Job Summary:
Forterra is a leading provider of autonomous systems for ground-based movement, focused on building technology that supports front-line soldiers and civilian workers. They are seeking a Senior AWS Cloud Engineer to design and manage cloud infrastructure for autonomous vehicle platforms, ensuring security compliance and effective change management across AWS environments.
Responsibilities:
โข Manage and secure AWS infrastructure across multiple accounts (commercial and GovCloud).
โข Design and implement infrastructure-as-code using Terraform, including modules for IAM, networking, compute, and storage.
โข Build and maintain an infrastructure inventory for all critical services and accounts.
โข Implement change management processes for production infrastructure (source control, review, monitoring).
โข Respond to and remediate infrastructure incidents; participate in postmortem reviews.
โข Configure and maintain monitoring, alerting, and observability for cloud services.
โข Support security compliance initiatives (GuardDuty, CloudTrail, Panther SIEM, CrowdStrike integration).
โข Collaborate with Cybersecurity on vulnerability management, patching, and asset tagging.
โข Manage cost optimization across AWS accounts, including reserved instances, savings plans, and storage tiering.
โข Document infrastructure architecture, runbooks, and operational procedures.
Qualifications:
Required:
โข 3+ years of professional experience managing AWS infrastructure.
โข Strong Terraform experience (modules, state management, multi-account patterns).
โข Experience with AWS IAM, VPC networking, S3, EC2, EKS, and CloudWatch.
โข Understanding of networking concepts: VPN, Transit Gateway, DNS, security groups.
โข Incident response experience; ability to troubleshoot across application, infrastructure, and network layers.
โข Strong documentation and communication skills.
Preferred:
โข Experience with AWS GovCloud or FedRAMP compliance environments.
โข Experience with EKS cluster management (managed node groups, add-ons).
โข Experience with CI/CD pipeline infrastructure (GitLab CI, runners, container registries).
โข Experience with infrastructure monitoring and alerting (Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, or equivalent).
โข Linux systems administration proficiency.
โข Experience with SIEM platforms (Panther, Splunk, or equivalent).
โข Experience with SSO/SAML integration (AWS IAM Identity Center, Entra ID).
โข Familiarity with cost management tools (AWS Cost Explorer, budgets, FinOps practices).
โข Security certifications (AWS Security Specialty, CompTIA Security+, or equivalent).
Company:
Forterra delivers autonomous mission systems for defense. Founded in 2002, the company is headquartered in Clarksburg, USA, with a team of 501-1000 employees. The company is currently Growth Stage.