Job Title: AWS Admin / Platform Engineer

Work Location: Saint Louis, MO (Onsite)

Interview Process- Is Face to Face required- Inperson Interview

Top 3 responsibilities you would expect the Subcon to shoulder and execute

Strong coordination and communication skills across technical and nontechnical teams.
Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence
Handson experience on any ETL technologies such as Snowflake or AWS.

Role Summary

We are seeking a seasoned AWS Admin / Platform Engineer to own and evolve our cloud infrastructure, ensuring it is secure, scalable, highly available, and cost-efficient. The ideal candidate has 10+ years of experience administering and engineering AWS environments, with deep expertise in automation, networking, security, and platform reliability at enterprise scale.

Key Responsibilities

Design, provision, and manage AWS infrastructure (EC2, VPC, S3, IAM, RDS, EKS/ECS, Lambda) to support enterprise workloads.
Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation) for repeatable, version-controlled provisioning.
Administer IAM policies, roles, and access controls to enforce least-privilege security across accounts.
Design and manage networking components (VPCs, subnets, VPNs, Direct Connect, security groups, load balancers) for secure, reliable connectivity.
Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support automated build, test, and deployment processes.
Monitor platform health, performance, and cost using tools such as CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and third-party observability platforms.
Drive cost optimization initiatives through right-sizing, reserved capacity planning, and usage analysis.
Establish and maintain backup, disaster recovery, and high-availability strategies across critical systems.
Ensure infrastructure and operations comply with security, regulatory, and organizational governance standards.
Lead troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for platform incidents, driving resolution and preventive measures.
Mentor junior engineers and collaborate with development, security, and architecture teams on platform strategy.

Required Skills & Technology

10+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure administration/engineering, with deep hands-on AWS expertise
Strong proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform and/or CloudFormation)
Expertise in AWS networking, security, and IAM best practices
Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, EKS/ECS/Kubernetes)
Proficiency in scripting/automation (Python, Bash, or similar)
Hands-on experience with configuration management using Ansible
Experience with AWS Managed Workflows for Apache Airflow (MWAA) for orchestration
Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, CodePipeline, or similar)
Strong understanding of monitoring, logging, and alerting tools (CloudWatch, Datadog, Splunk, etc.)
Solid grasp of security, compliance, and disaster recovery practices in enterprise cloud environments

Preferred Qualifications

AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, SysOps Administrator, or DevOps Engineer – Professional)
Experience with hybrid or multi-cloud environment
Prior experience supporting large-scale, mission-critical enterprise platform
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience

Top 3 responsibilities you would expect the Subcon to shoulder and execute

Strong coordination and communication skills across technical and nontechnical teams.
Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence
Handson experience on any ETL technologies such as Snowflake or AWS.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/IER_RighttoWorkPoster.pdf

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