AWS Platform Engineer

Vertex Elite
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Job Details
Skills
- Terraform
- Amazon EC2
Summary
- Investigate, Architect, deploy, and manage cloud-based infrastructure on AWS using services such as EC2, S3, VPC, Lambda, ECS,EKS,RDS, DynamoDB, and more.
- Design scalable and highly available systems that meet business requirements.
- Create, manage, and optimize AWS cloud environments and resources (e.g., security groups, VPCs, IAM roles).
- Automate cloud infrastructure provisioning using tools like AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, or Ansible.
- Write scripts to automate repetitive tasks (e.g., with Python, Bash, or PowerShell)
- Ensure security best practices for AWS services, including network security (firewalls, VPNs), IAM, encryption, and access control.
- Implement logging, monitoring, and alerting to ensure compliance and security (using AWS CloudWatch, AWS CloudTrail).
- Conduct regular security assessments and audits of cloud environments.
- Monitor and optimize cloud resource usage to reduce costs while ensuring system performance.
- Provide recommendations for cost-effective cloud architecture and resource scaling
- Analyze logs, metrics, and cloud monitoring tools (e.g., CloudWatch, New Relic) to troubleshoot and resolve performance bottlenecks.
- Work closely with software developers, operations teams, and business stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver cloud solutions.
- Provide technical guidance and support for cloud-based initiatives
Required Skills & Experience
- Experience : 10 + years in aws, working as a platform engineer.
- Hands-on expertise with AWS infrastructure and services (EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, VPC, Lambda, ECS/Fargate).
- Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code (CloudFormation, CDK, Terraform) and CI/CD tooling.
- Experience with container orchestration, automation scripting (Python, Bash), and cloud networking principles.
- Solid knowledge of security, encryption, and compliance in AWS environments.
- Effective collaboration and documentation skills with cross-functional technical teams.
AWS certifications preferred
- Dice Id: 91159658
- Position Id: 9138830
- Posted 1 day ago
Company Info
About Vertex Elite
Vertex Elite is a consulting, IT staffing solutions and workforce support services. We are based out of Houston, TX. We offer a comprehensive portfolio of high-quality, high-value and unparalleled networks of talented IT professionals, IT staffing solutions, IT workforce management expertise – delivered at a size and scale that sets us above any of our competitors. We help our clients achieve their business needs and address their IT workforce challenges by providing 24/7 support throughout the year.
We believe in the vision of offering our clients a cutting-edge advantage in terms of Consulting,IT Staffing solutions by developing a long-term association on the basis of symbiotic growth and respect. Our deep understandings into the labor market of Information Technology help us to realize the business ends of our clients and optimize their workforce strategies.
