AWS Cloud Engineer

MERCI Technologies, Inc.

Atlanta, GA, United States

2 days ago

Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience level

Experienced

Experience required

3 years minimum

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

www.careerbuilder.com

Tech stack

Amazon Web Services Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud Amazon S3 Bash Shell Cloud Computing Cloud Computing Security Cloud Engineering Computer Networks Continuous Delivery Continuous Integration Digital Architecture Monitoring of Systems

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Identity and Access Management Subnetting Python (Programming Language) Networking Basics Systems Development Life Cycle Runbook Server Administration Software Engineering Datadog Network Routing Scripting Enterprise Software Applications Cloud Platform System AWS Lambda Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Cloudformation Amazon Relational Database Service Containerization Deployment Automation Functional Programming Cloudwatch Terraform Docker

Job description

Merci Technologies is seeking an AWS Cloud Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure for an enterprise client. In this role you will work across provisioning, automation, and operations for AWS-based workloads, partnering closely with development and security teams to ensure reliable, cost-effective, and secure cloud environments. This is a fully remote position open to Full-Time or Contract candidates., * Design, deploy, and maintain AWS infrastructure using infrastructure-as-code (Terraform or CloudFormation)

Build and manage CI/CD pipelines to support automated deployment of applications and infrastructure changes
Configure and optimize core AWS services, including EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, RDS, Lambda, and CloudWatch
Monitor cloud environments for performance, cost, and availability, implementing improvements as needed
Collaborate with security teams to implement least-privilege access, encryption standards, and compliance controls
Troubleshoot infrastructure issues across networking, compute, and storage layers
Support migration of on-premises workloads to AWS where applicable
Document architecture, runbooks, and operational procedures for supported environments
Participate in on-call rotation for production support as needed

Requirements

3+ years of hands-on experience with AWS infrastructure design and operations
Strong proficiency with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform preferred) and scripting (Python or Bash)
Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, ECS, or EKS)
Solid understanding of networking fundamentals (VPC, subnets, routing, security groups)
Familiarity with monitoring and observability tooling (CloudWatch, Datadog, or similar)
AWS certification preferred (Solutions Architect Associate or higher)
Experience working in compliance-driven environments (SOC 2, CMMC, HIPAA) a plus

What You Will Bring: A builder’s mindset focused on reliability and automation, with the versatility to handle infrastructure design and day-to-day operational support., CI/CD pipelinesHipaaCloudPerformanceRoutingSupportAccessDevelopmentPipelinesOperationsComplianceCI/CDBashStorageReliabilityArchitectureAvailabilityInfrastructureAWSAutomationNetworkingSecurityDockerDesignEngineeringPython, AWS Lambda, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Automation, Bash Scripting, Cloud Computing, Computer Networks, Continuous Deployment/Delivery, Continuous Integration, Cryptography, Docker, Enterprise Applications, Environmental Monitoring, HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), Identify Issues, Machine Tool, Maintain Compliance, Network Routing, On Call, Operational Support, Operations Processes, Production Support, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Regulatory Compliance, Scalable System Development, Scripting (Scripting Languages), Software Administration, Software Engineering, Subnet