Senior Cloud Security Engineer

Position Summary

Caduceus is seeking an experienced Senior Cloud Platform Engineer to support a mission‑critical application hosted in AWS GovCloud . The selected candidate will design, implement, secure, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure while supporting DevSecOps, automation, production operations, and compliance with federal security requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain secure AWS GovCloud infrastructure.
• Build and manage Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or CloudFormation).
• Deploy and support containerized applications using Docker, Amazon ECS, or Amazon EKS.
• Develop and maintain secure CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps processes.
• Implement cloud security, IAM, encryption, and Zero Trust principles.
• Monitor platform performance, troubleshoot issues, and optimize system reliability.
• Support compliance with ATO, NIST 800-53, and FedRAMP requirements.
• Collaborate with development and security teams to deliver secure, scalable cloud solutions.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of experience in Cloud Engineering, Platform Engineering, DevOps, or Site Reliability Engineering.
• Strong hands‑on experience with AWS and AWS GovCloud.
• Experience with Docker, Amazon ECS and/or EKS (Kubernetes).
• Proficiency with Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with PostgreSQL and AWS networking/security services.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting ATO and federal cloud environments.
• Knowledge of NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, and Zero Trust Architecture.
• AWS Professional certifications, CKA, CKS, or Security+ are preferred.