AWS Cloud Engineer-Contract-to-Hire-Hybrid

Overview

Hybrid
$60 - $70
Contract - W2
Contract - 1 Year(s)
No Travel Required

Skills

Amazon Web Services
Backup
Bash
Cloud Computing
Computer Networking
Continuous Delivery
Continuous Integration
DNS
Database Administration
DevOps
Docker
Documentation
Dragon NaturallySpeaking
GitHub
Good Clinical Practice
Google Cloud Platform
Help Desk
High Availability
IT Service Management
ITIL
Jenkins
Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Windows
Migration
PL/SQL
PostgreSQL
Python
Recovery
Scripting
ServiceNow
TCP/IP
Terraform
Virtual Private Network
Windows PowerShell
DBA
cloud
CI/CD
GCP
Azure
Cloud Formation
cloudformation
IaC
HA/DR
ITSM
SysOps
VPN
migrations
windows
ECS
EKS
script
Powershell
RDMS
Oracle
networking

Job Details

ABSOLUTELY no third parties please !!!

Local candidates only please -Candidates must reside locally in Albuquerque New Mexico. The client is not considering candidates willing to relocate.  

Compensation-$ 60.00 per hour W2, $ 70.00 per hour as an Independent Contractor

Our direct client, an engineering and consulting company that provides a wide range of service integrating science, engineering and technology is seeking a AWS Cloud Engineer for a contract to hire engagement.

Qualifications
5+ years of IT/cloud engineering experience with production AWS workloads.
Hands-on with IaC (CloudFormation or Terraform) and scripting (PowerShell/Bash/Python).
Strong grasp of AWS operations, networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, VPN concepts), and observability.
Foundational DBA skills for Oracle/SQL Server/Postgres (deploy, configure, connectivity, backup/restore).
Clear communicator with solid troubleshooting and documentation habits.
Able to work onsite in Albuquerque 3 days per week.
Ability to provide occasional after-hours work for migrations, maintenance windows, or incidents; primary help desk covered by others with escalation to this role as needed.

Preferred Qualifications
AWS certification (Solutions Architect Associate, SysOps Administrator, or Developer) or willingness to obtain within 6 months.
Exposure to Azure; familiarity with Google Cloud Platform helpful.
Experience with containers (Docker, ECS/EKS basics) and CI/CD (GitHub Actions/Azure DevOps/Jenkins).
Knowledge of HA/DR patterns (multi-AZ, read replicas, snapshots) and cost/performance trade-offs.
Familiarity with ITSM environments (ServiceNow) and ITIL practices.
Collaborative, documentation-first approach; comfortable explaining trade-offs to technical and non-technical audiences.

Apply today for immediate consideration !!

 

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