We are currently sourcing for AWS Cloud Engineer – (Philadelphia, PA or Washington, DC) with one of our direct clients.
Job title: AWS Cloud Engineer
Location: Philadelphia, PA or Washington, DC (Hybrid)
Duration: 08+ months contract
Job Summary:
AWS Cloud Engineer to build and deploy highly scalable, reliable, and secure cloud environments for customers using innovative automation tools and cutting-edge technologies. As a Senior AWS Cloud Engineer, you will be responsible for setting up, maintaining, and evolving the AWS cloud architecture, supporting infrastructure monitoring and alerting, troubleshooting issues, and developing required automation for our customers. You will support large-scale migrations, build new cloud landing zones, and write infrastructure-as-code using modern languages/DSLs.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist in creating tailor-made architectures using cloud-native technologies.
- Perform migration activities from legacy data centers to modern cloud platforms.
- Deploy advanced services on the cloud and work with Data Architects to deploy AI/ML solutions and cutting-edge data lakes, warehouses, and pipelines.
- Implement automation solutions using Infrastructure-as-Code tools like CloudFormation, CDK, and Terraform.
- Maintain a feedback loop with customers to ensure deliveries meet their needs and expectations.
- Debug, troubleshoot, and resolve technical issues.
- Set up large-scale monitoring and logging solutions.
- Collaborate with architects on requirements and strategies for cloud-based solutions.
- Participate in architectural reviews of cloud-based solutions.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, a technical field, or a related business discipline. Equivalent experience, certifications, or training will be considered.
- 8+ years of experience within professional IT, with a focus on Linux Networking and Security.
- 5+ years of experience with AWS services, optimizing for performance, scalability, and cost.
- Experience with security products, such as firewalls, web gateways, and proxies.
- Advanced knowledge of container technologies, including Kubernetes, EKS, ECS, Swarm, and Docker.
- Proficiency in scripting using at least two of the following: Bash, Python, Ruby, Go, or PowerShell.
- Strong foundations in Git and Git-flow methodologies.
- Extensive experience with one or more CI/CD platforms (e.g., Jenkins, TeamCity, TravisCI, Codeship).
- Hands-on experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK, or Serverless framework.
- Creative troubleshooting skills and out-of-the-box thinking.
- Familiarity with the Agile methodology.
- Experience implementing and managing cloud infrastructure, ensuring optimal performance, security, and cost-efficiency.
- Proven ability to automate deployment, monitoring, and management of cloud resources to support advanced analytics, data science, and operational workloads.
- Excellent collaboration skills to work effectively with the Cloud Architect to optimize data workflows within the cloud environment.
- Provide support for disaster recovery, high availability, and security management across cloud setups.
Work Environment:
- Hybrid work model.
- Position based in either Philadelphia, PA, or Washington, DC.
- This role does not provide visa sponsorship now, nor will it in the future.