Senior AWS Infrastructure Engineer / Cloud Architect
Location: Jersey City, NJ
Work Arrangement: Currently 3 days onsite; may increase to 5 days onsite
Employment Type: Right to Hire (RTH) – Level 603
Openings: 3
Job Description:
We are seeking an experienced AWS Infrastructure Engineer / Cloud Architect to design and deliver enterprise-scale cloud infrastructure solutions.
The candidate will work closely with application engineering teams to understand infrastructure requirements, develop technical solutions, and architect scalable cloud environments.
This is a hands-on infrastructure engineering and solutioning role, with a primary focus on AWS networking, compute, storage, and infrastructure automation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and implement AWS infrastructure solutions.
- Work across AWS networking, compute, storage, and EC2 services.
- Partner with application teams to understand technical requirements.
- Develop and maintain reusable Terraform modules.
- Build and support infrastructure automation and CI/CD pipelines.
- Troubleshoot infrastructure issues and recommend improvements.
- Develop scalable, secure, and reliable cloud infrastructure solutions.
- Participate in architecture and technical solution discussions.
Required Skills:
- Strong hands-on AWS infrastructure experience.
- AWS networking, compute, storage, and EC2.
- Terraform experience, preferably developing reusable modules.
- CI/CD pipeline experience.
- GitHub and Bitbucket familiarity.
- Strong infrastructure architecture and solutioning skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaborate across teams.
Preferred Skills:
- Google Cloud Platform.
- Go (Golang).
- Python scripting.
- AWS Lambda.
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
Important: AWS experience is mandatory. Candidates with strong AWS infrastructure experience and Java backgrounds may also be considered even if their direct Terraform experience is limited.
Interview Process:
- Round 1: Technical interview with team members – Zoom.
- Round 2: Senior leadership interview – Zoom.
- Both rounds focus on scenario-based questions, architecture, and technical solutioning. No traditional coding assessment is expected.
