Senior AWS Cloud Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 15, 2026. First seen by Alion on Aug 31, 2026. The Swift Group scores A on the Alion truth index.
Swift is a privately held, mission-driven and employee-focused services and solutions company headquartered in Reston, VA. Our capabilities include Software Development, Engineering & IT, Data Science, Cyber Enablement, Logistics, and Training. Founded in 2019, Swift supports Civilian, Defense, and Intelligence Community customers across the country and around the globe.
Swift is looking for a skilled DevOps Engineer to join our dynamic team in Herndon, VA. The DevOps Engineer will be responsible for deploying and maintaining multiple development teams’ AWS infrastructure along with utilizing CloudFormation and Ansible to automate the deployment of the entire infrastructure. They will manage all scripts and templates in GitHub utilizing git for version control, assist security with implementing security controls to ensure compliance, and actively monitor servers and infrastructure for issues while setting up and maintaining Jenkins pipelines.
Requirements:
- 7+ years of relevant DevOps experience
- Experience managing Elastic Load Balancers (ELBs) and auto-scale groups with AWS EC2
- Experience setting up alarms, dashboards, and alerts with AWS CloudWatch
- Experience managing files and permissions in AWS S3
- Experience building Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with AWS CloudFormation using YAML templates
- Strong Linux troubleshoots skills
- Bash scripting experience
- Ability to set up, build, and maintain Jenkins CI/CD pipelines
- Experience using Ansible for server automation
- Strong knowledge of git and version control for IaC in GitHub
- Bachelor’s Degree or 5+ years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree
- US citizenship and an active TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance required
Desired Experience:
- Setting up API Gateway and AWS Lambda functions
- Experience working with SQS and SNS
- Experience with setting up and managing Kubernetes infrastructure
- Experience with working with multiple teams
- Experience working in an Agile work environment on two-week sprints
- AWS Certified
Do you know anyone for this position, or other positions open at The Swift Group? We offer a $5,000 bonus for any referral candidate we hire, paid out at the new hire’s 90-day mark.
We are not working with outside staffing agencies to fill this position, and we will not be accepting unsolicited resumes. All inquiries must go through the recruiting team.
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The Swift Group and Subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.
Pay Range: $49,996.80 - $290,004.00
Pay ranges are a general guideline and not intended as a guaranteed and/or implied final compensation or salary for this job opening. Determination of official compensation or salary relies on several different factors including, but not limited to: level of position, complexity of job responsibilities, geographic location, work experience, education, certifications, Federal Government contract labor categories, and contract wage rates.
At The Swift Group and Subsidiaries, you will receive comprehensive benefits including but not limited to: healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, education, and time off benefits.