DFA AWS Cloud Solutions Engineer

Overview

On Site
Compensation information provided in the description
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - W2
Contract - Independent
Contract - 6 month(s)

Skills

EC2
ELB
AWS Cloud
SES
Systems Manager
FSX
SNS and S3

Job Details
AWS Cloud Solutions Architect (Hybrid Onsite)
Location:
Little Rock, AR
Duration:
6 Months
Pay Rate:
$80/hr on C2C / 1099 all inclusive (OR) $70/hr on W2
Note
Hybrid Work Environment. Candidate MUST be ON-SITE First 2 Weeks. Optional remote after first 2 weeks for exceptionally qualified applicants.
Job Description
Seeking a highly skilled AWS Cloud Solutions Engineer who will be responsible for configuration, migration, modification, support, and management of these very large systems in the AWS Cloud for the AIRS Service Center.
Roles and Responsibilities
  • Provide primary operational support and engineering for the public cloud platform, and debug and optimize systems and automate routine tasks.
  • Plan, design, and implementation of workload migrations from on premises to AWS Cloud.
  • Configure, monitor and assist with the maintenance and support of the infrastructure environment within the AWS environment.
  • Configure, tune, and maintain AWS services like CloudWatch, CloudTrail, GuardDuty, Security Hub, Systems Manager, Network Firewall, WAF, Security Group, Tagging, Network ACL's and Routing Tables.
  • Setup and maintain Gateway Load Balancer and Transit Gateway.
  • Setup and maintain VPC's in different Availability Zones, including WFCS and SQL installations and HAG.
  • Setup and maintain backup solutions using AWS native services. This includes EC2 instances, FSX Servers, various S3 storage types, AMI, and Infrastructure as Code scripts using CDK in Typescript.
  • Configure, automate, and monitor AWS CloudWatch alarms and notifications for system(s) health checks.
  • Design, develop and maintain Executive Level dashboards for system(s) utilization, health, and cost.
  • Setup and maintain security using tools like AWS Guard, AWS OU, IAM, CrowdStrike, and Tenable.
  • Environment hardening to meet compliance requirements and configuration rules for Pub 1075, PII, and NIST frameworks.
  • Collaborate with other IT resources and vendors to resolve application and/or infrastructure related issues to the existing AWS environment.
  • Maintain technical documentation of the existing AWS environment related to storage, backups, & patching.
  • Participate in the selection of new technologies while maintaining departmental information technology and security standards.
  • Effectively communicate with Management, co-workers, and business partners.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
Required/Desired Skills
Skill
Required /Desired
Amount
of Experience
Hands-on experience migrating/implementing significant applications on AWS Cloud platforms
Required
4
Years
AWS web environment design and build experience, which includes AWS services like EC2, ELB, Systems Manager, FSX, SES, SNS and S3
Required
4
Years
Experience using AWS security solutions such as WAF, Network Firewall, Security Group, Tagging, Network ACL's, Routing Tables, Gateway Load Balancer
Required
4
Years
Experience using Internet Gateway, AWS Guard, SecurityHub and GuardDuty
Required
4
Years
Experience with high volume, mission critical applications and their interdependencies with other applications and databases
Required
4
Years
Infrastructure to Code scripting using CDK in Typescript, Cloud Formation, and AMI
Required
4
Years
Monitoring, maintenance, and support of the infrastructure within AWS environments
Required
4
Years
Experience using monitoring solutions like CloudWatch and CloudTrail
Required
2
Years
Experience configuring CrowdStrike and Tenable
Required
2
Years
Experience and knowledge of AWS network-level logging configuration and management
Required
4
Years
Configuration and maintenance of AWS dashboards
Required
4
Years
Experience with all facets of IT including Networking, DB Systems, Security, DevOps, Backup, DR and modern development methodologies
Required
4
Years
Experience designing and implementing common shared services across enterprise applications
Required
4
Years
Strong analytical skills and ability to resolve complex business/IT problems
Required
4
Years
Microsoft Windows Server System Administrator experience
Required
0
GenTax architecture and application maintenance experience
Desired
0
Familiarity with industry security standards and best practices (PUB1075, FIPS, CIS, NIST, PII)
Highly desired
0
Strong communication skills, both oral and written
Highly desired
0
Availability to provide 24 hour support
Highly desired
0
Experience using Incident Management software solutions like Jira
Highly desired
0
AWS Solutions Architect certification
Highly desired
0
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