AWS Cloud Engineer

AWS Engineer (Contract 3–6 Months)

Location: Remote

Duration: 3–6 Month Contract (high potential to go longer)

Start: ASAP

We are seeking an experienced AWS Engineer to support a large enterprise client with cloud infrastructure engineering, automation, and security initiatives. This role will focus on designing, implementing, and supporting scalable AWS cloud solutions in a complex hybrid environment.

Key Responsibilities

Design and implement cloud infrastructure, application architecture, and security architecture within AWS

Ensure compliance with IT security policies, best practices, and enterprise standards

Partner with IT teams, leadership, and cloud vendors to build and support cloud hosting services

Develop automation tools and Infrastructure as Code solutions to improve scalability, availability, and operational efficiency

Monitor production and development environments and implement proactive reliability measures

Collaborate across infrastructure, cybersecurity, architecture, and product teams to deliver consistent solutions

Support infrastructure projects, including endpoint security and network-related initiatives

Manage configuration and change control processes within enterprise environments

Perform root cause analysis on production issues and drive corrective action plans

Create and maintain technical and end-user documentation

Required Qualifications

Strong understanding of IT infrastructure, system administration, and application support/development

Hands-on experience with AWS cloud technologies and modern cloud computing trends

Deep expertise with:

ALB

EC2

ECS

S3

VPCs

VPN configurations

Strong knowledge of AWS security best practices, including IAM roles/policies and secure VPC design

Experience developing Infrastructure as Code using AWS CloudFormation

Ability to troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues across hybrid on-prem and AWS environments

Experience designing cloud architecture solutions aligned to enterprise business needs

Ability to manage multiple concurrent IT projects across the full project lifecycle

Knowledge of enterprise networking concepts including routing, switching, remote access, proxy, and security

Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking, and communication skills

Experience creating both technical and non-technical documentation

Preferred Experience

Enterprise cloud migration initiatives

Hybrid infrastructure environments

Automation and operational efficiency improvements

Working in fast-paced, highly regulated environments