Cloud Engineer (AWS, DevOps)

About the role

Booz Allen is hiring a Cloud Engineer in Chantilly to streamline the software development lifecycle across cloud, hybrid and secure environments. The role uses automation, scripting, open-source tooling and cloud resources to reduce manual overhead and speed delivery, while building and validating test environments, supporting continuous integration and deployment, and improving reliability through monitoring and telemetry analysis.

Key responsibilities

• Support the development and enhancement of secure enterprise applications, automation tools and workflows on AWS Cloud.
• Build and refine automation with scripting languages such as Python or Bash.
• Assist with deployment validation, configuration assessments, patching workflows and release readiness.
• Troubleshoot and analyze system, application and network issues, contributing to root-cause analysis.
• Stand up isolated test environments to validate configuration changes, support interoperability and rollback planning.
• Monitor logs, telemetry and system-health indicators to identify risks and guide remediation.
• Collaborate with engineering, cybersecurity and mission teams, and document procedures, runbooks and troubleshooting guides.

Required profile

• 2+ years of experience with cloud environments such as AWS.
• 2+ years supporting CI/CD or DevSecOps-aligned build, release or configuration management.
• Ability to troubleshoot across systems, networks or application layers and to interpret logs, metrics and telemetry.
• Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively.
• TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph; applicants are subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for classified information.
• Bachelor's degree.

Nice to have

• 2+ years with Python, Ansible, Bash and JavaScript.
• Agile, XP, software engineering, product management or product experience.
• AWS, Docker, Kubernetes or cloud-native patterns; NIST 800-53 and ISO 27001 compliance support.
• Technical documentation, runbooks and troubleshooting guides.
• AWS Cloud Practitioner certification.

What we offer

• Projected annual salary range of $69,400 to $158,000.
• Health, life, disability, financial and retirement benefits, paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs and dependent care.
• Recognition awards for exceptional performance.