AWS Cloud Engineer at CDIT
Norfolk, VA
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Jul 27, 2026
Norfolk, VA
Jul 29, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior, hands-on AWS Cloud Engineer role supporting the NMMES program at a Norfolk, VA site, responsible for designing and operating multi-account AWS GovCloud environments, building infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD pipelines, and ensuring compliance with DoD RMF/SRG requirements. The role also covers networking, identity, data protection, observability, and cost optimization, while mentoring mid-level engineers and supporting AI/ML and data workloads.
Senior level · 7+ years · Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC · Secret clearance
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How this req sits in the market our data
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $131,929 (middle half $101,412–$164,081).
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Why we read it this way (8)
The role sits at the boundary between infrastructure operations (15-1244) and software/platform engineering (15-1252). The emphasis on authoring IaC, building CI/CD pipelines, and architecting cloud foundations tips it toward 15-1252, but a strong operations/administration argument exists.
The posting requires a DoD Secret clearance at time of hire; TS/SCI is listed as a preferred qualification only.
DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level II (Security+ CE minimum) and IAT Level III (CISSP, CASP+, or CCSP) are listed under 'Certifications Required' but are conditional on privileged access to accredited systems. They are captured as preferred given the conditional framing, but hiring managers should treat them as near-mandatory for this program.
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate is listed as a required certification; AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional, AWS Certified Security – Specialty, HashiCorp Terraform Associate, and CKA are preferred certifications.
A bachelor's degree is stated but the posting explicitly allows additional relevant experience to substitute per contract labor-category definitions, so the degree requirement is set to None.
The 7+ years total / 5+ years AWS experience requirement is the binding gate; the role is classified Senior despite the 'Expert' title framing, as the scope and requirements align with a senior individual contributor rather than a staff/principal org-wide authority.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): NIST SP 800-53.
Requires a Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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