As a Senior Cloud Engineer at Aikido, you'll own and operate the cloud infrastructure behind our U.S. public sector cloud environment. You'll play a critical role in supporting our AWS GovCloud infrastructure, helping translate changes from the broader platform into a regulated environment, and servicing as a key technical operator on the front lines of our infrastructure. Responsibilities • Own and operate Aikido's AWS GovCloud infrastructure in support of our FedRAMP environment. • Maintain and improve Kubernetes-based platform infrastructure for reliability, performance, and security. • Handle day-to-day cloud operations: deployments, updates, configuration changes, monitoring, and troubleshooting. • Support last-mile implementation work required to adapt and maintain a regulated version of Aikido's broader platform. • Partner closely with leadership and Aikido cloud architecture to keep environments aligned while meeting government-specific constraints. • Respond to infrastructure and customer support needs that require hands-on access inside the U.S. regulated environment. • Help ensure operational readiness, resilience, and compliance as ASD scales its federal footprint • Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes in production environments • Strong experience with AWS, ideally including AWS GovCloud • Experience operating and maintaining cloud infrastructure, not just designing it • Comfortable owning production systems, troubleshooting issues, and making pragmatic technical decisions quickly • Able to work independently in a fast-moving, high-ownership environment • U.S. citizenship is required for access to the FedRAMP environment Nice to have • Experience working in FedRAMP, federal, defense, or other regulated cloud environments. • Familiarity with compliance-driven infrastructure operations. • Experience partnering with distributed engineering teams to support mirrored or duplicated environments. • Background in security-focused infrastructure or cloud architecture. What you can expect • Short decision lines. Big ownership. Shape the projects that matter and ship fast. • Grow as fast as we do. Take on more, own more, and carve out your own path. • Top-tier tech pay and equity. • High trust, strong values, zero corporate BS. • Flexibility in working hours. • A company that sticks to its values in an open and informal atmosphere. We hire for talent, drive, and potential. Everything else is noise.