Cloud Engineer (AWS)

We are seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to support the design, implementation, and optimization of cloud-based infrastructure within a modern, Agile environment. This role focuses on building scalable, secure, and resilient cloud solutions, with a primary emphasis on AWS. You will play a key role in cloud architecture, infrastructure automation, and security while partnering with development and engineering teams to drive best practices. This is a hands-on, senior-level role with opportunities to influence technical strategy and mentor other engineers.

What You'll Be Working On This role supports ongoing cloud modernization and optimization initiatives, including:

• Designing and implementing scalable cloud infrastructure
• Building cloud-native solutions to support web-based applications
• Supporting the migration and optimization of systems in cloud environments
• Enhancing system reliability, performance, and security
• Establishing and maintaining cloud best practices across teams
• Driving automation and standardization through Infrastructure as Code and DevOps approaches, * Design, build, and maintain cloud infrastructure and platform solutions
• Analyze business and technical requirements to define cloud architecture and standards
• Implement and manage secure, scalable cloud environments
• Monitor system performance, availability, and reliability; troubleshoot complex issues
• Support cloud security initiatives, including audits, logging, and compliance efforts
• Lead disaster recovery planning and testing to ensure business continuity
• Partner with development teams to guide secure coding practices and cloud architecture decisions
• Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions
• Collaborate with governance and security teams to standardize cloud policies and access models
• Evaluate new cloud technologies and recommend improvements
• Mentor and coach other engineers on cloud best practices and technical skills

• 5+ years of experience in cloud engineering or related roles
• 3+ years of hands-on experience working with AWS
• Strong experience designing and supporting cloud-based infrastructure
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools
• Background in system administration and/or infrastructure engineering
• Knowledge of cloud security principles, including identity and access management
• Experience troubleshooting complex cloud and infrastructure issues
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to work independently and lead technical initiatives

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in Agile or iterative development environments
• Experience with disaster recovery planning and implementation
• Proven experience mentoring or leading other engineers
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (preferred)
• Relevant cloud certifications (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect)

Top Skills

• AWS cloud engineering and architecture
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Cloud security and identity/access management
• Cloud infrastructure automation and DevOps practices
• Monitoring, logging, and performance optimization
• Troubleshooting and root cause analysis

Tools & Technologies Experience with some or all of the following is helpful:

• Cloud Platforms: AWS (primary), Azure (plus)
• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, CloudFormation
• Cloud Services & Concepts: Compute, storage, networking, IAM, resilience patterns
• Monitoring & Logging: Cloud-native or cloud-compatible monitoring tools
• Other Technologies: VMware cloud environments, identity/security tools (e.g., ForgeRock)

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