Hybrid Remote Environment (3 days in office)
Full-time / Direct Hire Opportunity Only
No Visa Transfers or Sponsorship Available
Must be US Citizen, Green Card, TN Visa or H4 EAD
The AWS Cloud Engineer will be responsible for the design, deployment, and maintenance of scalable, secure, and high-performance cloud infrastructure within the AWS ecosystem. This role will enable cloud-native solutions to support enterprise data, application, and analytics platforms, ensuring operational excellence, security, and cost-efficiency.
Main Accountabilities
Design and implement secure, scalable, and highly available cloud infrastructure solutions on AWS, following best practices and architectural standards.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Security, Development, and Product) to gather requirements and translate them into effective cloud-based architectures.
Develop, manage, and version Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, ensuring repeatability and consistency across environments.
Automate deployment workflows, monitoring, and incident response through CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation tools.
Monitor and analyze system performance, availability, and AWS costs; recommend and implement optimization strategies to enhance efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
Ensure cloud infrastructure compliance with organizational policies, industry standards, and regulatory requirements (e.g., data governance, privacy, and security).
Provision and manage core AWS services including VPCs, IAM roles/policies, S3, EC2, and others as needed.
Develop and maintain disaster recovery strategies, automated backups, and failover mechanisms to support business continuity.
Document infrastructure designs, configurations, and procedures; manage change control processes and coordinate with internal stakeholders and external vendors.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Competencies
- Bachelor’s or graduate degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field preferred
Cloud Experience:
- At least 4 years’ experience designing, deploying, and managing cloud environments with a focus on AWS
Technical Expertise:
- Hands-on with core AWS services: EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, IAM, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, VPC, etc.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- Experience with Terraform, AWS CDK, or CloudFormation
Networking:
- Solid understanding of network design principles, routing, DNS, VPN, and firewalls in AWS
Security & Compliance:
- Familiarity with AWS security best practices, compliance standards, and monitoring
- Strong communication skills to effectively liaise with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Ability to translate business needs to data modeling design frameworks
