Job Title: Sr. Cloud Infrastructure Engineer (AWS)
Location: Atlanta, GA, (Hybrid)- 2 days-per-week On-Site in the office
Position Type: Contract to hire position
Interview Mode: In-Person
Roles & Responsibilities
Cloud Configuration & Infrastructure Automation
Develop, implement, and maintain configuration management processes, policies, and standards for AWS environments.
- Build, deploy, and enhance Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform to automate provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle management of AWS resources (e.g., EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, ACM).
- Manage and optimize multiple environments (Dev, Test, Stage, Prod) ensuring configuration consistency and security.
Release Engineering & AWS DevOps
- Support automation pipelines using the AWS Code Suite: Code Commit, Code Build, CodeDeploy, and CodePipeline.
- Work closely with DevOps teams to support release activities, deployments, rollbacks, configuration updates, and environment readiness.
Backup, Patching & Compliance
- Design and maintain automated AWS backup solutions to ensure data integrity, resiliency, and compliance with state retention policies.
- Implement automated patching workflows for cloud infrastructure to maintain required security and compliance posture.
- Conduct periodic audits of environment configuration, patch levels, backup integrity, and certificate compliance; recommend and implement improvements.
Security & Certificate Management
- Manage installation, renewal, rotation, and validation of SSL/TLS certificates across AWS services.
- Ensure secure communication configurations and alignment with state and federal security requirements.
Documentation, Governance & Training
- Maintain detailed, accurate documentation of configuration baselines, IaC standards, module usage, and environment changes.
- Provide training and guidance to team members on Terraform, AWS infrastructure best practices, backup strategies, patch automation, and certificate management.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or related field; or equivalent professional training, certification, or experience.
- Eight (8) years of configuration management experience, including:
- Proficiency with Terraform and IaC methodologies
- Hands-on experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, ACM)
- Experience with cloud backup solutions and automated patching
- Expertise in SSL/TLS certificate management and security best practices
Preferred Qualifications
- Scripting experience (e.g., Python, Bash, PowerShell) for automation within AWS/Terraform.
- AWS Certification(s) and/or Terraform Certification.
- Experience working with state or local government environments.
- Experience with vendor oversight or management.
- Experience with project management or Agile delivery tools.
- Experience with organizational change management (OCM).
Required/Desired Skills
| Skills | Required /Desired | Amount | Actual years of Experience |
| The engineer will work closely with DevOps, Security, and Infrastructure teams to support stable, reliable statewide services. | Required | 7 | |
| Build, deploy, and enhance Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform to automate provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle management | Required | 3 | |
| Support automation pipelines using the AWS Code Suite: CodeCommit, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, and CodePipeline | Required | 7 | |
| Design and maintain automated AWS Backup, Patching solutions to ensure data integrity, resiliency, and compliance with state retention policies. | Required | 7 | |
| Manage installation, renewal, rotation, and validation of SSL/TLS certificates across AWS services. | Required | 7 | |
| Maintain detailed, accurate documentation of configuration baselines, IaC standards, module usage, and environment changes. | Required | 3 | |
| Provide training and guidance to team members on Terraform, AWS infrastructure best practices, backup strategies, patch automation, and certificate | Required | 3 | |
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