Candidates must reside in the Austin, TX area
The AWS Cloud Engineer III will remediate a legacy AWS cloud environment to address identified security vulnerabilities and technical risk. Work includes assessing existing AWS workloads, remediating security findings, and migrating resources to a standardized and secure AWS Landing Zone aligned with approved architecture, governance, and security standards.
The engineer will use Terraform to implement and manage infrastructure as code, ensuring consistent, repeatable, and auditable remediation and migration activities. Responsibilities include implementing AWS security best practices related to identity and access management, network security, logging, monitoring, and encryption; validating compliance with DIR security policies and audit requirements; and producing required technical and operational documentation.
Minimum Yrs of Experience, Skills, and Qualifications
4–7 years of experience in cloud, infrastructure, or systems engineering
2+ years of hands on experience supporting AWS environments
Experience supporting remediation, migration, or modernization of existing (legacy) cloud
Hands on experience working in Amazon Web Services (AWS) enterprise environments
Experience remediating cloud security findings or implementing security controls under established standards
Experience using Terraform to deploy, update, or manage cloud infrastructure
Familiarity with cloud security best practices and the shared responsibility model
Experience following documented architecture, security, and governance standards
Ability to execute defined remediation and migration tasks under general direction
Experience producing technical documentation and implementation artifacts
Strong communication and collaboration skills
Preferred Skills and Qualifications
Prior experience supporting legacy AWS environment remediation
Familiarity with AWS Landing Zone concepts or standardized cloud environments
Working or supporting experience with Microsoft Azure (hybrid or shared services scenarios)
Familiarity with DIR security standards and compliance expectations
Experience supporting TxDOT, other Texas state agencies, or public sector environments