Senior Cloud Engineer (AWS) / Cloud Solutions Architect
Location: Arlington, VA (On-site)
Clearance: Active Secret (Top Secret/SCI Preferred)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Company: Argo Cyber Systems, LLC
About Argo Cyber
Argo Cyber Systems is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) delivering advanced cybersecurity, cloud engineering, incident response, and cyber operations support to U.S. Government agencies. We are seeking an experienced Senior Cloud Engineer / Cloud Solutions Architect to support a high-visibility DHS cyber mission providing onsite incident response and cloud engineering support to Federal civilian agencies and critical infrastructure organizations.
The Senior Cloud Engineer serves as the technical lead for designing, implementing, securing, and optimizing cloud infrastructure supporting incident response and cyber operations. The ideal candidate combines deep AWS engineering experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), automation, DevSecOps, and cloud security expertise.
Key Responsibilities
Design secure, scalable AWS cloud architectures supporting incident response operations.
Lead migration of legacy on-premises capabilities into AWS cloud environments.
Develop Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform and CloudFormation.
Build automated provisioning and CI/CD deployment pipelines.
Implement cloud-native security controls, encryption, IAM, logging, and network segmentation.
Collaborate with DevOps engineers to enhance automation and deployment processes.
Support Kubernetes, ECS, and containerized workloads.
Troubleshoot complex cloud infrastructure during active cyber operations.
Produce architecture documentation and technical guidance.
Required Qualifications
U.S. Citizenship.
Active Secret clearance; TS/SCI preferred.
Ability to obtain DHS Suitability.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.
8+ years of professional IT experience.
5+ years designing and implementing AWS cloud architectures.
Strong AWS expertise including EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, Lambda, CloudFormation, Route 53, CloudWatch, ELB, Auto Scaling, and Systems Manager.
Experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, Python, Bash, and PowerShell.
Desired Qualifications
Experience supporting DHS or other Federal civilian agencies.
Incident Response or Cybersecurity Operations experience.
Azure and hybrid cloud architecture experience.
Splunk experience.
Kubernetes, Docker, Amazon ECS.
FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST SP 800-53 and NIST SP 800-171 familiarity.
Experience migrating enterprise environments to AWS.
Preferred Certifications
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional (Preferred)
AWS Security Specialty
AWS DevOps Engineer Professional
Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert
CISSP, CCSP, GIAC Cloud Security Automation (GCSA), or Security+
Why Join Argo Cyber?
Work alongside elite cybersecurity professionals supporting critical U.S. Government missions while engineering secure cloud solutions that protect national infrastructure.
Argo Cyber Systems is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). Located in Historic Downtown Pensacola, Argo Cyber Systems is a pure-play cyber security firm. We are cyber security and intelligence experts offering dedicated threat and security monitoring of critical infrastructure assets, businesses, and other environments.
Cyber Services
Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and Cyber Threat Monitoring
Argo Cyber Systems provides managed cyber monitoring services through a dedicated SIEM and Cyber Threat Monitoring platform with an advanced threat correlation engine at affordable prices.
Continuous Asset Discovery
By utilizing technology which can automatically discover new devices on your network, we always know what’s connected in your digital environment.
Continuous Real-time Threat Monitoring, Correlation & Alerting
It does not matter if you are in AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, or on premise, we are able to gain visibility of devices, systems, applications, and user activities in your environment. We support Office 365, G Suite, network devices, operating systems, and over 400 devices and applications that are important to your businesses' day-to-day activities.
Global Threat Analysis and Supply Chain Cyber Risk Management
Due Diligence X© (DDX) was created with this in mind – to provide a dynamic platform for testing devices for assurance that the equipment will be free from a variety of security threats.
Assessment Support Services and Penetration Testing
ARGO Cyber Systems Principals have gained decades of experience conducting various types of assessments including Cyber Risk Assessments, Threat Assessments, Risk Management and Threat intelligence from our work with the DOD and Federal.
Breach Clean up, Mitigation and Remediation
Argo Cyber is capable of mitigation and remediation of your assets and environment in the event you are breached.
