Job Family:
Systems Engineering
Travel Required:
Clearance Required:
What You Will Do:
Build and maintain a self-service application delivery platform for AWS workloads.
Design reusable Jenkins shared libraries and pipeline standards.
Create Terraform module stacks for ECS, S3, SQS, Lambda, IAM, and related AWS services.
Define the YAML-based application contract used by application teams.
Implement promotion workflows, approvals, drift prevention, and environment separation.
Partner with developers, security, and operations to deliver secure golden paths.
Design and develop end-to-end Jenkins Declarative and Scripted pipelines using Groovy to automate seamless code promotion from development through to production environments.
Build Terraform modules and root-module compositions for multi-service applications.
Support ECS Fargate and optional AWS capabilities such as S3, SQS, Lambda, IAM.
Standardize build, test, deploy, and approval workflows.
Establish Terraform state and environment management practices.
Create documentation, templates, and onboarding guides for application teams.
Improve reliability, observability, security, and cost efficiency.
What You Will Need:
Bachelor’s degree or additional FOUR (4) years experience in Lieu of degree
Four (4) to Ten (10) years Platform Development experience
Strong AWS experience, especially ECS, IAM, S3, SQS, Lambda, VPC, and CloudWatch.
Hands-on Terraform experience, including module design and backend/state management.
Jenkins pipeline expertise, preferably shared libraries and multibranch pipelines.
Experience creating reusable platform abstractions for multiple services.
Good scripting ability in Bash or Python.
Understanding of SDLC, deployment strategies, and release governance.
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.
What Would Be Nice To Have:
Experience designing IDP (Internal developer platforms).
Experience with Spring Boot or containerized Java services.
Experience with approval gates, policy enforcement, and environment promotion.
Experience with multi-account AWS design.
Familiarity with event-driven architectures and asynchronous patterns.
Experience onboarding application teams to shared tooling.
Experience supporting ServiceNow-based low-code applications.
What We Offer:
Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.
Benefits include:
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
About Guidehouse
Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.
Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or four years of additional experience in lieu of degree
- Four to ten years platform development experience
- Strong AWS experience (ECS, IAM, S3, SQS, Lambda, VPC, CloudWatch)
- Hands-on Terraform experience including module design and backend/state management
- Jenkins pipeline expertise, including shared libraries and multibranch pipelines
- Design and develop Jenkins Declarative and Scripted pipelines using Groovy
- Experience creating reusable platform abstractions for multiple services
- Scripting ability in Bash or Python
- Understanding of SDLC, deployment strategies, and release governance
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Federal or DoD Public Trust (active Public Trust preferred)
Guidehouse Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Guidehouse and has not been reviewed or approved by Guidehouse.
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Healthcare Strength — Feedback suggests the benefits package includes broad medical, dental, vision, prescription, life, and disability coverage, which is often seen as a strong foundational offering. Access to HSA/FSA options further supports day-to-day healthcare and dependent-care needs.
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Parental & Family Support — Feedback suggests parental leave and adoption assistance are available, alongside an emergency back-up childcare program. These offerings indicate meaningful support for employees managing family responsibilities.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Feedback suggests flexible work options and counseling/EAP-style support are part of the broader rewards mix. Additional lifestyle-oriented perks like community events and referral programs are also described as available in some contexts.
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What We Do
Guidehouse is a leading global provider of consulting services to the public sector and commercial markets, with broad capabilities in management, technology, and risk consulting. By combining our public and private sector expertise, we help clients address their most complex challenges and navigate significant regulatory pressures focusing on transformational change, business resiliency, and technology-driven innovation. Across a range of advisory, consulting, outsourcing, and digital services, we create scalable, innovative solutions that help our clients outwit complexity and position them for future growth and success. The company has more than 12,000 professionals in over 50 locations globally. Guidehouse is a Veritas Capital portfolio company, led by seasoned professionals with proven and diverse expertise in traditional and emerging technologies, markets, and agenda-setting issues driving national and global economies.
