AWS Cloud Engineer / AWS DevOps Engineer

Job Title: AWS Cloud Engineer / AWS DevOps Engineer

Location: Malvern, PA
Employment Type: Contract
Experience Required: 6 8 Years

Job Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled AWS Cloud Engineer / AWS DevOps Engineer with strong expertise in AWS cloud infrastructure, automation, and scalable cloud-native solutions. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience designing, deploying, and maintaining secure, high-performance cloud environments while driving DevOps best practices and infrastructure automation.

The candidate should possess strong knowledge of AWS services, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD automation, containerization technologies, and cloud performance optimization.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable, secure, and highly available AWS cloud environments.
• Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using AWS CloudFormation.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate application deployment and infrastructure provisioning.
• Implement DevOps automation and cloud-native solutions using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize AWS infrastructure performance and reliability.
• Develop Python scripts for cloud automation, operational tasks, and system integration.
• Configure and manage AWS core services including EC2, S3, Lambda, IAM, and VPC.
• Ensure cloud security best practices, governance, and compliance standards are followed.
• Perform cloud cost optimization and resource utilization analysis.
• Collaborate with development, operations, and security teams to support enterprise cloud initiatives.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 6 8 years of experience in AWS Cloud Engineering, DevOps, or Cloud Infrastructure roles.
• Strong hands-on expertise in AWS services:
• EC2
• S3
• Lambda
• IAM
• VPC
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using:
• AWS CloudFormation
• Strong knowledge of:
• CI/CD pipelines
• DevOps automation
• Containerization technologies
• Hands-on experience with:
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Proficiency in Python scripting and automation.
• Experience monitoring and troubleshooting cloud infrastructure environments.
• Strong understanding of:
• Cloud architecture
• Scalability
• Security best practices
• Performance tuning
• Cost optimization
• Experience working with Agile and DevOps methodologies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with PySpark and large-scale data processing environments.
• AWS Certifications such as:
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
• AWS Certified SysOps Administrator
• Experience with monitoring tools like CloudWatch, Prometheus, or Grafana.
• Familiarity with Terraform is a plus.

Technical Skills

Cloud & DevOps

• AWS Cloud
• CloudFormation
• CI/CD
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• DevOps Automation

Programming & Data

• Python
• PySpark

Cloud Services

• EC2
• S3
• Lambda
• IAM
• VPC

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities
• Problem-solving mindset
• Ability to work in fast-paced environments
• Strong ownership and accountability