Our client has a long-term contract need for a Senior Cloud Engineer (AWS).

We are seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to join a growing technology organization responsible for designing, building, securing, and optimizing enterprise cloud infrastructure. This is a highly visible role that requires a strategic thinker with strong communication skills and deep hands-on expertise across AWS, infrastructure automation, cloud security, and platform engineering.

The ideal candidate will have experience supporting complex cloud environments, driving automation initiatives, improving operational reliability, and partnering across infrastructure, cybersecurity, and application teams to deliver scalable solutions.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and support secure, scalable, and highly available AWS cloud infrastructure.
Architect cloud solutions that align with business objectives, security standards, and operational requirements.
Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using CloudFormation and/or Terraform.
Build automation tools and processes that improve operational efficiency, deployment speed, and system reliability.
Engineer and support AWS services including EC2, ECS, S3, ALB, IAM, Route53, CloudWatch, VPCs, and VPN connectivity.
Partner with application development, cybersecurity, networking, and infrastructure teams to deliver cloud-based solutions.
Monitor production environments and implement proactive measures to improve availability, resiliency, and performance.
Perform troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and corrective action planning for complex infrastructure issues.
Support cloud migration, modernization, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Create and maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and operational procedures.
Participate in on-call support and incident response activities within a 24x7 environment.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical field.
5+ years of experience in cloud engineering, infrastructure engineering, systems administration, or related technical roles.
Strong hands-on experience with AWS cloud services and infrastructure design.
Deep understanding of:
EC2
ECS
S3
Application Load Balancers (ALB)
VPCs and VPN configurations
IAM roles and policies
Route53
Experience with Infrastructure as Code using CloudFormation and/or Terraform.
Strong knowledge of AWS security best practices and cloud governance.
Experience supporting hybrid cloud and on-premises environments.
Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.
Experience working across multiple technology projects simultaneously.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across technical and business teams.

Preferred Qualifications

AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate, AWS SysOps Administrator, or AWS DevOps Engineer certification.
Microsoft Azure Administrator or Azure Solutions Architect certification.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
Experience with container technologies such as Docker, ECS, EKS, or Kubernetes.
Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Splunk, Datadog, Dynatrace, New Relic, or CloudWatch.
Scripting and automation experience using Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
Familiarity with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles and operational excellence practices.

Ideal Candidate Profile

We're looking for a cloud engineer who combines strong technical depth with a strategic mindset. Successful candidates will have experience designing and supporting enterprise-scale AWS environments, automating infrastructure, improving reliability through engineering best practices, and effectively communicating solutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

This is an opportunity to play a key role in shaping the future of cloud operations while working on high-impact initiatives across a modern technology environment.

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