AWS Cloud Engineer | W2 Only

Job Details

Job Title: AWS Cloud Engineer

Location: Riverwoods, IL 60015

Duration: 9+ Months Contract

Job Description:

We are looking for an experienced AWS Cloud Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, deploying, and maintaining our cloud-based infrastructure based on Amazon Web Services (AWS). You will work closely with various departments to ensure the cloud infrastructure meets business, security, and compliance needs.

Requirements:

Proficiency in AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, and more.

Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform and Ansible.

Strong understanding of cloud architecture and design principles.

Knowledge of automation tools and scripting languages (e.g., Jenkins, Python, Bash).

Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools like Datadog and Splunk.

Understanding of security best practices and compliance standards in cloud environments.

Ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues with cloud infrastructure.

Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities:

Design and deploy applications utilizing the AWS stack (including EC2, Route53, S3, Lambda, etc.) to build scalable, secure, and robust cloud solutions.

Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management using tools like Terraform, Jenkins and Ansible.

Implement cost-control strategies and optimize cloud resource.

Ensure all infrastructure components meet proper performance and security standards.

Collaborate with team members to improve the company s engineering tools, systems, procedures, and data security.

Conduct systems tests for security, performance, and availability.

Develop and maintain design and troubleshooting documentation.

Participate in regular Agile ceremonies.

Provide technical guidance and mentoring to less experienced engineers.

Promote a risk-aware culture and ensure efficient and effective risk and compliance management practices.