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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Application Cloud Engineer - **Company:** Eliassen Group - **Location:** Olympia, WA, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $135,200.0 - $145,600.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Bash Shell, Cloud Engineering, Databases, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Disaster Recovery, Fault Tolerance, JSON, Python (Programming Language), Node.Js, Role-Based Access Control, Cloud Services, Aws Command Line Interface (CLI), Software Deployment, YAML, Data Logging, Load Balancing, Autoscaling, Grafana, AWS Lambda, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Containerization, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Deployment Automation, Cloudwatch, Terraform, Docker - **Published:** September 26, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/0237DAA16F28408F81B59CE7913DB3EE/job/ ## About the Role Due to federal security clearance requirements, applicant must be a United States Citizen or Permanent Resident with an active Public Trust clearance. Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance., * Minimum of 8 years with BS/BA, or 6 years with MS/MA, or 3 years with PhD, or 12 years with HS Diploma/equivalent. * 3 years of IT experience. * Hands-on AWS experience with cloud deployment strategies. * Familiarity with image registries such as Amazon ECR and CI/CD pipelines for containers. * Proficiency with Python, Bash, YAML/JSON, Node.js, and Lambda functions. * Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools and Kubernetes. * Knowledge of disaster recovery planning and implementation. * AWS or relevant cloud certifications such as AWS DevOps Engineer or Solutions Architect Associate. * Understanding of cloud architecture, autoscaling, and load balancing. * Proficiency with monitoring, alerting, and logging tools. * Strong written and verbal communication skills. * Analytical and problem-solving skills. * US citizenship and eligibility to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance. * Preferred: Familiarity with Docker, ECS, Kubernetes, and ITIL or incident management frameworks. ## Description * Provision and manage AWS infrastructure using IaC tools such as Terraform. * Manage Amazon EKS including cluster provisioning, upgrades, and node groups. * Configure EKS networking including VPC CNI, security groups for pods, and ALB/NLB ingress controllers. * Administer Kubernetes objects including deployments, services, configmaps, secrets, and RBAC. * Monitor and troubleshoot production systems using CloudWatch and related observability tools. * Containerize and deploy applications using ECS and Lambda. * Deploy across dev, staging, and prod environments to ensure consistency and stability. * Monitor deployments and system health using CloudWatch and other tools. * Troubleshoot deployment issues and improve pipeline performance and reliability. * Perform daily health checks using AWS CLI or scheduled Lambda scripts and log/report results. * Collaborate with development and DevOps teams to ensure stateless and fault-tolerant applications. * Implement enhancements to ECS environments focusing on scalability, performance, and observability. * Improve container orchestration with auto-scaling, rolling deployments, and upgrades. * Support feature branch testing, merge request validation, and artifact promotion workflows. * Enforce pipeline security and compliance through automated code scanning and approval gates. * Remediate OS-level, container, and dependency vulnerabilities. * Orchestrate failover and restoration of ECS/EKS services, Lambda functions, databases, and related components. * Test and document regional failover playbooks and recovery runbooks. * Meet RTO and RPO requirements. * Diagnose and resolve production issues across cloud services, containers, databases, and CI/CD pipelines. * Follow and improve incident response playbooks, escalation procedures, and communications. * Automate operational tasks and improve alert accuracy to reduce on-call fatigue. * Log incidents, changes, and operational metrics in tracking systems. ## Related Videos - [Docker Compose: Rediscovered](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1978-docker-compose-rediscovered) - [CI/CD with Github Actions](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/856-ci-cd-with-github-actions) - [Tips and Tricks for Working with JSON](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1229-tips-and-tricks-for-working-with-json) - [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) - [Shipping Faster with Less: Render on Cloud Hosting, AI Workloads, and the Future of DevOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1894-shipping-faster-with-less-render-on-cloud-hosting-ai-workloads-and-the-future-of-devops) - [Introducing JSON Structure](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100219-introducing-json-structure) ## 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) - [7 Cloud Computing Trends Coming in 2025 for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/412-7-cloud-computing-trends-coming-in-2025-for-developers) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Best Paying Jobs in Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/256-best-paying-jobs-in-technology) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries)