AWS Cloud Engineer

Overview

On Site
Depends on Experience
Full Time

Skills

API
Access Control
Adaptability
Agile
Amazon CloudFront
Amazon EC2
Amazon RDS
Amazon Route 53
Amazon S3
Amazon Web Services
Backup
Bash
Billing
Budget
Cloud Computing
Cloud Security
Collaboration
Computer Networking
Conflict Resolution
Confluence
Continuous Delivery
Continuous Integration
DevOps
Disaster Recovery
Docker
Emerging Technologies
Encryption
GitHub
GitLab
Grafana
IaaS
Incident Management
JIRA
Jenkins
Kubernetes
Management
NAT
Optimization
Orchestration
Problem Solving
Provisioning
Python
Regulatory Compliance
Remote Desktop Services
Scrum
Technical Drafting
Terraform
Virtual Private Cloud
Virtual Private Network
Windows PowerShell

Job Details

Title: AWS Cloud Engineer

Location: Jersey City, NJ or NYC, NY

Full-time position

Description:

  • Cloud Infrastructure:

AWS services: EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, Lambda, RDS, Route 53, ELB, CloudFront, Auto Scaling

Serverless architecture design using Lambda, API Gateway, and DynamoDB

Containerization: Docker and orchestration with ECS or EKS (Kubernetes)

  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC):

Terraform (preferred), AWS CloudFormation

Hands-on experience creating reusable modules and managing cloud resources via code

  • Automation & CI/CD:

Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, AWS CodePipeline

Automating deployments and configuration management

  • Scripting & Programming:

Proficiency in Python, Bash, or PowerShell for automation and tooling

  • Monitoring & Logging:

CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack

  • Networking:

VPC design, Subnets, NAT Gateway, VPN, Direct Connect, Load Balancing

Security Groups, NACLs, and route tables

  • Security & Compliance:

IAM policies and roles, KMS, Secrets Manager, Config, GuardDuty

Implementing encryption, access controls, and least privilege policies

Must-Have Functional Skills:

  • Problem Solving:

Ability to troubleshoot complex infrastructure and networking issues under pressure.

  • Collaboration:

Experience working cross-functionally with developers, DevOps, and security teams

  • Documentation:

Creating runbooks, architectural diagrams, and configuration documentation

  • Project Ownership:

Taking initiative and full ownership of AWS environments from design to operations.

  • Cost Awareness:

Understanding of AWS billing, cost optimization techniques, and budgeting.

  • Adaptability & Learning Agility:

Willingness to learn new AWS services and emerging technologies quickly.

  • Agile Practices:

Comfortable working in Agile/Scrum environments, using tools like Jira and Confluence Roles & Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and maintain AWS cloud infrastructure following best practices.
  • Build and manage highly available, secure, and scalable environments.
  • Develop Infrastructure as Code templates to automate resource provisioning.
  • Set up and maintain CI/CD pipelines for fast and reliable deployments.
  • Monitor and troubleshoot production systems and performance issues.
  • Ensure cloud security by managing IAM, encryption, and compliance configurations.
  • Optimize cloud usage and manage costs through analysis and recommendations.
  • Stay updated with AWS announcements, new services, and community best practices.
  • Participate in architecture reviews and contribute to technical design decisions.
  • Support disaster recovery planning, backup strategies, and incident response
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