Everforth ECS is seeking a Senior Cloud Automation Engineer (AWS / Azure) to work in our Fairfax, VA office.
Position Overview
We are looking for a Senior Cloud Automation Engineer to support the build and ongoing improvement of cloud environments across AWS and Azure. This role is hands-on and focused on automation, including writing infrastructure code, improving deployment pipelines, and helping teams operate more efficiently in the cloud.
The position works closely with engineering and security teams to deliver consistent, repeatable infrastructure and deployment patterns. The focus is on doing the work, solving problems, and improving how cloud environments are built and maintained over time.
Key Responsibilities
- Build and maintain cloud infrastructure in AWS and Azure
- Write and manage Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, including reusable modules
- Develop and improve CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitHub Actions, GitLab, or Jenkins
- Implement and support Git-based deployment workflows
- Automate provisioning of cloud resources, including networking, compute, and storage
- Support identity and access management, including SSO, roles, and permissions
- Troubleshoot issues across environments and assist teams during deployments
- Refactor and improve existing infrastructure and pipelines where needed
- Document solutions and patterns for reuse across teams
- Support infrastructure for data platforms, including storage, data pipelines, and integration with analytics tools
- Help enable environments that support AI or machine learning workloads where needed
- US Citizen; ability to obtain a Secret security clearance
- 5-8+ years of experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, or similar roles
- Hands-on experience with AWS and or Azure in production environments
- Strong experience writing and maintaining Terraform code
- Experience building and supporting CI/CD pipelines
- Proficiency with Git and version-controlled workflows
- Solid understanding of cloud networking concepts such as VPCs, subnets, routing, and security groups
- Understanding of security fundamentals, including identity and access management, SSO, RBAC, and encryption
- Experience supporting operational aspects such as monitoring, logging, and troubleshooting
- Scripting experience using Python, Bash, or similar
- Ability to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues independently
Skills Required
- 5-8+ years of experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, or similar roles
- Hands-on experience with AWS and or Azure in production environments
- Strong experience writing and maintaining Terraform code
- Experience building and supporting CI/CD pipelines
- Proficiency with Git and version-controlled workflows
- Solid understanding of cloud networking concepts such as VPCs, subnets, routing, and security groups
- Understanding of security fundamentals, including identity and access management, SSO, RBAC, and encryption
- Experience supporting operational aspects such as monitoring, logging, and troubleshooting
- Scripting experience using Python, Bash, or similar
- Ability to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues independently
ECS Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about ECS and has not been reviewed or approved by ECS.
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Healthcare Strength — ECS advertises multiple national-network medical plan options with HSA eligibility alongside dental and vision coverage. Coverage generally begins quickly and is paired with company-paid short- and long-term disability, adding stability to the health package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with Safe Harbor and immediate vesting on employer contributions is emphasized, with an employer match available. Access to an employee stock purchase plan via the parent company provides an additional savings avenue.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave up to 30 days, adoption assistance, and other family-oriented leaves are highlighted. Feedback suggests these offerings add meaningful value beyond base pay for many roles.
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What We Do
ECS, a segment of ASGN (NYSE: ASGN), delivers advanced solutions and services in cloud, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), application and IT modernization, and science and engineering. The company solves critical, complex challenges for customers across the U.S. public sector, defense, intelligence and commercial industries. ECS maintains partnerships with leading cloud, cybersecurity, and AI/ML providers and holds specialized certifications in their technologies. Headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, ECS has more than 3,400 employees throughout the U.S. and has been recognized as a Top Workplace by The Washington Post for the last five years.
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