Cloud Infrastructure Specialist (AWS) Jr. Level

About the position Cogent People Inc. is seeking a motivated Cloud Infrastructure Specialist (AWS) Jr. Level to design, implement, and maintain cloud infrastructure supporting a large scale program for the federal government, ensuring high availability and performance. This role includes infrastructure provisioning and monitoring, enforcement of security best practices, systems administration, and DevSecOps. Responsibilities • Design, implement, and manage AWS cloud infrastructure • Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform • Manage and troubleshoot Linux-based systems • Implement and maintain monitoring solutions for cloud resources • Perform system administration tasks and optimize performance • Collaborate with development teams to support arenaflex/CD pipelines • Ensure security best practices are followed in cloud environments • Participate in on-call rotations for incident response Requirements • Minimum 2 years of hands-on experience in: • AWS (VPC, S3, EC2, IAM, RDS, Lambda, CloudFormation) • IaC tools (Terraform) • Linux – system administration, shell scripting, performance tuning • Monitoring: CloudWatch, New Relic, Splunk • Networking fundamentals: VPNs, DNS, load balancing, firewalls • arenaflex/CD: Jenkins, GitLab arenaflex, GitHub Actions • Scripting: bash, Python • Git • Proven ability to work independently and collaboratively within teams. • Strong organizational skills with keen attention to detail, multi-tasking ability, and effective time management. • Candidates must have lived in the U.S. for at least 3 of the past 5 years and be authorized to work in the U.S. (Citizen, Permanent Resident, or EAD). • Public Trust Clearance (or ability to obtain) Benefits • Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance: Comprehensive coverage. • 401(k) Plan: Matching contributions. • Life Insurance & Disability Coverage: Company-paid life, short-term, and long-term disability insurance. • Paid Time Off: 3 weeks of PTO annually, plus 10 holidays. Apply tot his job

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