Administer AWS GovCloud IL5 environments through provisioning, patching, backups, vulnerability remediation, IAM management, monitoring, troubleshooting, compliance support, and change control. The role maintains secure production and non-production systems, documents operational procedures, supports restore testing and log validation, and collaborates with platform, cybersecurity, network, and application teams. An active Top Secret clearance with a Tier 5 investigation, a bachelor’s degree, five years of experience, and Security+ or AWS Cloud Practitioner certification are required.
Overview
DecisionPoint is seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Administrator to build, automate, and support secure AWS infrastructure using CloudFormation and Infrastructure as Code. The role requires strong hands-on experience with ECS/ECR, EKS, Lambda, IAM, AWS CLI and scripting. Responsibilities include developing reusable infrastructure templates, supporting containerized applications, automating deployments, and troubleshooting cloud and application infrastructure issues. Experience in secure or DoD cloud environments is preferred, and Terraform knowledge is a plus.
These positions are fully remote.
Duties & Responsibilities- Build and manage AWS infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code, primarily AWS CloudFormation templates.
- Deploy, configure, and maintain AWS services including ECS, EKS, Lambda, EC2, S3, IAM, CloudWatch, and related cloud services.
- Develop reusable and automated cloud infrastructure templates for application environments.
- Support containerized applications running on Amazon ECS and Amazon EKS.
- Develop and maintain AWS Lambda functions and cloud automation scripts.
- Automate deployments, configuration changes, and operational tasks using Python, Bash, AWS CLI, and/or PowerShell.
- Troubleshoot cloud infrastructure, application deployment, IAM, container, and automation issues.
- Implement AWS security best practices, IAM roles/policies, logging, monitoring, and configuration standards.
- Work closely with application, DevOps, security, and development teams to support cloud-based applications.
- Must hold an active Top Secret clearance
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Systems Administration, or a related field.
- 6+ years of AWS cloud infrastructure or DevOps experience.
- Strong hands-on experience with AWS CloudFormation and Infrastructure as Code.
- Strong experience with Amazon ECS and EKS.
- Experience developing and supporting AWS Lambda functions.
- Strong understanding of IAM roles, policies, permissions, and AWS security controls.
- Experience with Python, Bash, PowerShell, or similar scripting languages.
- Experience using AWS CLI, Git, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience troubleshooting AWS deployments, containers, CloudFormation stacks, and application infrastructure.
- Familiarity with Terraform is a plus.
- Experience working in secure or DoD cloud environments is preferred
- CompTIA Security+ or AWS Cloud Practitioner certification required.
- EEO and Affirmative Action Policy: DecisionPoint Corporation is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. It is the policy of DecisionPoint Corporation to provide equal employment opportunity in accordance with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action laws, directives and regulations to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other protected status under Federal, State or Local laws.
- Pay Transparency Policy: In accordance with Presidential Executive Order 13665, DecisionPoint Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.
- Authorization to Share Resume and Personal Information: By expressing your interest and submitting your resume for this position, you authorize DecisionPoint Corporation to share your resume, as well as personal information included on the resume, with its subsidiaries, affiliates and teaming partners for the purpose of considering you for this position and other available positions requiring comparable skills, education and experience. Should DecisionPoint Corporation. or its affiliates and teaming partners wish to initiate pre-employment discussions, you will be asked to complete an employment application and related employment documents.
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