Application Cloud Engineer

Overview

Remote
$105,000 - $125,000
Contract - W2
Contract - 6 Month(s)
No Travel Required

Skills

Amazon Web Services
Cloud Architecture
Cloud Computing
Bash
Continuous Delivery
Continuous Integration
Disaster Recovery
DevOps
Docker
ITIL
GitLab
GitHub
Kubernetes
Node.js
Python
Recovery
IaC
Terraform
Security Clearance
AWS CloudWatch
ECS
YAML
JSON
Lambda
ECR
Testing
Scripting
Autoscaling
Load Balancing
Automated Code Scanning
EKS
Failover
RTO
Container Orchestration
CI/CD Pipelines
AWS DevOps Engineer
AWS Solutions Architect
Monitoring
Alerting
Logging

Job Details

Application Cloud Engineer

 

This is a Full-Time (Contact) Remote Position, but only accepting candidates that reside in EST, CST, or MST time zones. Full benefits, PTO, and paid holidays is inclusive to this position.

 

Number of Available Positions: 1

 

Salary Target: $105K-$125K (Salary is flexible based on the relevant years of professional experience and background related to the position)

 

Requirements: ship Work Status Authorization; Public Trust Clearance or willingness to attain a Public Trust Clearance (Enhanced Background Check- Criminal, Financial, and Drug Screening); Prior experience supporting Federal Government Projects in Highly Preferred; Completed Bachelor s Degree or Additional Relevant Professional Experience in Leu of a Completed Bachelor s Degree; 2+ years of Hands-On experience with AWS and cloud-based deployment strategies; Scripting experience using Python, Bash, and Node.js; Experience with CI/CD tools- GitHub, GitLab, Kubernetes, DevOps, CI; Well-versed in disaster recovery planning & implementation; Experience with AWS Cloud Services & AWS Cloud Architecture- AWS Certifications is Highly Preferred; Understanding of autoscaling strategies and load balancing; Proficient with monitoring, alerting, and logging tools

 

Contract: Supporting The Federal Reserve Bank- 6 Months with extensions

 

Job Description:

 

The ideal candidate will be responsible for maintaining cloud-based applications and infrastructure on AWS. You will work closely with development, operations, and security teams to ensure the scalability, performance, and security of cloud applications.

 

Responsibilities:

 

  • Provision and manage AWS infrastructure using infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform and CloudFormation
  • Monitor and troubleshoot production systems using AWS CloudWatch and other observability tools
  • Collaborate with developers to containerize and deploy applications using ECS and Lambda
  • Deploy applications across multiple environments (dev, staging, prod) and ensure consistency and stability
  • Monitor deployments and system health using CloudWatch and other tools
  • Implement rollback strategies and manage version control during deployments
  • Troubleshoot and resolve deployment issues and improve pipeline performance and reliability
  • Proficient with Python, Bash, YAML/JSON, Node.js, Lambda functions
  • Perform daily health checks using AWS CLI or scheduled Lambda scripts to check health and log/report results
  • Document deployment processes and infrastructure architecture
  • Familiarity with image registries like Amazon ECR and CI/CD pipelines for container deployment
  • Collaborate with development team and DevOps teams to ensure applications are stateless and fault-tolerant
  • Implement enhancements to containerized environments on ECS, focusing on scalability, performance and observability
  • Enhance container orchestration strategies, including auto-scaling, rolling deployments and upgrades
  • Support feature branch testing, merge request validation and artifact promotion workflows
  • Ensure pipeline security and compliance through automated code scanning and approval gates
  • Responsible for remediation of OS-level, container, and dependent vulnerabilities
  • Orchestrate failover and restoration of ECS/ EKS services, Lambda functions, databases, and other infrastructure components
  • Test and document regional failover playbooks and recovery runbooks
  • Ensure compliance with RTO (Recovery Time Objective) and RPO (Recovery Point Objective) requirements
  • Participate in on-call rotations to support 24/7 production systems and respond to incidents as they arise
  • Diagnose and resolve production issues related to cloud services, container orchestration, databases and CI/CD pipelines
  • Follow and improve incident response playbooks, escalation procedures and communication workflows
  • Automate common operational tasks and improve alert accuracy to reduce on-call fatigue
  • Log incidents, changes, and operational metrics in tracking systems

Required Qualifications:

 

  • BA/BS in IT, Computer Science or related field (or equivalent work experience may be accepted in lieu of the degree)
  • 2+ years of hands-on experience with AWS and cloud-based deployment strategies
  • Proficient in scripting languages like Python, Bash and Node.js.
  • Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (GibHub, GitLab, Kubernettes, DevOps, CI)
  • Knowledge of disaster recovery planning and implementation
  • AWS or relevant Cloud certifications (AWS DevOps Engineer, Solutions Architect Associate)
  • Solid understanding of cloud architecture principles, autoscaling strategies and load balancing
  • Proficient with monitoring, alerting, and logging tools
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills for technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance

 

Preferred Qualifications:

 

  • Familiarity with container orchestration (Docker, ECS, Kubernetes)
  • Knowledge of ITIL practice or incident management frameworks

 

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