AWS Cloud Engineer (Infrastructure & FinOps)

Purple Drive Technologies LLC
Hopewell Township, NJ, United States
12 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
8 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Amazon Web Services Amazon Cloudfront Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud Amazon S3 Audit Trail Backup Devices Cloud Computing Cloud Computing Security Cloud Engineering Computer Programming Continuous Integration Data Recovery
+21 more
DevOps Disaster Recovery Multi-Factor Authentication Identity and Access Management Python (Programming Language) Log Analysis Performance Tuning Role-Based Access Control Cloud Services Shell Script System Availability AWS Lambda Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Amazon Relational Database Service Infrastructure Automation Frameworks Performance Monitor Route53 Cloud Optimization Cloudwatch Terraform

Job description

We are seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Engineer with strong expertise in AWS infrastructure, cloud operations, security, automation, and FinOps. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience managing AWS services including EC2, Lambda, EKS, VPC, S3, IAM, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Route 53, CloudFront, RDS, and Terraform, while driving infrastructure optimization, cost management, and cloud security in enterprise environments., * Manage AWS infrastructure including EC2, Lambda, EKS, VPC, S3, RDS, Route 53, and CloudFront services.

  • Configure and administer IAM users, groups, roles, and security policies following the principle of least privilege.
  • Implement and maintain secure cloud environments using VPCs, Security Groups, IAM, MFA, and CloudTrail.
  • Monitor cloud infrastructure using CloudWatch and proactively troubleshoot performance, availability, and operational issues.
  • Design and implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform.
  • Develop automation scripts using Python to streamline cloud operations and infrastructure management.
  • Configure automated backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions across multiple AWS regions.
  • Optimize AWS environments for cost efficiency using AWS Cost Explorer and FinOps best practices.
  • Collaborate with application, security, and infrastructure teams to deliver secure, scalable, and highly available cloud solutions.
  • Maintain technical documentation, operational runbooks, and cloud architecture standards.
  • Support production environments, incident response, and continuous infrastructure improvements.

Requirements

AWS Cloud Services

  • Amazon EC2
  • AWS Lambda
  • Amazon EKS
  • Amazon S3
  • Amazon RDS
  • Amazon VPC
  • Route 53
  • CloudFront
  • IAM
  • CloudWatch
  • CloudTrail
  • AWS Backup
  • AWS Cost Explorer

Cloud Infrastructure

  • Cloud Architecture
  • Infrastructure Management
  • Cloud Operations
  • Multi-Region Deployments
  • High Availability
  • Disaster Recovery
  • Backup & Recovery
  • Business Continuity

Infrastructure as Code

  • Terraform
  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
  • Infrastructure Automation
  • Cloud Provisioning

Security & Compliance

  • AWS IAM
  • Identity & Access Management
  • Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
  • Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
  • Security Groups
  • VPC Security
  • Least Privilege Access
  • Cloud Security
  • Compliance
  • Audit Logging

Monitoring & Operations

  • Amazon CloudWatch
  • CloudTrail
  • Performance Monitoring
  • Log Analysis
  • Alerting
  • Incident Management
  • Troubleshooting
  • Root Cause Analysis

Programming & Automation

  • Python
  • Shell Scripting
  • Automation
  • DevOps
  • CI/CD

FinOps

  • AWS Cost Explorer
  • Cost Optimization
  • Cloud Cost Management
  • Resource Optimization
  • Budget Monitoring
  • FinOps Best Practices

Soft Skills

  • Problem Solving
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Communication Skills
  • Documentation
  • Cross-functional Collaboration
  • Analytical Thinking, * AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate/Professional
  • AWS Certified SysOps Administrator
  • AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
  • Terraform Associate Certification
  • Experience implementing FinOps practices in enterprise cloud environments
  • Experience supporting regulated industries such as Healthcare or Life Sciences

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