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Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

CORAS

McLean, VA

Full-time

$128,000 - $145,000 a year

CORAS is a secure, cloud-native SaaS platform that enables government and defense organizations to manage risk, compliance, and security operations in highly regulated environments.

We’re looking for a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to help operate and evolve the infrastructure behind CORAS. In this role, you’ll work closely with senior engineers to support the reliability, security, and performance of a production system used by Federal customers. This is a hands-on, mid-level opportunity for someone with strong Cloud and Linux fundamentals. You’ll contribute to day-to-day operations while also helping improve the platform’s scalability and resilience over time.

Key Responsibilities

Cloud & Infrastructure

  • Support and maintain AWS infrastructure (EC2, VPC, IAM, storage, load balancing)

  • Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and improve reliability

  • Assist with infrastructure changes and deployments in a production environment

Systems Administration

  • Administer and maintain Linux-based systems (RHEL or similar)

  • Support patching, updates, and system hardening best practices (STIGs)

  • Assist with Windows Server and identity systems, as needed

Containers & Platform

  • Work with containerized workloads (Docker, ECS/Fargate, or similar)

  • Support application deployments and infrastructure operations

Security & Compliance

  • Follow security best practices and support compliance requirements in a regulated environment

  • Assist with vulnerability remediation and system monitoring

  • Gain exposure to frameworks such as FedRAMP, NIST, and DoD security standards

Collaboration

  • Partner with engineering and security teams to support a stable, secure platform

  • Participate in on-call rotation for production support

Required Qualifications

Experience

  • 3–6 years of experience in cloud infrastructure, systems engineering, and/or DevOps roles

  • Experience working with AWS (Commercial or GovCloud)

  • Experience supporting production systems or applications, preferably a SaaS offering

Technical Skills

  • Strong Linux administration skills (RHEL or similar)

  • Familiarity with core AWS services (compute, networking, storage)

  • Basic experience with containers (Docker, ECS, Kubernetes, or similar)

  • Understanding of networking fundamentals (VPCs, subnets, security groups)

  • Exposure to monitoring, logging, or troubleshooting tools

Clearance & Compliance

  • Must be eligible to obtain a DoD security clearance

  • US Citizenship required

Nice to have experience

  • Experience in regulated environments (FedRAMP, DoD, healthcare, fintech, etc.)
  • Familiarity with security practices (system hardening, vulnerability scanning)
  • Experience with tools such as Splunk, Nessus, or similar
  • Exposure to identity systems (Active Directory, SSO)
  • Experience with databases (e.g., MongoDB or similar)
  • AWS certifications or relevant technical certifications

Work Environment

This is a fully remote position. Candidates must be able to work standard US business hours and be available for on-call support as required by a production mission-critical environment. All work is performed within a DoD-compliant, FedRAMP High authorized AWS GovCloud environment. Candidates must be comfortable operating within the security constraints and change management processes of a government-facing platform.

  • Experience with databases (e.g., MongoDB or similar)
  • AWS certifications or relevant technical certifications

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
  • 401(k) Matching
  • PTO
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