AWS Cloud Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Ensure the reliability, performance, and scalability of essential platforms that facilitate data-driven decision-making.

• Provide daily support for customer applications.

• Maintain infrastructure, oversee systems, and address incidents as they arise.

• Implement automation strategies to enhance operational efficiency.

• Collaborate with teams including data engineers, analysts, development, security, and infrastructure.

• Design and construct AWS cloud infrastructure utilizing Terraform and GitLab CI/CD pipelines.

• Advise ADTs on cloud solution patterns, deployment strategies, and architectural choices.

• Take ownership of automation processes from IaC authorship and pipeline design to production operations.

• Participate in an on-call rotation and contribute to practices surrounding observability and monitoring.

• Offer technical support and guidance to users of AWS and managed services.

• Design, implement, and maintain secure, scalable, and highly available AWS infrastructure.

• Monitor AWS environments and troubleshoot issues related to performance, availability, and security.

• Maintain configuration documentation, diagrams, and standard operating procedures for all environments.

• Perform backups, scheduled upgrades, and maintenance during designated maintenance windows.

• Monitor for security vulnerabilities and conduct ad-hoc upgrades and maintenance as necessary.

• Support audits by supplying logs, reports, and system configurations.

• Manage and oversee AWS IAM roles, policies, permissions, and access controls.

⛳️ Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required, with the capability to obtain and maintain the necessary Public Trust level clearance.

• Must be willing to undergo a pre-employment credit check as mandated by the Customer.

• Bachelor's Degree with 8 years of experience; a Master's Degree with 6 years of experience, or a High School Diploma or equivalent with 12 years of experience.

• Extensive hands-on knowledge of AWS architecture, networking, security, serverless/microservice architectures, and containerization.

• Proficient in Infrastructure as Code, particularly with advanced skills in Terraform.

• Demonstrated experience in designing and maintaining GitLab CI/CD pipelines, including reusable/shared components for enterprise-scale delivery.

• Practical experience in monitoring, analyzing, and troubleshooting SaaS application logs.

• Strong scripting abilities in Python and Bash; experience with Ansible is a plus.

• Skilled in configuration management, observability, reliability, and disaster recovery practices.

• Proficient in cloud engineering processes using automation tools such as Terraform, Python, and GitLab CI for AWS workloads.

• Strong proficiency in Git, including familiarity with common branching/release strategies like GitFlow.

• Experience with Runners and Infrastructure as Code tools such as CloudFormation.

• Familiarity with PowerShell, Bash, JavaScript/Node.js, or other scripting languages.

• Experience in incident management, root cause analysis, and resolving high-priority incidents in large, multi-tenant environments.

• Exceptional communication, analytical skills, and technical knowledge across the client environment.

• Experience working in an Agile environment.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based incentives.

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance plans.

• Retirement savings plan with company matching contributions.

• Flexible work hours and remote work opportunities.

• Professional development and continuing education support.