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# AWS Cloud Operations and Engineering LEAD

- **Company:** Smart Folks Inc
- **Location:** Princeton, NJ, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Application Integration Architecture, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, DevOps, Python (Programming Language), Windows PowerShell, Scripting, Google Cloud, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Cloudformation, Containerization, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Deployment Automation, Terraform, Docker
- **Published:** June 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/73818a59-d614-41a4-87a7-900113c634ec

## About the Role

* Assertive communication skills
 * Proven team management capabilities
 * Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
 * Exposure to Operational Governance
 * Along with the required technical foundation

Team is looking more relevant to AWS Cloud Operations and Engineering LEAD role with adequate knowledge in Kubernetes, IaC, AWS Cloud Administration. please provide more profiles with appropriate skills and knowledge for Technical Lead role with required experience.

Responsible for designing, developing, and managing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to enable automated, scalable, and secure cloud environments across AWS/Azure/Google Cloud Platform platforms., * Strong experience in IaC tools (Terraform with GithubActions preferred / CloudFormation / ARM templates)

 * Hands-on expertise in Cloud Platforms (AWS / Azure / Google Cloud Platform)
 * Knowledge of scripting (Python / Bash / PowerShell)
 * Understanding of containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
 * Exposure to networking, security, and cloud architecture concepts

Experience

 * 10+ years overall IT experience
 * Minimum 5-8 years in Cloud & IaC

## Description

* Design and implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation
 * Automate provisioning, configuration, and deployment of cloud infrastructure to ensure consistency and scalability
 * Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure deployment and application integration
 * Collaborate with development, security, and operations teams to enable DevOps and cloud-native practices


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