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# Cloud Engineer

- **Company:** Robert Half
- **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Application Performance Management, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Cloud Engineering, Configuration Management, Ansible, Autoscaling
- **Published:** August 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000glxk01

## About the Role

* Proficiency with Ansible for automation, configuration management, or infrastructure orchestration

 * Strong knowledge of Amazon EC2 administration and cloud compute best practices

 * Experience implementing and managing Auto Scaling for resilient and elastic environments

 * Ability to troubleshoot cloud infrastructure issues and support production systems effectively

 * Understanding of security, performance, and cost optimization principles in AWS environments Technology Doesn't Change the World, People Do.®, All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Benefits are available to contract/temporary professionals, including medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance. Hired contract/temporary professionals are also eligible to enroll in our company 401(k) plan. Visit roberthalf.gobenefits.net for more information.

## Description

* Design, deploy, and maintain cloud infrastructure within AWS to support application performance, reliability, and growth

 * Build and manage automated provisioning and configuration workflows using Ansible and related tools

 * Configure and optimize Amazon EC2 environments to meet availability, security, and cost-efficiency goals

 * Implement and manage Auto Scaling strategies to ensure systems can respond effectively to changing workload demands

 * Monitor cloud resources, troubleshoot infrastructure issues, and resolve operational problems in a timely manner

 * Collaborate with engineering and operations teams to improve deployment processes and strengthen platform stability

 * Apply cloud security and governance best practices across infrastructure components and access controls Requirements * Hands-on experience designing and supporting infrastructure in Amazon Web Services (AWS)


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