or in a related field or equivalent practical experience. 

Certifications: 
At least one of the following certifications or its equivalent preferred: 

• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner 
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate 
• Cloud related (e.g., DevOps, Security, and/or ML). 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Basic understanding of containerization and container orchestration concepts; familiarity with Amazon EKS/Kubernetes is preferred. 
• Basic understanding of cloud security practices, including secrets/configuration management, secure access, logging, and encryption. 
• Hands-on experience provisioning AWS infrastructure using CloudFormation or another Infrastructure as Code technology. 
• Experience developing or maintaining CI/CD pipelines, preferably using GitLab CI/CD. 
• Familiarity with Terraform or other infrastructure automation frameworks. 
• Familiarity with Kubernetes concepts and Amazon EKS administration. 

Compensation & Benefits12 

• Wage Range: Negotiable 
• General Benefits: Custom Software Systems, Inc. offers our employees a competitive benefits package that may include: 

• Health insurance plans  
• Health Savings Account (HSA) 
• Dental 
• Vision 
• Long-term disability 
• Short-term disability 
• Basic term life insurance 
• Supplemental term life insurance for employees, spouses, and dependents 
• Simple IRA 
• Parking/Commuting expense reimbursement 
• Training/Education 

Company Background:
Headquartered in Leesburg, Virginia, Custom Software Systems, Inc. (CSS) is a Woman-Owned (WOSB) and HUBZone certified small business. Built on a foundation of trusted client partnerships, CSS has fostered a stakeholder-centric yet disciplined approach to IT solutions development. This ensures our ability to consistently meet or exceed our customers' expectations.

Benefits:
CSS is a very employee oriented company knowing that well trained, professional associates are what make our company great. We offer a competitive benefits package that includes: paid holidays and paid time off; medical insurance that includes vision; dental insurance; company paid long and short-term disability and life insurance; a Simple IRA plan (similar to 401k); parking and commuter reimbursement. We also work with our employees on training and professional certification plans that benefit the employee, the client and CSS - a win-win-win strategy.

Equal Opportunity Employer:
CSS provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. CSS complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

CSS expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of CSS employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.