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 CI/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
• CI/CD: Jenkins, GitLab CI, 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.
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