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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # AWS Cloud Engineer - **Company:** Stout Inc. - **Location:** Detroit, MI, United States - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** PHP (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Applications Architecture, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Computer Networks, Continuous Integration, Network Address Translation, Programming Tools, Github, Identity and Access Management, Subnetting, Python (Programming Language), Laravel, Redis, Runbook, Data Logging, Load Balancing, Cloud Platform System, Autoscaling, Amazon ElastiCache, Fluentd, System Availability, Flask (Web Framework), Delivery Pipeline, Grafana, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), AWS ECS, Git, Containerization, Gitlab-ci, Git Flow, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Celery, Cloud Optimization, Cloudwatch, Terraform, OpenSearch, Docker, Jenkins - **Published:** October 1, 2026 - **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/main/sendform/8/8/28176/1/18482965?backUrl=%2Fcareer%2F18482965%2FAws-Cloud-Engineer-Michigan-Detroit ## About the Role * Strong hands-on experience managing AWS infrastructure and production environments. * Advanced Terraform experience, including reusable modules, remote state management, and multi-environment deployments. * Strong Docker and container orchestration experience, preferably with AWS ECS. * Experience building or supporting CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar tools. * Strong knowledge of AWS networking, including VPCs, subnets, security groups, load balancers, NAT, and IAM. * Experience with CloudWatch, monitoring, logging, incident response, and production troubleshooting. * Strong understanding of Git, Infrastructure as Code, GitOps, cloud security, and highly available AWS architectures. * Experience with MongoDB Atlas, OpenSearch, Redis, ElastiCache, or Valkey is preferred. * Familiarity with security tools such as Wazuh, Falco, Rapid7, Action1, or comparable technologies is preferred. * Experience with EC2 Image Builder, Lambda, SNS, Fluentd, or related AWS automation and observability tools is a plus. * Familiarity with PHP/Laravel, Python/Flask, Celery, and Redis-based application architectures is preferred. * Experience with platform engineering, developer tooling, operational automation, or runbook development is a plus. ## Description As an AWS Cloud Engineer, you will support the reliability, scalability, and security of Stout's cloud infrastructure. You will manage AWS environments, infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipelines, and containerized workloads while helping teams improve deployment processes and production operations. * Build and maintain reliable AWS infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code practices. * Support containerized applications and production environments with a focus on availability, security, and performance. * Improve deployment consistency through automated CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows. * Monitor cloud environments, respond to incidents, and address infrastructure and application reliability issues. * Identify opportunities to improve cloud operations, automation, security, and cost management. What You'll Do * Build, manage, and maintain AWS infrastructure using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code practices. * Administer AWS services including ECS, EC2, VPC, ALB/NLB, Auto Scaling, IAM, S3, Secrets Manager, and Systems Manager. * Manage Docker-based workloads and ECS services, including deployments, scaling, capacity management, and production troubleshooting. * Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, GitHub Actions, or comparable technologies. * Configure and maintain AWS networking, security groups, load balancing, TLS certificates, private connectivity, and access controls. * Maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting through CloudWatch and related observability tools. * Troubleshoot production incidents involving AWS infrastructure, containers, networking, and deployment pipelines. * Support high availability, backup and recovery, capacity planning, cloud security, and cloud cost management. * Maintain infrastructure and deployment configurations in Git using peer-reviewed, GitOps-based workflows. * Develop and maintain operational documentation, automation, and runbooks that support reliable cloud operations. * Partner with technology teams to improve platform engineering practices, developer tooling, and operational processes. ## Related Videos - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [Reducing LLM Calls with Vector Search Patterns - Raphael De Lio (Redis)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1714-reducing-llm-calls-with-vector-search-patterns-raphael-de-lio-redis) - [Docker Compose: Rediscovered](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1978-docker-compose-rediscovered) - [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) - [Git for Code Reviews](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/429-git-for-code-reviews) - [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) ## Related Articles - [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) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [20 Essential Tools For Backend Development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/218-20-essential-tools-for-backend-development) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [Fullstack developer salary in Germany [2023]](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/197-fullstack-developer-salary-in-germany-2023)