Senior Cloud Engineer
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Job description
This individual will work closely with architects and delivery teams to develop robust, secure, and scalable cloud solutions on AWS that drive value for clients and align with enterprise modernization objectives. The role focuses on hands-on technical tasks and solution engineering, with minimal delivery support responsibilities. This role may require occasional travel, such as a kickoff week for a long engagement. Key Responsibilities: * Receive requirements from architects and translate solution patterns into high-quality, maintainable code. * Implement a wide variety of cloud architectures using infrastructure as code * Develop, test, and deploy modular accelerator code, where applicable, to streamline project implementation and enhance client value. * Integrate security, networking, and observability features into each component as specified by solution designs. * Leverage GitHub Actions, CodePipeline, CodeBuild, and automation tools to deploy complex cloud
Requirements
architectures efficiently. * Participate in code reviews and incorporate feedback for continuous improvement. * Apply flexible application logic and feature enhancements to base patterns from open-source or internal repositories. * Rapidly learn and apply new patterns and technologies to meet evolving solution requirements. Minimum Qualifications: * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience). * 7+ years of hands-on experience in cloud engineering or related technical roles. * 5+ years' experience working with AWS services, including compute, storage, networking, and security. * Deep experience with infrastructure as code using at least one of: Terraform, CloudFormation, Pulumi, or AWS CDK. * Strong scripting skills in Python and/or TypeScript. * Experience with vibe coding using Kiro, Cursor, or Claude. * Experience with source code management and CI/CD tools, preferably GitHub, GitHub Actions, CodePipeline, and CodeBuild. * Hands-on experience with AWS RDS, DynamoDB, S3, and networking components. * Experience with containers (ECS, EKS, OpenShift) in both Windows and Linux environments. * Understanding of observability tools and implementing monitoring solutions in AWS environments. * Strong knowledge of IAM and security implementations in cloud environments. * Experience with AWS Lambda, Fargate, and development of serverless workloads. * Ability to quickly learn new technologies and apply them to real-world problems. * Excellent communication and collaboration skills for working with architects and other technical team members. * Associate level AWS certification (Solutions Architect, CloudOps Engineer, or Developer) Desired Qualifications: * Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline. * 7+ years of experience in cloud engineering or solution delivery. * Professional level AWS certification (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, or specialty) * Demonstrated ability to author Kubernetes manifests and Helm charts. * Experience implementing automation in production environments using Chef, Puppet, Salt, Ansible, or cloud-native tools. * Familiarity with at least one virtualization technology such as VMware, OpenStack, or OpenShift Virtualization. * Familiarity with enterprise AWS services such as Organizations, Control Tower, Transit Gateways, and Direct Connect. * Demonstrated success in deploying secure, scalable, and highly available distributed systems.
Skills
Cloud, Aws, Devops
Top Skills Details
Cloud,Aws,Devops
Additional Skills & Qualifications
Excellent Communication Skills.
Benefits & conditions
This is a Permanent position based out of Baltimore, MD.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $100600.00 - $151000.00/yr.
We reserve the right to pay above or below the posted wage based on factors unrelated to sex, race, or any other protected classification. Additional earnings may be available through incentive programs like annual bonuses, profit sharing, etc. Our full-time, internal employment benefits include the following: * Medical, Dental, and Vision * Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital * 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available * Life Insurance (Voluntary Life and AD&D for employee and dependents) * Short and Long-Term Disability * Health Spending Account (HSA) * Transportation Benefits * Employee Assistance Program * Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a fully remote position.