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# Lead AWS Platform Engineer

- **Company:** UST Inc
- **Location:** Alpharetta, GA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $105,000.0 - $158,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Border Gateway Protocol, Cloud Computing Security, Configuration Management, DevOps, Domain Name System (DNS), Github, Identity and Access Management, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Python (Programming Language), Key Management, Routing, Performance Tuning, Windows PowerShell, Ansible, Prometheus, Zero Trust Network Access, TCP/IP, Software Vulnerability Management, AWS Cdk, Load Balancing, Cloud Platform System, Grafana, HybridCloud, Firewalls (Computer Science), Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Cloudformation, Containerization, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Route53, Cloud Migration, Opsworks, Cloudwatch, Terraform, Docker
- **Published:** October 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/career/18595002/Lead-Aws-Platform-Engineer-Georgia-Alpharetta

## About the Role

* 6 to 7 years of IT infrastructure/platform engineering experience

 * 5+ years of hands-on AWS engineering experience in enterprise environments

 * Strong expertise in AWS networking, security, and infrastructure services

 * Extensive experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred)

 * Experience managing multi-account AWS environments using AWS Organizations and Control Tower

 * Experience with container platforms such as EKS and Docker

 * Hands-on experience implementing cloud security frameworks and controls

 * Technical Skills

 * AWS Services

 * EC2, S3, EBS, EFS

 * VPC, Transit Gateway, Route 53

 * IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager

 * Organizations, Control Tower

 * CloudWatch, CloudTrail

 * Security Hub, GuardDuty, Config

 * ALB, NLB, WAF, Shield

 * EKS, ECS

 * Lambda

 * Infrastructure & Automation

 * Terraform

 * AWS CloudFormation

 * AWS CDK

 * Ansible

 * GitHub Actions

 * Strong scripting and automation skills using Python, Shell, or PowerShell

 * Networking

 * TCP/IP

 * DNS

 * VPN

 * Direct Connect

 * BGP Routing

 * Firewalls

 * Load Balancing

 * Hybrid Connectivity

 * Security

 * Identity & Access Management

 * Encryption & Key Management

 * Zero Trust Architecture

 * Security Compliance

 * Vulnerability Management

 * Cloud Security Best Practices

 * Preferred Certifications

 * AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional

## Description

UST is searching for an experienced Lead AWS Platform Engineer to design, build, secure, and manage enterprise-scale AWS cloud platforms.

What You'll Do

 * AWS Platform Engineering

 * Design, develop, and maintain enterprise AWS cloud platforms

 * Define and implement cloud platform standards, reusable patterns, and best practices

 * Lead cloud adoption, migration, and modernization initiatives

 * Establish highly available, scalable, and resilient cloud architectures

 * Infrastructure Provisioning & Automation

 * Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform, CloudFormation, or AWS CDK

 * Build automated provisioning frameworks for AWS resources

 * Create reusable infrastructure modules and blueprints

 * Automate environment creation, configuration management, and deployment processes

 * Implement CI/CD pipelines supporting infrastructure deployments

 * Security & Governance

 * Design and implement cloud security controls aligned with enterprise and regulatory requirements

 * Manage IAM roles, policies, permission boundaries, and least-privilege access models

 * Implement AWS security services including:

 * AWS Security Hub

 * GuardDuty

 * AWS Config

 * IAM Identity Center (SSO)

 * WAF

 * Shield

 * KMS

 * Secrets Manager

 * Lead security assessments, vulnerability remediation, and compliance initiatives

 * Develop cloud governance standards, policies, and guardrails

 * Networking

 * Design and manage AWS networking architectures across multi-account environments

 * Implement and support:

 * VPCs

 * Transit Gateway

 * VPN

 * Direct Connect

 * Route 53

 * Network Firewall

 * Security Groups

 * NACLs

 * Load Balancers (ALB/NLB)

 * Design hybrid cloud and multi-region connectivity solutions

 * Troubleshoot complex networking and connectivity issues

 * Monitoring & Reliability

 * Implement observability and monitoring solutions using:

 * CloudWatch

 * CloudTrail

 * AWS X-Ray

 * Prometheus

 * Grafana

 * Establish operational excellence practices

 * Support incident management, root cause analysis, and performance optimization

 * Leadership & Collaboration

 * Provide technical leadership and mentoring to cloud engineers

 * Partner with Security, Architecture, Infrastructure, and Development teams

 * Participate in architecture reviews and cloud governance forums

 * Drive platform engineering best practices across the organization

This position description identifies the responsibilities and tasks typically associated with the performance of the position. Other relevant essential functions may be required.