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GCyber

GCyber

IT services for government and industry

AWS Cloud Engineer

Full-Time
No salary listed
Senior, Expert
Bachelor's
Arlington County, Arlington, VA, USA
In Person
No H1B Sponsorship
US Top Secret Clearance Required

About the job

Requirements
  • An active Department of Defense Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information clearance with the ability to maintain a Counterintelligence Polygraph.
  • A Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree and 8–12 years of experience in Information Technology.
  • An IAT II certification, such as Security+, CCNA-Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, CND, or SSCP.
  • Experience with Ansible.
  • Ability to create Lambda functions using Python.
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code using AWS CloudFormation.
  • Virtualization experience, including spinning up and configuring EC2 instances.
  • Experience with PowerShell.
Responsibilities
  • Design, build, and maintain secure, scalable AWS cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines using Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Ansible, GitLab, Docker, and Amazon C2S services including EC2, RDS, Lambda, ELB, and S3.
  • Configure, provision, and manage AWS infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code, including developing CloudFormation templates and using Ansible to automate deployments, configuration management, and system provisioning; spin up and configure EC2 instances to support scalable, highly available environments.
  • Develop and implement automation using Python, including creating and deploying AWS Lambda functions, as well as Bash and PowerShell scripting, to streamline cloud operations, deployments, system administration, and infrastructure management.
  • Execute cloud operations including monitoring, incident response, patching, vulnerability remediation, compliance, and security hardening across classified and unclassified environments while leveraging AWS services such as VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, KMS, and Config.
  • Develop and maintain technical documentation, test procedures, and operational runbooks while supporting Agile development, CI/CD, release management, integration, testing, and production readiness activities.
Desired Qualifications
  • Prior experience with DISA and DISA’s support to mission partners.

About the company

GCyber provides IT solutions for federal, state, and commercial markets. Its engineers, along with a network of partners, deliver professional services across the information technology field with more than 15 years of experience. The company focuses on executing projects with measurable results and aligning technology deployments with customers’ goals. It pursues practical innovation by considering industry successes and failures from past deployments and identifying opportunities to improve. Its goal is to help customers enhance their technology landscape and advance their roadmaps by delivering practical, long-lasting solutions.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Arlington, West Virginia

Founded

2014

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What believers are saying

  • GCyber posted 2026 openings for AWS, Splunk, ServiceNow, and software engineering.
  • FY2026 YTD federal obligations hit $3.8M, showing ongoing contract execution.
  • Recent EOP awards in August and September 2025 extend work into 2026.

What critics are saying

  • White House BPA concentration exposes revenue if EOP recompetes away in 2025-2026.
  • No public layoffs or acquisitions surfaced; opacity limits employer confidence.
  • Large integrators like Accenture, IBM, and CrowdStrike pressure GCyber’s cybersecurity pricing.

What makes GCyber unique

  • GCyber won the White House cybersecurity BPA, proving deep federal trust.
  • GCyber’s stack spans cybersecurity, automation, cloud, virtualization, and DevSecOps for agencies.
  • Arlington-based hiring shows specialized roles across DISA, EOP, Air Force, and JBA.

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Benefits

Paid Vacation

Parental Leave

Bereavement Leave

401(k) Company Match

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Disability Insurance

Commuter Benefits

Training Programs

Professional Development Budget