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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Consulting Principal AWS Cloud Engineer - **Company:** LexisNexis - **Location:** Raleigh, NC, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Architectural Patterns, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Cloud Storage, Configuration Management, Encodings, Databases, DevOps, Domain Name System (DNS), Amazon DynamoDB, Failover, Fault Tolerance, Github, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Key Management, Nginx, Octopus Deploy, PCI Data Security Standards, Performance Tuning, Reliability Engineering, Zero Trust Network Access, Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS), Data Streaming, Systems Integration, Datadog, AWS Cdk, Data Logging, Real Time Systems, Cloud Monitoring, Amazon ElastiCache, Istio, System Availability, Multi-Cloud, HybridCloud, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Cloudformation, Event Driven Architecture, Amazon Relational Database Service, Containerization, AWS Aurora, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Free and Open-Source Software, Route53, Cloudwatch, Api Gateway, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Terraform, Splunk, Serverless Computing, Jenkins, Amazon Redshift - **Published:** September 21, 2026 - **Apply:** https://find.jobs/jobs-near-me/apply/ats-redirect/?id=2953247736-2 ## About the Role Technical Expertise * 12+ years of IT experience, with at least 7+ years focused on AWS cloud engineering, architecture, and automation * Deep AWS expertise, including EC2, EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, RDS, VPC, CloudFormation, IAM, Transit Gateway, and Route 53 * Expert in Kubernetes architecture (EKS, Helm, Daemon Sets, StatefulSets, Karpenter, external-dns, aws-cni) * Advanced Infrastructure as Code (IaC) expertise with Terraform, AWS CDK, and CloudFormation * Proficiency in DevOps & automation tools, including Jenkins, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Azure DevOps * Mastery of AWS networking, including VPC design, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, PrivateLink, and Route 53 latency-based routing * Deep expertise in security and compliance frameworks (IAM, AWS KMS, AWS Secrets Manager, WAF, AWS Shield) * Experience designing high-scale, production-grade automation solutions using Python, Bash, or Go Preferred Certifications * AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional (Highly Preferred) * AWS Certified Security - Specialty or Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) * AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional is a plus Leadership & Soft Skills * Proven ability to architect and optimize large-scale AWS environments * Strong mentoring skills, guiding and upskilling engineers in best practices * Exceptional communication skills, capable of presenting to executive stakeholders and influencing cloud adoption strategies * Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across engineering, security, and operations teams * Passion for continuous learning and cloud innovation, staying at the forefront of AWS advancements ## Description As a Senior Consulting Principal AWS Cloud Engineer, you will provide technical strategy, deep AWS expertise, and architectural leadership, guiding teams and influencing multi-cloud and hybrid-cloud best practices. The ideal candidate is an expert in AWS, Kubernetes, DevOps, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and security architectures, with a strong ability to mentor and drive technical decision-making. This is an advanced individual contributor role with a focus on enterprise-level impact, bridging hands-on engineering, architecture, and technical strategy. Responsibilities: Enterprise Cloud Architecture & Design * Architect highly available, fault-tolerant, and scalable AWS cloud environments, optimizing for security, cost, and performance. * Define enterprise-wide AWS architectural patterns, frameworks, and best practices to ensure standardization and operational excellence. * Lead AWS multi-account strategy, implementing AWS Control Tower, Organizations, and IAM governance. * Architect hybrid-cloud and multi-cloud solutions, integrating on-prem and SaaS platforms with AWS. * Design and optimize Kubernetes-based microservices architectures (i.e. EKS, Helm, Istio,). Infrastructure as Code (IaC) & Automation * Lead the implementation of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, and AWS CDK. * Automate cloud provisioning, configuration management, and infrastructure scaling. * Enhance self-healing architectures, implementing automated failover, auto-scaling policies, and event-driven automation. * Review and continue to develop multi-region fail over and high availability (HA) strategies using various AWS services. Security & Compliance Architecture * Establish zero-trust security principles, embedding encryption, IAM least privilege, and AWS security automation. * Implement and manage AWS Security Hub, GuardDuty, AWS WAF, AWS KMS, and IAM boundary policies. * Drive compliance and risk management, ensuring SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and GDPR requirements are met. * Architect secure Kubernetes workloads, leveraging Pod Security Policies, and AWS IAM roles for service accounts. Cloud-Native Technologies & Performance Optimization * Optimize AWS serverless architectures, integrating Lambda, Step Functions, API Gateway, and EventBridge. * Improve Kubernetes networking, ingress control, and observability, leveraging AWS ALB, Nginx, and Service Mesh. * Architect event-driven architectures for real-time applications using AWS Kinesis, SQS, SNS, and DynamoDB Streams. * Design and implement high-performance cloud storage and database architectures using AWS Aurora, Redshift, DynamoDB, and Elasticache. Observability, SRE, & Cloud Operations Excellence * Establish enterprise-wide cloud monitoring strategies, using AWS CloudWatch, Datadog, Splunk, and Coralogix. * Assist in driving SRE (Site Reliability Engineering) principles, enhancing incident response, automated remediations, and operational excellence. * Develop real-time logging and event correlation to enable predictive analytics and anomaly detection in AWS environments. Technical Mentorship & Thought Leadership * Act as a senior technical authority, mentoring Principal and Senior Cloud Engineers in AWS best practices. * Lead internal AWS technical reviews, architecture discussions, and AWS Well-Architected Framework assessments. * Engage in industry events, open-source contributions, and technical blogging, reinforcing cloud engineering excellence within the organization. ## Related Videos - [Our journey with Spring Boot in a microservice architecture](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/511-our-journey-with-spring-boot-in-a-microservice-architecture) - [Post-Quantum Cryptography: Preparing for Q-Day](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100179-post-quantum-cryptography-preparing-for-q-day) - [Rate-limiting using eBPF and Istio: How to protect your SaaS customers from themselves](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100220-rate-limiting-using-ebpf-and-istio-how-to-protect-your-saas-customers-from-themselves) - [30 powerful AWS hacks in just 30 minutes: Boost your developer productivity](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1624-30-powerful-aws-hacks-in-just-30-minutes-boost-your-developer-productivity) - [Streaming AI Responses in Real-Time with SSE in Next.js & NestJS](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1630-streaming-ai-responses-in-real-time-with-sse-in-next-js-nestjs) - [Seriously gaming your cloud expertise: from cloud tourist to cloud native](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/373-seriously-gaming-your-cloud-expertise-from-cloud-tourist-to-cloud-native) ## Related Articles - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [Top Must-Visit Developer Conferences in the US in 2026](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/679-top-must-visit-developer-conferences-in-the-us-in-2026) - [Best US AI Conferences for CTOs in 2026: Build vs. Buy, Vendor Evaluation, and Peer Intelligence](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/736-best-us-ai-conferences-for-ctos-in-2026-build-vs-buy-vendor-evaluation-and-peer-intelligence) - [Why Attend a Developer Event in 2026?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/688-why-attend-a-developer-event-in-2026) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again)