Senior AWS Cloud Engineer

Job summary

The Senior AWS Cloud Engineer role involves designing, building, and operating scalable AWS-based solutions, particularly for containerized workloads. Key responsibilities include implementing infrastructure as code with Terraform, managing production environments, and collaborating with application development teams to translate requirements into effective AWS implementation strategies.

Qualifications

• Ability to obtain and/or maintain a public trust
• 4 years of relevant experience in lieu of a bachelor's degree
• Experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, VPC, IAM)
• Hands-on experience with container platforms (ECS, EKS, Kubernetes)
• Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform preferred)
• Understanding of networking, security, and system design principles
• Ability to communicate and collaborate across teams

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and operate AWS-based infrastructure for containerized applications
• Implement best practices for resource utilization and cost optimization
• Collaborate with teams to address operational challenges
• Support production environments for high availability and performance
• Manage container platforms using ECS and EKS
• Maintain infrastructure using Terraform
• Automate deployment processes across AWS accounts
• Implement AWS security best practices
• Establish standardized deployment patterns

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