Cloud Engineer

Plano, TX, US • Posted 4 days ago • Updated 9 hours ago
Contract W2
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Job Details

Skills

  • Agile
  • DevSecOps
  • Innovation
  • IaaS
  • Management
  • Scalability
  • Software Modernization
  • Emerging Technologies
  • Roadmaps
  • Application Development
  • Computer Science
  • Cloud Computing
  • Virtual Private Cloud
  • Amazon S3
  • Amazon EC2
  • API
  • PostgreSQL
  • Remote Desktop Services
  • Amazon RDS
  • Amazon Redshift
  • Amazon DynamoDB
  • Terraform
  • Jenkins
  • GitHub
  • Database Administration
  • Backup
  • Recovery
  • Disaster Recovery
  • Performance Monitoring
  • Optimization
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Manufacturing
  • Dimensional Modeling
  • Database
  • Migration
  • High Availability
  • Replication
  • NoSQL
  • MongoDB
  • Apache Cassandra
  • SQL
  • PL/SQL
  • Windows PowerShell
  • Unix
  • Linux
  • Scripting
  • Health Insurance
  • Insurance
  • Team Building
  • Collaboration
  • Wiki
  • Knowledge Base
  • Status Reports
  • Account Management
  • IT Consulting
  • Managed Services
  • Recruiting
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Cyber Security
  • Enterprise Architecture
  • Value Engineering
  • Lean Methodology

Summary

We are on the lookout for a passionate and highly motivated Cloud Engineer to design, build, and support enterprise-scale cloud and database platform solutions leveraging modern AWS technologies. This role is responsible for delivering secure, scalable, high-performing, and cost-effective cloud infrastructure and database platforms while applying best practices in Agile, DevSecOps, automation, and continuous innovation. As an Individual Contributor, you will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to architect, automate, and optimize cloud and database environments that support critical business applications, platform modernization, and cloud transformation initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Develop, deploy, and manage AWS cloud infrastructure, including VPC, S3, EC2, IAM, Secrets Manager, KMS, Service Endpoints, API Gateway, and related services.
  • Develop, deploy, and manage database infrastructure solutions utilizing AWS RDS, Aurora PostgreSQL, Redshift, DynamoDB, Timestream, Neptune, and AWS Transfer Family.
  • Automate cloud service deployments and integrations using Terraform.
  • Deploy Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions through Jenkins and XL Release pipelines.
  • Design and implement secure, highly available, and disaster recovery-enabled cloud database environments.
  • Ensure database platforms are engineered for availability, performance, scalability, security, and cost efficiency.
  • Support application modernization initiatives and lead migrations of databases from on-premises environments to AWS.
  • Stay current with emerging technologies, industry trends, architectural patterns, and cloud/database best practices.
  • Contribute to platform roadmaps and maintain product portfolio components.
  • Collaborate with Product Owners, Enterprise Architects, Business SMEs, and application development teams.

Required Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
  • 6+ years of experience designing, developing, and deploying AWS cloud and database solutions.
  • Strong hands-on experience with AWS infrastructure services, including VPC, S3, EC2, IAM, Secrets Manager, KMS, Service Endpoints, and API Gateway.
  • Strong experience with AWS database technologies, including Redshift, Aurora PostgreSQL, RDS, Redshift, DynamoDB, Neptune, and Timestream.
  • Experience developing Terraform-based Infrastructure as Code solutions and integrating deployments with Jenkins, GitHub, and XL Release.
  • Experience with SQL administration tools such as OmniDB, DBeaver, SQL Developer, and PGAdmin.
  • Experience with database administration, including security, backup and recovery, disaster recovery, performance monitoring, and optimization.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate (highly preferred).
  • AWS Certified Database Specialty (highly preferred).
  • Experience with Automotive and/or Manufacturing environments.
  • Understanding of relational and dimensional data modeling.
  • Experience with database migrations, high availability, and replication.
  • Experience with NoSQL technologies such as MongoDB, DocumentDB, or Cassandra.
  • SQL, PL/SQL, PowerShell, and Unix/Linux scripting experience.
Benefits:
  • 401(k).
  • Dental Insurance.
  • Health insurance.
  • Vision insurance.
  • We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity, equality, inclusion, and respect for people.
  • The salary will be determined based on several factors, including, but not limited to, location, relevant education, qualifications, experience, technical skills, and business needs.
Additional Responsibilities:
  • Participate in OP monthly team meetings and participate in team-building efforts.
  • Contribute to OP technical discussions, peer reviews, etc.
  • Contribute content and collaborate via the OP-Wiki/Knowledge Base.
  • Provide status reports to OP Account Management as requested.
About us:
At OP, we help you harness the power of technology for maximum impact. A technology consulting and solutions company, we offer advisory and managed services, innovative platforms, and staffing solutions across a wide range of fields, including AI, cybersecurity, enterprise architecture, and beyond. For nearly two decades, we've been challenging the status quo of the consulting industry, serving up fresh, ingenious thinking through a radically lean structure. Together, this strategy delivers unprecedented performance at an unparalleled pace for faster results that propel your business forward.
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  • Dice Id: 10216708
  • Position Id: 2026-6626/68321
  • Posted 4 days ago
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