Cloud engineer Jobs in USA

Job Title: Cloud EngineerJob Category: Information TechnologyTime Type: Full timeMinimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI with PolygraphEmployee Type: RegularPercentage of Travel Required: NoneType of Travel: None* * *

Position Description/Responsibilities:
CACI is seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Engineer to design, build, automate, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure and services. This role will focus on cloud architecture, infrastructure automation, operational reliability, and security best practices. The ideal candidate brings deep AWS expertise and hands-on experience using Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and management.

Key Responsibilities
•Design, deploy, and maintain cloud infrastructure on AWS following security, scalability, and reliability best practices.
•Build and manage infrastructure as code using Terraform.
•Develop reusable Terraform modules and maintain infrastructure version control practices.
•Implement CI/CD workflows for infrastructure deployment and automation.
•Monitor system performance, availability, and cost optimization opportunities.
•Support migration, modernization, and cloud adoption initiatives.
•Collaborate with application, security, and DevOps teams to deliver secure and resilient solutions.
•Automate operational tasks and reduce manual infrastructure management.
•Troubleshoot infrastructure issues and perform root cause analysis.
•Establish and maintain cloud governance and infrastructure standards.

Required Qualifications
•5+ years of experience in cloud engineering, infrastructure engineering, or related roles.
•Strong hands-on experience with AWS services, including:
oEC2
oVPC
oIAM
oS3
oCloudWatch
oRDS
oLambda
oECS and/or EKS
oRoute 53
oLoad Balancing (ALB/NLB)
oCloudFormation (nice to have)
•Strong experience with Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and lifecycle management.
•Experience writing modular, maintainable Terraform code.
•Experience with CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, etc.).
•Proficiency with Linux administration and networking concepts.
•Experience with monitoring, logging, and observability practices.
•Understanding of security principles and cloud compliance requirements.
•TS/SCI w/ polygraph security cleara

Preferred Qualifications
•AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, SysOps Administrator).
•Experience with Kubernetes (EKS preferred).
•Experience with containerization (Docker).
•Experience with Python, Bash, or scripting languages.
•Exposure to FinOps and cloud cost management.
•Experience supporting production environments with uptime and incident response expectations.

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What You Can Expect:

A culture of integrity.

At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member, you’ll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customer’s missions and driven by a higher purpose – to ensure the safety of our nation.

An environment of trust.

CACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers - every day. You’ll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.

A focus on continuous growth.

Together, we will advance our nation's most critical missions, build on our lengthy track record of business success, and find opportunities to break new ground — in your career and in our legacy.

Pay Range:

There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.

Since this position can be worked in more than one location, the range shown is the national average for the position.

The proposed salary range for this position is:

$90,300-$189,600