Job Description
Senior AWS Cloud Engineer
Migrating from legacy AWS infrastructure to a new architecture
Managing approximately 120 AWS accounts
Working with security tools, including CrowdStrike and Tenable
The Senior AWS Cloud Engineer is a key member of a regionally distributed team (Massachusetts and New Jersey) responsible for designing, implementing, and managing cloud infrastructure solutions on AWS with focus on resiliency, cost effectiveness, and data security. This role emphasizes Infrastructure as Code utilizing Terraform, supporting both proprietary and vendor applications through a growing list of AWS services such as Amazon EKS, Lambda, EC2 Autoscaling RDS and others. The ideal candidate demonstrates advanced expertise in implementing AWS services, Kubernetes, and cloud-native architecture as well as experience with traditional Co-location Data Center Environments
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Essential Functions and Responsibilitie
- s:Design, implementation, and management of AWS cloud infrastructure, ensuring high availability, performance, and cost-effective resource allocatio
- n.Define and evolve AWS service deployment standards aligned with industry standard
- s.Lead and execute migration initiatives from on-premises infrastructure to AWS including assessment planning and hands-on migration activitie
- s.Configure and secure VPCs, subnets, security groups, route tables, VPNs, and related network components for robust connectivity across cloud, internet, and co-location environment
- s.Maintain comprehensive documentation so support organization knowledge and infrastructure maintainabilit
- y.Work effectively cross functionally across Application development, Infrastructure, Information security, business continuity management to ensure alignment and knowledge sharin
- g.Provide timely updates on assigned task status and completio
- n.Implement monitoring solutions (e.g. AWS CloudWatch) to ensure infrastructure health, performance, and securit
- y.Enforce security and compliance standards, including data encryption, access control, and audit loggin
- g,Provide technical support and resolution for cloud infrastructure issues during and outside of business hour
s.Qualifications and Educatio
- n:Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, computer science, or related fields and seven (7) years of progressive AWS Cloud Engineering or administration experience. platfor
- m.Proven expertise in Terraform code development including complex terraform module development for mission critical deployment
- s.Advanced Python programming skills for automation, orchestration, and integration with AWS service
- s.Proficiency with Docker and Kubernetes, including managing containerized workloads and orchestrating deployments at scal
- e.Familiarity with advanced monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, AWS CloudWatch, CloudTrail) for observability and troubleshootin
- g.Extensive Experience with AWS services (including but not limited to EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, IAM/IDC, CloudFormation, CloudWatc
- h)Strong knowledge of networking (VPC, Firewall, Gateway, ACLs, subnets, security group
- s)Experience designing and configuring[SS1] Kubernetes platforms for large scale highly available application
- s.Working knowledge of DNS architecture and configuratio
- n,Proficiency with GitHub and Jenkins Pipelines and visual studio code for automation and management of infrastructure and development lifecycle
- s.Technical Documentation Authoring to provide knowledge retention and standards guidance for the above technical platform
- s.Deep understanding of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) and cloud security best practices (NIST standards
- ).Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and cross functional collaboration skills to resolve complex technical issue
- s.Effective communication with stakeholders, documenting technical solutions, and presenting complex concepts clearl
- y.Familiarity with ITIL and Agi
leAWS Professional Architect certification or equivalent experience require
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Required Skills: AWS, CrowdStrike, Terraf
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