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# AWS Cloud Engineer

- **Company:** MERCI Technologies, Inc.
- **Location:** Atlanta, GA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** 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, 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
- **Published:** August 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/aws-cloud-engineer-atlanta-ga--6476e2ff-6c33-41de-a6e9-272c47244562

## About the Role

* 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

## 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


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