Vela, a Cerberus-backed aerospace and defense manufacturing platform, is seeking a Senior AWS Cloud Engineer to build and own the cloud foundation in AWS GovCloud (US). This hands-on role is based on-site in Santa Fe Springs, California, and will establish the GovCloud landing zone, infrastructure-as-code standards, and secure data architecture that connects shop-floor operations to analytics.

Key responsibilities: - Design and implement the GovCloud landing zone in AWS GovCloud (US), including accounts, networking, identity, guardrails, and logging aligned with FedRAMP High / CMMC Level 2. - Establish infrastructure-as-code standards using Terraform, CloudFormation, or equivalent to ensure version-controlled, repeatable, and auditable environments. - Architect secure data pipelines and a data lake for handling CUI-tier data, enabling downstream analytics from manufacturing operations. - Implement secure access controls with bastion/jump hosts, private connectivity (Direct Connect/VPN), and least-privilege access. - Enforce encryption in transit and at rest (FIPS-validated), KMS key management, immutable logging, and boundary controls. - Own cloud networking (VPC design, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect/VPN) in collaboration with the network engineer. - Drive delivery automation with CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows. - Monitor operational health with logging and observability (e.g., CloudWatch) and maintain cost visibility. - Collaborate on M&A integrations to standardize data and systems onto the platform.

Qualifications: - 7+ years of cloud engineering with deep h

Vela, a Cerberus-backed aerospace and defense manufacturing platform, is seeking a Senior AWS Cloud Engineer to build and own the cloud foundation in AWS GovCloud (US). This hands-on role is based on-site in Santa Fe Springs, California, and will establish the GovCloud landing zone, infrastructure-as-code standards, and secure data architecture that connects shop-floor operations to analytics.

Key responsibilities: - Design and implement the GovCloud landing zone in AWS GovCloud (US), including accounts, networking, identity, guardrails, and logging aligned with FedRAMP High / CMMC Level 2. - Establish infrastructure-as-code standards using Terraform, CloudFormation, or equivalent to ensure version-controlled, repeatable, and auditable environments. - Architect secure data pipelines and a data lake for handling CUI-tier data, enabling downstream analytics from manufacturing operations. - Implement secure access controls with bastion/jump hosts, private connectivity (Direct Connect/VPN), and least-privilege access. - Enforce encryption in transit and at rest (FIPS-validated), KMS key management, immutable logging, and boundary controls. - Own cloud networking (VPC design, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect/VPN) in collaboration with the network engineer. - Drive delivery automation with CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows. - Monitor operational health with logging and observability (e.g., CloudWatch) and maintain cost visibility. - Collaborate on M&A integrations to standardize data and systems onto the platform.

Qualifications: - 7+ years of cloud engineering with deep h