Cloud Engineer (Tysons Corner)

Role : : Senior AWS Engineer

Type : Full-Time or 12 Month Contract

Location : Tysons Corner, VA (4 days onsite, Friday remote)

Work Authorization : U.S. Citizens or local GC candidates only

Job Description

Centennial Technologies is seeking an experienced Senior AWS Engineer with a strong AWS background to support our federal clients. The ideal candidate will have proven expertise in designing, developing, and implementing automated DevOps pipelines to enable high-performing, secure, and scalable software solutions. This role requires hands-on technical expertise, infrastructure automation skills, and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver enterprise-grade DevOps capabilities.

Key Responsibilities :

Automate the provisioning of AWS environments and build infrastructure from the ground up using Terraform.

Design and develop automation workflows; perform unit testing and conduct code reviews to ensure quality, performance, and resiliency.

Develop automation tools, CI / CD pipelines, scripts, and self-service capabilities to support platform operations.

Provide technical direction and mentorship to a team of engineers on pipeline management, automation, and development best practices.

Collaborate with stakeholders, leadership, vendors, and other engineering teams to communicate technical solutions and solve complex business challenges.

Key Qualifications :

Bachelors degree with 8+ years of experience in software development.

At least 7 years of experience in DevOps or DevSecOps engineering.

At least 7 years of in-depth AWS / Cloud Operations experience.

Strong expertise in AWS cloud-based build / deployment pipelines, Infrastructure-as-Code, Kubernetes / platform engineering, Jenkins, Python, Terraform, Docker.

Expert-level knowledge of AWS services including Lambda, Glue, and Step Functions.

Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud deployment technologies.

Strong background in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation).

Experience working in an Enterprise / Shared Service DevOps team.