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This role will take the platform’s proven Google Cloud architecture, security controls, and compliance posture and deliver an equivalent, production-ready AWS offering.The ideal candidate combines deep hands-on AWS engineering expertise with experience implementing cloud environments subject to federal cybersecurity and compliance requirements such as FedRAMP, FISMA, DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF), NIST SP 800-53, or comparable regulated security frameworks.This role requires strong knowledge of AWS cloud security, containers, Infrastructure as Code, automation, DevSecOps, and hybrid infrastructure. 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architectures aligned with customer requirements.\nDesign secure networking architectures using Amazon VPC, AWS Transit Gateway, security groups and network ACLs, AWS Network Firewall, Route 53, Elastic Load Balancing, NAT Gateways, VPC endpoints and AWS PrivateLink, and hybrid connectivity via AWS Direct Connect and Site-to-Site VPN.\nDeploy and operate services such as Amazon EC2, Amazon EKS, Amazon ECS, Amazon S3, Amazon RDS, AWS Secrets Manager, AWS KMS, Amazon CloudWatch, AWS CloudTrail, AWS Config, AWS Security Hub, Amazon GuardDuty, and related AWS services.\nImplement cloud security controls including least-privilege IAM, network segmentation, encryption and key management, centralized logging, monitoring, vulnerability management, and secure configuration.\nBuild and support containerized platforms using Amazon EKS and Amazon ECS.\nDevelop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform or similar automation frameworks.\nDesign and implement CI/CD pipelines supporting infrastructure and application deployments.\nAutomate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and operational tasks.\nDevelop technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and implementation guides.\nTroubleshoot complex infrastructure, networking, security, and application issues.\nSupport security assessment, Authorization to Operate (ATO), continuous monitoring, and POA&M remediation activities, including collection and maintenance of technical evidence.\nProvide technical leadership and mentor junior engineers.\nCollaborate with customers, project managers, and engineering teams throughout project lifecycles.\nQualifications\nRequired:\nBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent experience.\n7+ years of experience designing and implementing enterprise IT infrastructure.\n4+ years of hands-on AWS architecture experience.\nStrong knowledge of AWS architecture, including IAM roles and policies, AWS Organizations, Service Control Policies, and AWS Control Tower multi-account strategy, Amazon VPC and Transit Gateway, network security, EC2, EKS, S3, CloudWatch and CloudTrail, AWS KMS, and Secrets Manager.\nProven hands-on experience developing and customizing AWS landing zone templates using AWS Control Tower, Landing Zone Accelerator (LZA) on AWS, Account Factory for Terraform (AFT), or Customizations for Control Tower (CfCT), including multi-account structure, SCP guardrails, centralized logging and security services, and network baselines for regulated workloads.\nStrong hands-on experience with Terraform or comparable Infrastructure as Code technologies.\nExperience implementing CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, AWS CodeBuild, and AWS CodePipeline.\nStrong Linux administration and troubleshooting skills.\nExperience with scripting and automation using Python, Bash, or similar technologies.\nHands-on experience supporting systems governed by FedRAMP, FISMA, DoD RMF, NIST SP 800-53, or comparable federal cybersecurity frameworks.\nHands-on experience with containers and orchestration, including Docker, Amazon EKS, and Amazon ECS, and container security best practices.\nUnderstanding of security control implementation, assessment evidence, continuous monitoring, vulnerability management, and remediation processes.\nStrong understanding of cloud security concepts, including IAM, network segmentation, encryption, key management, logging, monitoring, vulnerability management, and secure configuration.\nAbility to produce clear technical documentation and communicate effectively with engineering, security, compliance, and customer stakeholders.\nDesired:\nWorking knowledge of Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including GKE, Shared VPC, Cloud IAM, Cloud KMS, and Security Command Center, sufficient to understand the existing GCP platform and translate it to AWS.\nAdvanced Kubernetes experience, including Red Hat OpenShift, container networking (CNI), service mesh technologies (e.g., Istio), and policy enforcement (e.g., OPA Gatekeeper, Kyverno).\nMulti-cloud implementation experience across AWS and GCP (and/or Azure), including:Identity and access: federated SSO and centralized identity (e.g., Okta, Entra ID, AWS IAM Identity Center), workload identity federation, and consistent least-privilege models across clouds.\nNetworking: cross-cloud connectivity (VPN, interconnect/Direct Connect), IP address management, DNS, and segmentation in hybrid and multi-cloud topologies.\nSecurity tooling: cloud security posture management (CSPM), centralized logging and SIEM integration (e.g., Splunk, Sentinel), and vulnerability and compliance scanning across cloud providers.\n\nAWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional\nAWS Certified Security - Specialty\nCertified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)\nHashiCorp Terraform Associate\nSecurity certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, or Security+\nAbout Quantum Sky\nCompensation:\nCompensation is unique to each candidate and relative to the skills and experience they bring to the position. The salary range for this position is typically between $180,000-$215,000. This does not guarantee a specific salary as compensation is based upon multiple factors such as education, experience, certifications, and other requirements, and may fall outside of the above-stated range.\nBenefits:\nHighlights of our benefits include Health/Dental/Vision, 401(k) match, Paid Time Off, STD/LTD/Life Insurance, Referral Bonuses, professional development reimbursement, and parental leave.\nThe world the mission operates in is going post-quantum, contested, and machine-speed. Quantum Sky engineers the advantage across cyber, networks, software, and quantum because the mission demands dominance, not parity. We don't follow the map. We draw it.\nAt Quantum Sky, we believe that success starts with our people. We foster a collaborative, innovative, and mission-driven environment where every team member plays a critical role in shaping the future of technology. 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