AWS DevOps Engineer (Only G.C / U.S.C)
Full-Time Permanent
Local to the NY / NJ / PA (Remote)
NOTE: The client will only consider candidates who are local to the NY / NJ / PA area (within commuting distance to Princeton, NJ). Relocation candidates and non-local profiles will not be accepted.
Cloud DevOps Engineer (AWS) – Experience in Regulated Environments Required
**Position Summary:**
We are seeking a talented Cloud DevOps Engineer with a strong AWS skillset to help scale and secure cloud-based enterprise applications and infrastructure in a regulated industry setting (Healthcare, Life Sciences, Financial Services, or similar). The selected candidate will architect, automate, and maintain resilient cloud systems, ensuring robust CI/CD pipelines, container orchestration, and compliance with high security standards.
**Core Responsibilities:**
- Architect, implement, and manage reliable and secure AWS cloud environments
- Develop and optimize CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitLab CI, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions
- Leverage Infrastructure-as-Code solutions such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi for automated deployment
- Manage container platforms using Docker, Kubernetes, or Amazon ECS/EKS
- Administer core AWS services: EC2, IAM, S3, RDS, VPC, Lambda, CloudWatch, and related tools
- Monitor application and infrastructure health, performance, and cost using AWS native tools and third-party solutions
- Apply cloud security best practices and support governance requirements within regulated industries
- Collaborate with application and security teams to streamline workflows and resolve production issues
- Maintain comprehensive documentation of processes, infrastructure, and automation scripts
- Support the migration, upgrade, and maintenance of cloud-based solutions in line with regulatory needs
**Mandatory Experience & Skills:**
- Extensive, hands-on work with AWS cloud services (compute, storage, networking, security, monitoring)
- Experience with at least one: Docker, ECS/EKS, or Kubernetes
- Proficient in Terraform, CloudFormation, or other IaC frameworks
- Working expertise in Python, Bash, or a similar scripting language
- Build and manage CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or Azure DevOps
- Linux administration skills
- Proven experience implementing monitoring and alerting within cloud environments
**Education & Certification:**
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a comparable discipline
- AWS Solutions Architect Associate or AWS DevOps Engineer Associate certification required
- 4+ years of relevant DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering experience
**Preferred Qualifications:**
- Hands-on exposure to compliance frameworks (HIPAA, GxP, SOC2, PCI DSS, etc.)
- Career history in Healthcare, Life Sciences, Financial Services, or other highly regulated industries
- Track record of managing production-level cloud applications and infrastructure at an enterprise scale
- Familiarity with security automation, cost optimization, and disaster recovery strategies
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