Cloud Integration Engineer

Harnessing Technology to Improve Financial Stewardship

Blake Willson Group (BWG) is a fast-growing firm delivering comprehensive professional services and technology solutions to Civilian, Defense, and Intelligence Community customers. Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, Blake Willson Group has grown rapidly since its inception, securing consecutive years on the Inc. 5000 list, a prestigious honor designated for America’s most successful companies. We are internationally recognized for quality management practices and nationally recognized as a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) training provider.

Built on our foundational values of Service to Others, Leadership, Diversity, Dependability, Integrity, and Grit, BWG commits to harnessing technology to improve financial stewardship for the welfare, defense, and security of our nation. Members of the Blake Willson Group team are passionate and enthusiastic, working towards a common goal of exceptional client support.

Job Location:

This is a hybrid position, with a requirement to work onsite in Arlington, VA one day a week.

Clearance:

This position requires an active Secret security clearance.

Job Description:

We are looking for a 1099 Contractor for a 16-week project, with the possibility of extension. We seek an experienced AWS Cloud Engineer to design and implement an AI-assisted document analysis system in AWS GovCloud. This role requires expertise in integrating multiple AWS cloud services, with a focus on AWS Bedrock and/or AWS SageMaker. The ideal candidate will have experience deploying large language models in web applications and automation, building serverless architectures using Lambda/Python, and securely configuring cloud environments. In this role, you will:

• Develop a serverless application in AWS GovCloud using S3, Lambda, Bedrock, and other services
• Develop an AI-assisted automated workflow for document processing utilizing Bedrock or other NLP methods
• Configure secure access controls appropriate for government systems
• Create a simple web interface for document upload
• Develop Lambda functions using Python
• Operate in an Agile/Scrum environment working closely with stakeholders to iteratively develop the application

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 3 years of AWS development experience.
• 3 years of Python programming experience.
• 1 year of experience with AWS GovCloud.
• 1 year of experience with AWS Bedrock or AWS SageMaker.
• 1 year of experience developing solutions that meet IL4/IL5 criteria and DoD requirements.

Desired Skills:

• Experience in front end user interface development (HTML, JavaScript, Angular, or similar).
• Experience migrating document libraries to AWS cloud environment (S3).
• Experience with document processing – text extraction, NLP, OCR.
• Significant experience with multiple foundational models and prompt engineering.
• Ability to develop and configure secure cloud applications with proper authentication.
• Understanding of government security requirements.
• Active AWS Certification(s).