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Cleared AWS Platform / Infrastructure Automation Engineer (Washington, DC)

Virtual Service Operations

Washington, DCFull-time$175–230K/yrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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Compensation
$175–230K/yr
Location
Washington, DC
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

TS/SCI clearance

Job overview

Virtual Service Operations seeks an experienced AWS Platform / Infrastructure Automation Engineer for a highly classified, mission-critical modernization initiative. The engineer will build next-generation cloud infrastructure and integration platforms connecting intelligence, operational data, and mission systems. The role focuses on making AWS infrastructure repeatable, secure, and easier to operate, including in environments where conventional internet-connected tooling is unavailable.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

AWS CDKPythonTypeScriptInfrastructure as CodeCI/CD PipelinesGit WorkflowsAWS CloudAWS WorkSpacesAmazon EKSSystems ManagerIsolated EnvironmentsAWS CertificationsSecurity+CISSPWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationIndependent WorkTeamworkProblem Solving

Qualifications

5+ Years DevOps or Cloud Platform Engineering ExperienceActive TS/SCI ClearanceSCI Read-on EligibilityAdditional Program Access ApprovalsCommuting Distance to Approved WorksiteU.S. Citizenship

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Tuition Assistance
401(k) Match

Full job description

Cleared AWS Platform / Infrastructure Automation Engineer (Washington, DC)

Washington, DC (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Washington+DC+USA) • AWS

Job Type

Full-time

Description

Are you ready to put your AWS expertise to work on cloud challenges that few engineers get the chance to tackle?

Virtual Service Operations (VSO) is seeking an experienced AWS Platform / Infrastructure Automation Engineer to join a highly skilled team delivering advanced cloud engineering capabilities for a mission-critical, security-sensitive initiative. Build cloud platforms that have to work reliably even when conventional internet-connected tooling is unavailable. This is a hands-on opportunity to make sophisticated AWS infrastructure repeatable, secure, and easier to operate. You will work with experienced technical partners in a collaborative environment where careful engineering and measurable results matter.

The program you will be supporting is a highly classified, mission-critical modernization initiative. Your roles will be to help build next-generation cloud infrastructure and integration platforms that connect fragmented intelligence, operational data, and mission systems through APIs, MCP servers, and cloud-native technologies.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Build and maintain infrastructure using AWS CDK, CloudFormation, or Terraform.

  • Develop CI/CD workflows and repeatable deployment patterns suitable for restricted environments.

  • Automate configuration management, patching, and operational maintenance.

  • Support AWS WorkSpaces, Amazon EKS, Systems Manager, and related platform services

Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of DevOps or cloud platform engineering experience.

  • Strong infrastructure-as-code experience, particularly AWS CDK with Python or TypeScript.

  • Experience developing CI/CD pipelines and Git-based engineering workflows.

  • Hands-on AWS cloud experience and ability to work effectively in highly controlled environments.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with AWS WorkSpaces, EKS, and Systems Manager.

  • Experience deploying automation into isolated or tightly controlled environments.

  • Relevant AWS professional or specialty certifications; Security+ or CISSP where applicable.

Requirements

  • Active TS/SCI clearance; must be eligible for applicable SCI read-on/indoctrination and additional program-specific access approvals.

  • Must reside within commuting distance of one of the following 4 approved secure work locations: Herndon, VA; Washington, DC; Seattle, WA; or Denver, CO.

  • Regular on-site work in an approved secure facility and occasional work at authorized customer facilities may be required. This is not a remote position.

  • Full-time position, on-site

  • Please note that pursuant to a government contract, this specific position requires U.S. citizenship status

What is Important to Us:

  • You are an excellent communicator in writing and speaking.

  • You have the ability to work independently but also value teamwork.

  • Your problem-solving skills are excellent.

  • You are looking for a job where performance appraisals occur regularly, and you look forward to advancing your career.

  • You seek a community of virtue-centered co-workers and clients.

What we offer you:As part of the VSO company, you will be part of a virtue-centered team who value their work and teammates.This is a no-jerk zone. We provide ongoing learning and development opportunities to foster continuous growth. We offer competitive salaries, health benefits, and flexible work arrangements.

More About VSO: VSO is a hybrid cloud and managed services consulting firm. Much of VSO’s success can be attributed to our deep partnerships with IT services industry leaders such as AWS, IBM, Microsoft and others. VSO leverages numerous other partner relationships so as to provide our customers with optimal support. Additionally, we take pride in taking care of our employees. We offer a wide variety of benefits for eligible employees related to health, retirement, professional development, and more! For more information, please visit our website athttps://vso-inc.com/careers

Salary Description

$175,000.00 - $230,000.00 per year

How this job compares

Set against the 4,197 open Cloud Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$175–230K/yr
  • Washington, D.C. median$122–188K/yr90 salary ranges
  • US median$115–210K/yr3,364 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $203K, is 28% above the Washington, D.C. median midpoint ($158K) — in the top quarter of Cloud Engineer salary ranges in Washington, D.C..

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 124 open Cloud Engineer jobs in Washington, D.C. and 4,197 across the US. 7% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Washington, D.C.
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Cloud Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (3,590 postings).
Education
1,554 of the 4,197 open Cloud Engineer jobs (37%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 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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