Amazon Web Services (AWS) Consultant
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Consultant Location: Washington, DC / Remote / Hybrid Work Authorization: US Citizen
About the Role
STSI is looking for an experienced AWS Consultant to support cloud operations, infrastructure management, security, compliance, and optimization. The ideal candidate will have hands-on AWS experience, strong knowledge of federal compliance requirements, and the ability to work with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage AWS accounts, billing, cost optimization, usage monitoring, IAM policies, and MFA.
- Maintain and support AWS services including EC2, S3, Lambda, CloudFront, and Route 53.
- Lead cloud architecture, roadmap planning, scalability, resiliency, and disaster recovery efforts.
- Perform system health checks, patching, monitoring, incident response, and remediation.
- Support security and compliance activities related to NIST, FISMA, FedRAMP, ATO, audits, and risk management.
- Prepare documentation, reports, runbooks, architecture diagrams, and optimization recommendations.
- Coordinate with leadership, IT teams, vendors, and project stakeholders.
Required Qualifications
- Proven experience supporting federal, public sector, or compliance-driven AWS environments.
- Hands-on experience with NIST, FISMA, and FedRAMP compliance.
- Strong knowledge of identity management, MFA, IAM, and zero-trust principles.
- Experience with AWS infrastructure, cloud operations, security, cost management, and incident response.
- Strong communication, documentation, and stakeholder coordination skills.
Required Certifications
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
- AWS Certified Security – Specialty
Preferred Certifications
- AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty
- CISSP or equivalent
- CISM or equivalent
Work Arrangement Work may be performed on-site in Washington, DC, remotely, or in a hybrid arrangement, based on project and security requirements. Apply To This Job