Overview
On Site
Depends on Experience
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Skills
Agile
Amazon EC2
Amazon Web Services
Java
Python
Job Details
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and implement scalable, secure, and highly available cloud architectures on AWS.
- Collaborate with development teams to define infrastructure requirements and support CI/CD pipelines.
- Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, or CDK.
- Serve as the AWS subject matter expert (SME) and guide cloud strategy and adoption best practices.
- Optimize AWS costs and usage by evaluating resource usage and implementing right-sizing strategies.
- Conduct architectural reviews and provide technical leadership across multiple projects.
- Design microservices and serverless architectures using AWS Lambda, ECS/EKS, API Gateway, etc.
- Ensure compliance with security and governance policies across cloud deployments.
- Monitor and troubleshoot cloud infrastructure, ensuring high performance and reliability.
- Mentor junior engineers and support knowledge sharing within cross-functional teams.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- 7+ years of software development experience with strong skills in Python or Java.
- 5+ years of hands-on experience architecting and deploying solutions in AWS Cloud.
- Expertise with core AWS services: EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, Lambda, etc.
- Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, or EKS).
- Proficiency in CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, CodePipeline).
- Strong understanding of networking, security, and cloud-native design patterns.
- Familiarity with DevOps practices and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
Preferred Qualifications:
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional or equivalent certification.
- Experience with multi-account AWS environments and AWS Control Tower.
- Familiarity with monitoring/logging tools (e.g., Datadog, Splunk, CloudTrail).
- Prior experience in agile environments and working with distributed teams.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
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