AWS Cloud Solutions Engineer - Hybrid (Local to AR Only)

Title: AWS Cloud Solutions Engineer - Hybrid (Local to AR Only)

Job Id: 766595

Duration: 6+ Months

Location: Little Rock, AR 72201

NOTE: On-Site Required First 2 Weeks Optional remote after 2 weeks for exceptionally qualified applicants.

Description:

• Qualified candidates will be responsible for providing these requirements with minimal supervision and support.
• Client is seeking a highly skilled AWS Cloud Solutions Engineer who will be responsible for configuration, migration, modification, support, and management of these very large systems in the AWS Cloud for the AIRS Service Center.

Overview:

• Department is migrating the COTS systems from the current on-premise data center to the AWS Cloud environment.
• The AWS Cloud Solutions Engineer is responsible for configuration, migration, modification, support and management of these very large systems in the AWS Cloud for the AIRS Service Center.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Provide primary operational support and engineering for the public cloud platform, debug and optimize systems and automate routine tasks.
• Plan, design, and implementation of workload migrations from on premises to AWS Cloud.
• Configure, monitor, and assist with the maintenance and support of the infrastructure environment within the AWS environment.
• Configure, tune, and maintain AWS services like CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Guard Duty, Security Hub, Systems Manager, Network Firewall, WAF, Security Group, Tagging, Network ACL s and Routing Tables.
• Setup and maintain Gateway Load Balancer and Transit Gateway.
• Setup and maintain VPC s in different Availability Zones, including WFCS and SQL installations and HAG.
• Setup and maintain backup solutions using AWS native services. This includes EC2 instances, FSX Servers, various S3 storage types, AMI, and Infrastructure as Code scripts using CDK in Typescript.
• Configure, automate, and monitor AWS CloudWatch alarms and notifications for system(s) health checks.
• Design, develop and maintain Executive Level dashboards for system(s) utilization, health, and cost.
• Setup and maintain security using tools like AWS Guard, AWS OU, IAM, CrowdStrike, and Tenable.
• Environment hardening to meet compliance requirements and configuration rules for Pub 1075, PII, and NIST frameworks.
• Collaborate with other IT resources and vendors to resolve application and/or infrastructure related issues to the existing AWS environment.
• Maintain technical documentation of the existing AWS environment related to storage, backups, & patching.
• Participate in the selection of new technologies while maintaining departmental information technology and security standards.
• Effectively communicate with Management, co-workers, and business partners.

Skills Required:

• Hands-on experience migrating/implementing significant applications on AWS Cloud platforms.
• AWS web environment design and build experience, which includes AWS services like EC2, ELB, Systems Manager, FSX, SES, SNS and S3
• Experience using AWS security solutions such as WAF, Network Firewall, Security Group, Tagging, Network ACL s, Routing Tables, Gateway Load Balancer
• Experience using Internet Gateway, AWS Guard, Security Hub and Guard Duty.
• Infrastructure to Code script using CDK in Typescript, Cloud Formation, and AMI.
• Experience using monitoring solutions like CloudWatch and CloudTrail
• Experience configuring CrowdStrike and Tenable
• Experience and knowledge of AWS network-level logging configuration and management.
• Experience with all facets of IT including Networking, DB Systems, Security, DevOps, Backup, DR and modern development methodologies
• Microsoft Windows Server System Administrator experience
• GenTax architecture and application maintenance experience Desired
• Familiarity with industry security standards and best practices (PUB1075, FIPS, CIS, NIST, PII) Desired
• AWS Solutions Architect certification Highly Desired