Senior Cloud Engineer (GovCloud / FedRAMP)

• As a Senior Cloud Engineer at Aikido, you’ll own and operate the cloud infrastructure behind our US Public sector cloud environment
• You’ll play a critical role in supporting our AWS GovCloud infrastructure, helping translate changes from the broader platform into a regulated environment, and servicing as a key technical operator on the front lines of our infrastructure
• Own and operate Aikido’s AWS GovCloud infrastructure in support of our FedRAMP environment
• Maintain and improve Kubernetes-based platform infrastructure for reliability, performance, and security
• Handle day-to-day cloud operations: deployments, updates, configuration changes, monitoring, and troubleshooting
• Support last-mile implementation work required to adapt and maintain a regulated version of Aikido’s broader platform
• Partner closely with leadership and Aikido cloud architecture to keep environments aligned while meeting government-specific constraints
• Respond to infrastructure and customer support needs that require hands-on access inside the U.S. regulated environment
• Help ensure operational readiness, resilience, and compliance as ASD scales its federal footprint

Benefits

• Remote-friendly
• Flexible working hours- U.S. citizenship is required for access to the FedRAMP environment
• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes in production environments
• Strong experience with AWS, ideally including AWS GovCloud
• Comfortable owning production systems, troubleshooting issues, and making pragmatic technical decisions quickly
• Able to work independently in a fast-moving, high-ownership environment
• Experience operating and maintaining cloud infrastructure, not just designing it
• Background in security-focused infrastructure or cloud architecture
• Experience partnering with distributed engineering teams to support mirrored or duplicated environments
• Familiarity with compliance-driven infrastructure operations
• Experience working in FedRAMP, federal, defense, or other regulated cloud environments