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Senior AWS Cloud Engineer

Plano, TX, US • Posted 3 hours ago • Updated 2 hours ago

Contract W2

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Skills

Innovation
SAN
Regulatory Compliance
Provisioning
Root Cause Analysis
Application Development
Performance Tuning
Capacity Management
Technical Writing
Standard Operating Procedure
Mentorship
Amazon EC2
Virtual Private Cloud
Amazon S3
Amazon RDS
Remote Desktop Services
Terraform
Linux Administration
Scripting
Python
Bash
Windows PowerShell
Kubernetes
Docker
Jenkins
GitHub
GitLab
Microsoft Azure
Optimization
Migration
Systems Engineering
Management
IaaS
Cloud Security
Continuous Integration
Continuous Delivery
Conflict Resolution
Problem Solving
Cloud Computing
Incident Management
Communication
Collaboration
Amazon Web Services
DevOps

Innovation
SAN
Regulatory Compliance
Provisioning
Root Cause Analysis
Application Development
Performance Tuning
Capacity Management
Technical Writing
Standard Operating Procedure
Mentorship
Amazon EC2
Virtual Private Cloud
Amazon S3
Amazon RDS
Remote Desktop Services
Terraform
Linux Administration
Scripting
Python
Bash
Windows PowerShell
Kubernetes
Docker
Jenkins
GitHub
GitLab
Microsoft Azure
Optimization
Migration
Systems Engineering
Management
IaaS
Cloud Security
Continuous Integration
Continuous Delivery
Conflict Resolution
Problem Solving
Cloud Computing
Incident Management
Communication
Collaboration
Amazon Web Services
DevOps

Summary

Senior AWS Cloud Engineer

Location: Plano, TX (Hybrid)

W2 POSITION

Independent Visa

About the Role

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior AWS Cloud Engineer to design, implement, automate, and support enterprise cloud solutions on AWS. The successful candidate will play a key role in managing cloud infrastructure, implementing DevOps practices, optimizing cloud operations, and supporting secure, scalable applications in AWS environments.

This role is ideal for someone with strong hands-on AWS experience, infrastructure automation expertise, and a passion for building reliable cloud platforms that enable business growth and innovation.

Key Responsibilities:

Build, deploy, and manage AWS cloud infrastructure to support enterprise applications and workloads.
Design and implement scalable, highly available, and cost-effective cloud solutions using AWS services.
Configure and maintain core AWS services, including compute, storage, networking, security, and monitoring components.
Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar automation tools.
Manage and maintain AWS Secrets Manager for secure credentials and secrets management.
Configure AWS CloudTrail, CloudWatch, and monitoring solutions to ensure operational visibility and compliance.
Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support automated application deployments and infrastructure provisioning.
Monitor system performance, availability, and security posture, proactively identifying and resolving issues.
Support cloud operations, incident management, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis for production environments.
Collaborate with application development, infrastructure, and security teams to deliver reliable cloud-based solutions.
Optimize cloud resource utilization and AWS costs through continuous performance tuning and capacity management.
Maintain technical documentation, runbooks, standard operating procedures, and architecture diagrams.
Participate in cloud modernization initiatives and drive automation opportunities across environments.
Mentor junior engineers and promote AWS and DevOps best practices across teams.

Required Skills:

AWS Cloud Services
AWS Administration
EC2, VPC, S3, RDS, IAM
AWS Secrets Manager
AWS CloudTrail
AWS CloudWatch
Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation)
CI/CD Pipelines
DevOps Practices
Cloud Monitoring & Operations
Linux Administration
Scripting (Python, Bash, or PowerShell)
Nice-to-Have Skills
Kubernetes (EKS)
Docker
AWS Control Tower
AWS Config
Security Hub
GuardDuty
Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps
FinOps and AWS Cost Optimization
Migration and Modernization Experience

Qualifications:

8+ years of experience in Cloud Engineering, Systems Engineering, DevOps, or AWS Administration.
Strong hands-on experience managing AWS environments in enterprise settings.
Experience implementing and maintaining cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code.
Working knowledge of cloud security best practices and governance controls.
Experience with automation, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps methodologies.
Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills in cloud environments.
Experience supporting production environments and participating in incident response activities.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Certifications

AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate/Professional
AWS Certified Developer Associate
AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional

Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.

Dice Id: 91091620
Position Id: 2026-2314
Posted 3 hours ago

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