Senior AWS Cloud Engineer

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You have been redirected to RTX’s career page as we have recently transitioned from RTX to become a standalone company, which provides us with greater autonomy and opportunities for growth. As a prospective employee of Nightwing, you’ll have the chance to contribute to our continued success and shape the future of our cybersecurity, intelligence, and services offerings.

We are looking for an experienced Senior AWS Cloud Engineer to help develop and deliver on a platform to support new and existing workloads. In this role, you will need to be technically capable and able to execute implementation on a high-level architecture. You will also need to be adept at interacting, communicating and partnering with other departments within our organization to be successful.

Key Responsibilities:

Implement AWS platform services: Services to include everything from landing zone services to networking services to establish a secure and scalable multi-account AWS environment, accounting for specialized business use cases and ensuring optimal performance and cost-efficiency.

 Utilize AWS Landing Zone Accelerator: Apply AWS Landing Zone Accelerator tools to automate the setup of core AWS services, security controls, and governance frameworks.

Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Use IaC tools such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation to automate the provisioning and management of cloud resources.

Optimize Cloud Resources: Configure and optimize AWS services for performance, security, and cost-effectiveness, including centralized logging and monitoring using AWS CloudWatch and AWS Config.

Collaborate Across Teams: Ability to work across large engineering organizations within traditional government and commercial contracting environments, while balancing transformation with risk management

Stay Current: Willingness and ability to quickly expand technical skills, capabilities, and understanding and apply to solution development

Ensure Compliance: Implement technical controls to maintain compliance with security and regulatory requirements, including NIST 800-171.

Communication with Stakeholders: Ability to combine technical expertise with excellent communication skills

Perform Autonomously: Ability to act autonomously as an individual contributor by prioritizing your work within guidelines and leveraging direction provided by your supervisor.

Be Consistent: Ability and desire to follow the designed and proposed solution through delivery and execution while remaining flexible to changes within the business

Qualifications:

Experience with AWS Landing Zone Accelerator

Experience with Diverse Operating Systems (Microsoft Windows, Linux, RHEL, etc.) as well as serverless solutions

Agile / DevOps (including Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery)

Experience implementing NIST 800-171 controls in an AWS cloud environment

Experience implementing distributed network systems and infrastructure

Experience implementing cloud-based security solutions.

Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate or AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional

Must have 8+ years of applicable work experience with a BS degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or 16+ years of applicable work experience at the minimum in lieu of a BS degree can be substituted.

Previously part of a leading Fortune 100 company and headquartered in Dulles, VA; Nightwing became independent in 2024 but continues to support the nation’s most mission impactful initiatives.
When we formed Nightwing, we brought a deep set of credentials and an unfaltering commitment to the mission. For over four decades, our team has been providing some of the world’s most technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence support services to the U.S. government on its most important missions. 
 
At Nightwing, we value collaboration and teamwork. You’ll have the opportunity to work alongside talented individuals who are passionate about what they do. Together, we’ll leverage our collective expertise to drive innovation, solve complex problems, and deliver exceptional results for our clients.
 
Thank you for considering joining us as we embark on this new journey and shape the future of cybersecurity and intelligence together as part of the Nightwing team.
 

The salary range for this role is 105,000 USD - 221,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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