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AWS Cloud Operations Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton

McLean, VAFull-time$69–158K/yrPosted 5 days agoStill listed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$69–158K/yr
Location
McLean, VA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

AWS Certification, requiredSecret clearance, requiredBachelor's degree, required

Job overview

The AWS Cloud Operations Engineer manages, administers, supports, and enhances cloud environments, focusing on continuous improvement and rapid problem resolution. The role applies functional and industry knowledge to solve moderately scoped problems, works independently with some guidance, and reviews or guides junior employees’ activities. The position requires experience with DoD and AWS cloud environments, secure deployments, CI/CD, infrastructure automation, DoD accreditation processes, a Secret clearance, a bachelor’s degree, and AWS certification.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

DoD Cloud Management, requiredAWS Cloud Management, requiredAWS Cloud Design, requiredAWS Cloud Deployment, requiredSecure Application Deployment, requiredCI/CD Pipelines, requiredInfrastructure Automation, requiredDoD Accreditation, requiredTechnical Liaison, nice to haveContainer Technologies, nice to haveAKS, nice to haveDocker, nice to haveKubernetes, nice to have

Qualifications

Secret Clearance, requiredBachelor's Degree, requiredAWS Certification, requiredBachelor's in IT or Cyber, nice to haveAWS Solution Architect Certification, nice to haveCloud Ops Engineer Certification, nice to haveData Engineer Certification, nice to have

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

AWS Cloud Operations EngineerThe Opportunity: Manages, administers, supports and enhances cloud environments, ensuring continuous improvement and rapid problem resolution. Applies specific functional knowledge and working and general industry knowledge. Develops or contributes to solutions to a variety of problems of moderate scope and complexity. Works independently with some guidance, and reviews or guides activities of junior employees.

You Have:

  • Experience with management of DoD cloud environments, including AWS
  • Experience designing, deploying, and managing AWS cloud environments
  • Experience deploying applications into IL-4 or higher secure environments
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation
  • Knowledge of DoD accreditation processes, including RMF and ATO workflows
  • Secret clearance
  • Bachelor's degree
  • AWS Certification

Nice If You Have:

  • Experience serving as a technical liaison between engineering and enterprise deployment teams
  • Knowledge of container technologies, including AKS, Docker, and Kubernetes
  • Bachelor's degree in IT or a Cyber related field
  • AWS Solution Architect, Cloud Ops Engineer, or Data Engineer Certification

Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Secret clearance is required.

Compensation At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $69,400.00 to $158,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date. Identity Statement As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

  • Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
  • Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen or customer facility, in alignment with your leadership's expectations and the needs of the role.
  • Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed full-time at a customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.

How this job compares

Set against the 4,054 open Cloud Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$69–158K/yr
  • Virginia median$129–202K/yr309 salary ranges
  • US median$119–205K/yr3,307 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $114K, is 31% below the Virginia median midpoint ($166K) — in the lowest quarter of Cloud Engineer salary ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 353 open Cloud Engineer jobs in Virginia and 4,054 across the US. 8% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
Cloud Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 4 to 8 years (3,418 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 1,450 of the 4,054 open Cloud Engineer jobs (36%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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