AWS Cloud Engineer

• Job ID:

J54294

• 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 Title: AWS Cloud Engineer

Location: Denver, CO

Duration: 12 Months + Extension

Bill Rate: $85/hr C2C

Job Type: W-2, 1099, C2C

Work Authorization: US Citizen, Green Card, OPT-EAD, CPT, H-1B, H4-EAD, Other

Position Summary:

The AWS Cloud Engineer will design, implement, and manage scalable cloud infrastructure using Amazon Web Services. This role involves cloud architecture, automation, deployment, security, and performance optimization while ensuring reliable and cost-effective cloud operations.

Cloud Technology Requirements:

• Strong hands-on experience with AWS cloud services and infrastructure.
• Proficiency in core AWS services such as EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, RDS, Lambda, and CloudWatch.
• Experience with AWS networking, load balancing, auto scaling, and security configurations.
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or CDK.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and containerized application deployments.
• Strong scripting skills using Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline, and CodeBuild.
• Understanding of cloud security, encryption, IAM policies, and compliance practices.
• Experience with monitoring and logging using CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and related tools.
• Knowledge of databases such as Amazon RDS, DynamoDB, and Aurora.

Primary Engineering Duties:

• Design, deploy, and maintain secure and scalable AWS cloud environments.
• Provision and manage cloud resources using Infrastructure as Code.
• Configure VPCs, subnets, security groups, IAM roles, and network connectivity.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, deployments, and operational tasks.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines for application and infrastructure releases.
• Monitor cloud performance, availability, and resource utilization.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure issues and optimize cloud environments.
• Implement backup, disaster recovery, and high-availability strategies.
• Apply cloud security best practices and manage access controls.
• Collaborate with development, DevOps, and security teams on cloud initiatives.

Professional Experience & Skills:

• 5+ years of experience in cloud engineering, infrastructure engineering, or DevOps.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience working with AWS services.
• Experience managing production cloud environments and enterprise workloads.
• Strong understanding of networking, Linux administration, and cloud architecture.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex infrastructure and deployment issues.
• Experience working in Agile and collaborative engineering environments.

Educational Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cloud Computing, or a related field.
• Master's degree is preferred.
• AWS certifications such as Solutions Architect Associate, Solutions Architect Professional, or SysOps Administrator are an advantage.

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.