AWS Windows Infrastructure Engineer
Role Overview
The AWS Windows Infrastructure Automation Engineer automates the configuration, hardening, and deployment of a federal client's Windows Server infrastructure, hosted in a FedRAMP-authorized AWS GovCloud environment, in support of the upgrade from Windows Server 2016 to Windows Server 2019 or 2025.
Working under the technical direction of the Windows Architect, the role turns upgrade designs and security baselines into automated, repeatable configurations so every server is built and maintained consistently across environment tiers.
Key Skills for This Role
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Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of relevant experience.
- An additional 2 years of experience (7 years total) with an Associate’s Degree in lieu of a Bachelor’s Degree.
- An additional 4 years of experience (9 years total) with a High School Diploma in lieu of a Bachelor’s Degree.
- Hands-on experience automating Windows Server configuration with Ansible, PowerShell DSC, or similar tools.
- Advanced PowerShell scripting skills.
- Experience supporting Windows Server 2016 to 2019 or 2025 upgrades or migrations in AWS.
- Experience automating Windows OS hardening, preferably in regulated federal or regulated industry.
- Working knowledge of AWS services for Windows workloads (EC2, AMIs, VPC, Systems Manager, EBS snapshots).
- Solid Windows Server administration skills (Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, certificates, patching).
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation) or image-building tools (e.g., Packer, EC2 Image Builder).
- Experience with Git-based version control and CI/CD pipelines in an Agile, DevSecOps environment.
- Preferred Qualifications or Skills
- Microsoft Windows Server certification (e.g., Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Administrator Associate) or AWS certification (e.g., AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate).
- Experience integrating Windows servers with CyberArk for privileged access management.
- Experience in managing software deployments through group policy.
- Experience configuring Windows IIS servers and Power BI Gateway.
- Experience supporting federal government systems with audit and vulnerability management.
- Position Details
- Employment type: Full-Time, W2
- Location: 100% Remote (US-based)
- Hours: 40 hours/week with availability during core business hours of 8am-5pm ET
- Eligibility: Must be eligible to obtain a Public Trust clearance
Preferred Qualifications
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