AWS Cloud Engineer

• Job ID:

J54081

• Job Title:

AWS Cloud Engineer

• Location:

Denver, CO

• Duration:

12 Months + Extension

• Domain Exposure:

Retail

• Client:

To Be Discussed Later

• Employment Type:

W-2, 1099, C2C

• Work Authorization:

US Citizen, Green Card, H-1B, OPT-EAD, CPT, Other

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced AWS Cloud Engineer to design, implement, manage, and optimize cloud infrastructure using Amazon Web Services (AWS). The ideal candidate should have strong experience in cloud architecture, infrastructure automation, networking, security, monitoring, and DevOps practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure using AWS services.
• Manage AWS EC2 instances, S3 buckets, EBS volumes, and EFS storage.
• Configure and maintain AWS VPC, subnets, route tables, security groups, and network ACLs.
• Implement cloud infrastructure automation using Terraform and AWS CloudFormation.
• Manage AWS IAM roles, policies, permissions, and access controls.
• Deploy and manage containerized applications using Docker and Amazon ECS/EKS.
• Configure AWS Lambda functions and serverless application architectures.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, and CodeDeploy.
• Monitor cloud infrastructure performance using Amazon CloudWatch and CloudTrail.
• Configure load balancing, Auto Scaling, and high-availability architectures.
• Implement backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions.
• Optimize AWS resource utilization and manage cloud infrastructure costs.
• Implement cloud security best practices and compliance requirements.
• Troubleshoot cloud infrastructure, connectivity, and application performance issues.
• Collaborate with DevOps, development, and security teams to support cloud operations.

Required Technical Skills

• Cloud Platform: Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Compute Services: EC2, Lambda, Elastic Beanstalk
• Storage Services: S3, EBS, EFS, Glacier
• Networking: VPC, Route 53, ELB, ALB, NLB, Direct Connect
• Database Services: RDS, DynamoDB, Aurora, Redshift
• Security: IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager, Security Groups
• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, CloudFormation
• Containers: Docker, Kubernetes, Amazon ECS, EKS
• DevOps Tools: Jenkins, Git, AWS CodePipeline
• Monitoring: CloudWatch, CloudTrail, AWS Config
• Scripting: Python, Bash, Shell Scripting
• Operating Systems: Linux, Windows Server

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in AWS cloud engineering and infrastructure management.
• Hands-on experience building and maintaining production AWS environments.
• Strong understanding of cloud networking, security, and distributed systems.
• Experience with cloud migration and infrastructure modernization.
• AWS certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect or AWS Certified SysOps Administrator.

Additional Skills

• AWS Well-Architected Framework
• Multi-Account AWS Architecture
• Serverless Computing
• Cloud Migration
• Kubernetes Administration
• Infrastructure Automation
• Cost Optimization (FinOps)
• High Availability and Disaster Recovery
• Microservices Architecture
• Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship/ immigration status, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.