Junior AWS DevOps Engineer

Position Overview: Junior AWS DevOps Engineer at CGI

CGI is seeking a Junior AWS DevOps Engineer to support the Digital Transformation Center (DTC) Integration Platform (DIP). This secure, cloud-native API ecosystem facilitates reliable, real-time data exchange between Salesforce and multiple enterprise systems. This role is ideal for an early-career engineer looking to grow DevOps and cloud engineering skills while supporting a mission-critical integration platform. You will work under the guidance of senior DevOps engineers and architects, contributing to infrastructure operations, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and platform reliability while learning best practices for operating systems in a regulated, enterprise environment.

This role can be performed hybrid at any CGI Federal office in the US, with preferred locations including Fairfax, VA, Lebanon, VA, Belton, TX, Lafayette, LA, and Knoxville, TN. There is also potential for remote work.

This contract requires a US Citizen or Green Card Holder.

Your Future Duties and Responsibilities

• Support the deployment, operation, and maintenance of AWS-based infrastructure supporting the DIP platform and its integrations.
• Assist with monitoring platform availability, performance, and reliability under established uptime and SLA expectations.
• Help manage AWS services such as EC2, EKS, ECS, Lambda, S3, VPC, Route 53, IAM, and CloudWatch under established standards.
• Support routine infrastructure tasks including configuration updates, environment maintenance, and basic troubleshooting.
• Assist with CI/CD pipeline execution and maintenance supporting Java-based API and integration deployments.
• Contribute to Infrastructure as Code (IaC) implementations using Terraform and/or AWS CloudFormation under guidance.
• Support containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes-based platforms.
• Assist with deployment activities, environment validations, and rollback procedures as directed.
• Monitor logs, alerts, and dashboards and escalate issues following defined incident management processes.
• Participate in incident response activities and post-incident reviews as a supporting team member.
• Follow established security, access control, and credential-handling procedures.
• Support documentation of infrastructure configurations, runbooks, and operational procedures.
• Collaborate with software engineers, QA, and senior DevOps engineers in an Agile delivery environment.
• Learn and apply best practices related to cloud security, automation, and platform operations.

Required Qualifications To Be Successful In This Role

• 1–3 years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related roles (including internships or entry-level positions).
• Foundational experience with AWS services and cloud concepts.
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and automation tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, or similar).
• Basic familiarity with Infrastructure as Code concepts and tools such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
• Introductory experience with containerization technologies (Docker) and awareness of Kubernetes concepts.
• Basic scripting skills using Bash, Python, or similar languages.
• Understanding of fundamental networking concepts (DNS, HTTP, TCP/IP).
• Experience working in or learning Agile/Scrum delivery practices.
• Strong willingness to learn, follow established standards, and take technical guidance.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent training, coursework, or practical experience).

Desired Qualifications/Non-Essential Skills

• Experience working with Federal agencies, particularly the Department of Veterans Affairs, is a plus.
• Exposure to monitoring or logging tools such as CloudWatch or Datadog.
• Experience supporting development or test environments in cloud platforms.
• Coursework, certifications, or hands-on labs related to AWS or DevOps practices.
• Interest in working on large-scale, enterprise or regulated systems.

Key skills/competency

• AWS
• DevOps
• CI/CD
• Terraform
• Kubernetes
• Docker
• Python
• CloudWatch
• Agile
• System Integration