Cloud Engineer Subject Matter Expert

Job overview

The Cloud Engineer Subject Matter Expert role is onsite in Suitland-Silver Hill, MD. Compensation is not specified. The role supports modernization of complex, interdependent systems. The senior technical implementation lead designs, builds, and operationalizes secure AWS environments while analyzing legacy systems and planning phased migrations. The work translates architecture and modernization strategy into deployable cloud solutions aligned with governance and security requirements.

What you'll do

• Analyze legacy architectures, dependencies, data flows, and migration readiness
• contribute to system inventories and migration roadmaps
• design AWS environments and infrastructure as code
• implement secure networks and resilient environments
• develop Python cloud components
• enable cloud-native applications
• build CI/CD pipelines and security gates
• implement monitoring and operational runbooks
• support cross-team integrations and governance documentation.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

cloud engineer

subject matter expert

aws

python

suitland-silver hill md

ignite it

full-time

cloud migration

infrastructure as code

devsecops

ci/cd

legacy modernization

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• 401(k), 401(k) matching, dental and health insurance, flexible spending account, life insurance, paid time off, professional development assistance, referral program, tuition reimbursement, and vision insurance.

Why this role

Requires advanced Python and AWS engineering expertise, legacy-system analysis, infrastructure-as-code, and CI/CD experience. Benefits include health, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) matching, paid time off, professional development, referral program, and tuition reimbursement.

About the employer

Ignite IT is hiring for this role. Industry: Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services. Sector: 51.