[Hiring] Senior AWS DevOps / Platform Engineer @Guidehouse

Role Description

Cloud Infrastructure & Automation (AWS / IaC)

• Automate provisioning and lifecycle management of AWS services — identity, compute, storage, backups, networking, logging, and monitoring — using Terraform.
• Deploy, configure, harden, and maintain infrastructure across AWS and hybrid environments following secure baseline standards.
• Build and standardize reusable Terraform modules; improve consistency across Environments.

DevOps Enablement & Operational Excellence

• Build and enhance CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins (Groovy/YAML pipeline-as-code), Git, and Docker.
• Manage containerized workloads on ECS/Docker, including deployment strategies and rolling updates.
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure and automation issues to ensure reliability and mission continuity.
• Implement and maintain monitoring/observability using Splunk, Zabbix, and AppDynamics, with actionable dashboards and alerting.
• Participate in an on-call rotation to support production incident response and mission continuity for critical workloads.

Security, Compliance, and Resilience

• Apply cybersecurity best practices and support compliance-aligned infrastructure operations (NIST, CIS, ISO 27000, FedRAMP/FISMA).
• Collaborate with security and networking teams on secure configurations, change controls, and audit-ready processes.
• Support business continuity and disaster recovery (DR) readiness.

Cross-Team Collaboration & Documentation

• Partner with engineering, security, networking, and application teams to support mission needs and delivery timelines.
• Maintain SOPs, system diagrams, and secure configuration baselines.
• Produce clear Root Cause Analysis (RCA) documentation and present findings to technical and non-technical/federal stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, IT, Computer Science, or related field or additional four (4) years of experience in lieu of degree.
• Minimum Six (6) years hands-on experience in AWS cloud and DevOps/platform engineering.
• Strong hands-on Terraform experience for AWS infrastructure automation.
• Strong Jenkins/CI-CD pipeline experience, including YAML and Groovy pipeline scripting.
• Docker containerization experience.
• Strong scripting skills (Python and/or Bash).
• Working knowledge of cybersecurity best practices, zero-trust concepts, and compliance frameworks (NIST, CIS, ISO 27000).
• Self-starter, comfortable working across Engineering, DevOps, and Architecture functions.
• Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "PUBLIC TRUST"; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse. Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred.

Requirements

• Backstage or other internal developer platform (IDP) experience.
• ServiceNow administration experience.
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional (or equivalent).
• Experience with monitoring/observability tools: Splunk, Zabbix, AppDynamics.
• Experience with AI-assisted coding tools (Copilot, Kiro or Cursor) to accelerate delivery while maintaining quality via testing/review.

Benefits

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance.
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays.
• Parental Leave.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan.
• Group Term Life and Travel Assistance.
• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance.
• Health Savings Account, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits.
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability.
• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development, Certifications & Learning Opportunities.
• Employee Referral Program.
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach.
• Care.com annual membership.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance and ID theft protection, etc.).
• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus.