AWS Platform Engineer

AWS Platform Engineer Synergy vision insurance, parental leave, sick time, tuition reimbursement, 401(k) United States, Virginia, Reston May 13, 2026 Description Synergy Business Innovation & Solutions is a premier implementer of cutting-edge software solutions. Synergy brings the experience and expertise necessary to deliver capability that provides tangible ROI to our customers. Synergy's core areas of expertise are in the fields of Digital Transformation, Cloud Solutions, SaaS and Low-Code/No-Code solutions, Emerging Technologies, Data analytics and Visualization, Information Assurance, and Business Process Re-Engineering. Synergy offers its employees a generous portfolio of core and voluntary benefits including: group medical, dental, and vision insurance, company paid life, short-term, and long-term disability insurance;

HSA, FSA

; 401(k) with immediately vested company match; PTO/Sick Leave, 11 paid federal holidays, parental leave; tuition and training reimbursement; a referral bonus program; and life management programs. At Synergy, you'll be challenged and given the opportunity to grow in your career path. In fact, growth is such a big deal to us that you will have dedicated career coaches available for every employee, company-funded certification opportunities, education reimbursement, and a general open-door policy so that you have support when you need it. Our team is eager to learn, fast-paced, and quality-driven-if that sounds like you, Synergy has a position for you!

Essential Functions & Duties:

Performing system administration tasks (For example: user management, security configuration, and general maintenance). Monitoring system performance, identifying and resolving issues to ensure high availability. Automating the provisioning and configuration of containerized applications, ensuring consistent and efficient deployments. Vulnerability management via proactive and appropriately prioritized configuration updates and application upgrades. Linux scripting and running command line functions. Collaborating with teams to gather requirements, provide technical guidance, and document procedures. Web application deployments using reverse proxies, Apache Tomcat applications, and MYSQL/PostgreSQL databases.

Skills, Qualifications and Certifications of Best Candidates:

2+ years of experience with deploying, managing, monitoring, and upgrading resources in AWS. Experience using Terraform/OpenTofu for Infrastructure as Code. Demonstrable containerization management experience (Kubernetes/Helm/Docker/ECS/Podman) Experience using configuration management tools such as Salt or Ansible. Demonstrable troubleshooting skills. Excellent collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Atlassian suite system administration (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, Bamboo, and Crowd) Experience using centralized logging such as Splunk and CloudWatch. Experience using/administering artifact repositories such as Artifactory or Nexus. Experience using monitoring and performance analytics tools such as Datadog or Relic. Experience in managing SQL databases (

Example:

Postgre

SQL, MYSQL

).

Desirable Additional Skills:

Experience with optimizing both SQL queries and database systems, preferably PostgreSQL. Experience with developer code quality and static analysis tools such as SonarQube, Checkmarx, Veracode. Any relevant certifications would be an added advantage. Experience creating CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Bamboo and GitHub Actions. Experience and advanced knowledge of using Git.

Citizenship or Work Authorization Required:

US Citizen Ability to obtain Federal Government Position of Trust Must pass a background investigation. Compensation for roles at Synergy varies depending on a wide variety of factors including but not limited to the requirements of the role; education and certifications; knowledge, training, skills and abilities; level of experience; geographic location; and alignment with market data, law, and other business and organizational needs.

As required by local law, the posted pay range represents the lowest to the highest pay that Synergy believes in good faith it might pay for this particular job, depending on the circumstances. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current pay range is: $112,000.00 - $165,000.00

Essential Job Function Physical Requirements:

The physical requirements of this position are critical in evaluating the qualifications and abilities of an applicant or employee. The physical efforts needed to perform the essential duties of this job 90% of the time are repetitive motions, grasping, holding, and finger dexterity of the hands, reading, writing, eye-hand coordination, color distinction, and full visual abilities, hearing, talking, sitting, and use of IT equipment, phones, and office machines. To a reduced degree,