AWS Cloud Engineer

• Job ID:

J55171

• Job Title:

AWS Cloud Engineer

• Location:

Charlotte, NC

• Duration:

10 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: Charlotte, NC

Duration: 10 Months + Extension

Bill Rate: $80/hour (C2C)

Job Type: W-2, 1099, C2C

Client: To Be Discussed Later

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

Job Summary:

The AWS Cloud Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing secure, scalable, and highly available cloud infrastructure on Amazon Web Services. This role involves provisioning cloud resources, automating infrastructure deployments, managing cloud networking, and supporting enterprise application migrations.

The ideal candidate should have strong experience with AWS services, Infrastructure as Code, cloud security, and DevOps practices to maintain reliable production environments.

Cloud Infrastructure & Service Management:

• Design, deploy, and maintain AWS infrastructure using EC2, S3, EBS, RDS, Lambda, and Elastic Load Balancing.
• Configure and manage VPCs, public/private subnets, route tables, NAT gateways, and security groups.
• Implement scalable and highly available architectures across multiple Availability Zones.
• Manage AWS storage, backup, recovery, and disaster recovery configurations.
• Support cloud migration, infrastructure modernization, and application deployment initiatives.

Infrastructure Automation & DevOps:

• Develop Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or AWS CDK.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and maintenance using Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI.
• Manage containerized applications using Docker, Amazon ECS, and Kubernetes (EKS).
• Implement automated deployment strategies and configuration management practices.

Security, Governance & Cloud Operations:

• Configure AWS IAM roles, policies, KMS encryption, and access management controls.
• Implement cloud security monitoring using AWS CloudTrail, GuardDuty, Security Hub, and AWS Config.
• Monitor infrastructure performance, availability, and resource utilization through Amazon CloudWatch.
• Troubleshoot networking, compute, storage, and application-related cloud issues.
• Apply AWS Well-Architected Framework principles for reliability, security, performance, and cost optimization.

Candidate Requirements:

• 5–8 years of experience in cloud infrastructure engineering or cloud operations.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS services and enterprise cloud environments.
• Experience with VPC architecture, IAM, networking, and cloud security.
• Proficiency in Terraform or CloudFormation and infrastructure automation.
• Working knowledge of Linux administration, scripting, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with cloud migration, production support, and incident troubleshooting.
• AWS certifications such as Solutions Architect Associate or Professional are preferred.

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.