Senior Cloud Engineer — Acme Federal Solutions

Acme Federal Solutions is hiring a Senior Cloud Engineer to lead their AWS migration for a large DHS contract. The role sits within their Cloud Center of Excellence and reports to the VP of Engineering. The team is 8 engineers, shifting from on-prem VMware to AWS GovCloud. They need someone who has done this before — not just architected it, but led the migration hands-on. The posting emphasizes FedRAMP compliance, which signals this isn't a greenfield build — it's a lift-and-shift with compliance gates at every stage. Expect interview questions around authorization boundaries, continuous monitoring, and how you've handled ATO processes.

92% match — Strong fit across all categories. Your 8 years of AWS experience maps directly to the core requirement. Your FedRAMP authorization work at Northrop Grumman is a near-exact match for what they need. The only gap is Kubernetes orchestration — the JD mentions EKS, and your experience is primarily ECS. This is minor and addressable in the interview. Strengths: Cloud migration leadership, FedRAMP/ATO experience, AWS GovCloud, IaC with Terraform Gaps: EKS/Kubernetes (minor), no direct DHS contract experience (mitigable)