Forterra

Senior AWS Cloud Engineer

Clarksburg, Maryland, USA · Senior · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$145k-$165kDetected 49 days ago

Node.jsGitAWSCloud PlatformsTerraformCI/CDLinuxPrometheusGrafanaSIEMIncident ResponseDNSVPNCommunicationCompTIA

About the role

The ideal candidate has hands-on AWS experience in a multi-account organization, strong Terraform skills, and a security-conscious mindset.

Manage and secure AWS infrastructure across multiple accounts (commercial and GovCloud).
Design and implement infrastructure-as-code using Terraform, including modules for IAM, networking, compute, and storage.
Build and maintain an infrastructure inventory for all critical services and accounts.
Implement change management processes for production infrastructure (source control, review, monitoring).
Configure and maintain monitoring, alerting, and observability for cloud services.
Support security compliance initiatives (GuardDuty, CloudTrail, Panther SIEM, CrowdStrike integration).
Collaborate with Cybersecurity on vulnerability management, patching, and asset tagging.
Manage cost optimization across AWS accounts, including reserved instances, savings plans, and storage tiering.
Document infrastructure architecture, runbooks, and operational procedures.
Forterrans are unique, talented individuals who are united through a shared passion to deliver autonomous systems that enable national resilience and a robust supply chain.

Experience with AWS IAM, VPC networking, S3, EC2, EKS, and CloudWatch.
Preferred Qualifications Experience with AWS GovCloud or FedRAMP compliance environments.

Experience with AWS GovCloud or FedRAMP compliance environments.
Experience with EKS cluster management (managed node groups, add-ons).
Experience with CI/CD pipeline infrastructure (GitLab CI, runners, container registries).
Experience with infrastructure monitoring and alerting (Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, or equivalent).
Linux systems administration proficiency.
Experience with SIEM platforms (Panther, Splunk, or equivalent).
Experience with SSO/SAML integration (AWS IAM Identity Center, Entra ID).
Familiarity with cost management tools (AWS Cost Explorer, budgets, FinOps practices).

US Salary Range $145,000.00-$165,000.00 The salary range for this role is an estimate and is based on a wide variety of compensation factors.

Three plan options, including an HSA-eligible plan, with Forterra covering 80% of the plan premium for you and your dependents.
Basic Life/AD&D, short and long-term disability insurance plans 100% covered by Forterra, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a winter break in December.
Competitive paid time off (PTO) offering 20 days accrued per year.
A minimum of 7 weeks fully paid parental leave for birth/adoption.
A $9k annual tuition reimbursement or professional development stipend.
401(k) retirement savings plan, including traditional, Roth 401(k), and after-tax deferral with company match up to 4%.
Your recruiter will be able to share more information about our salary and benefits offering during the hiring process.
The salary offered to candidates will vary based on a variety of factors including (but not limited to) relevant work experience, education, specialized training, critical expertise, training, and more.
Equity in Forterra is included in most of our full-time, high-demand roles and is therefore considered part of Forterra's overall compensation package.
In addition to base salary and equity,
Forterra offers competitive benefits for full-time employees including:

This listing is sourced directly from Forterra's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.