Cloud Engineer

Job Title: AWS Cloud Engineer

Duration: 12-month contract, extensions or perm possible

Location: Seattle, WA or Boston, MA - 2 days on site

Pay rate: $65-71/hr

Job Description:

An investment management firm is looking for a strong AWS Cloud Engineer to join their Cloud Engineering & Architecture team. The role is a hybrid role preferred to sit onsite in Seattle, WA but also could sit in Boston, MA.

The Cloud Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting the foundational AWS infrastructure including but not limited to AWS organizations/accounts, Landing Zone, networking, security, identity, and targeted business applications/integrations. They work as part of the larger Cloud organization consisting of Networking, IT Security, Development, Operations, and Site Reliability Engineering teams to build effective, secure, and scalable solutions to meet explosive business growth.

This is a highly technical role focused on driving integration and security remediation efforts to consolidate acquisition AWS resources, policies, and procedures. They will work closely with acquisition and internal stakeholders to align AWS resource configuration to firm requirements and deploy/maintain integration related tooling

Must Haves:

· Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or equivalent experience

· AWS Cloud Architect Associate certification or equivalent

· 8+ years’ AWS technical experience, preferably in Financial Services

· Strong knowledge of Terraform, source control, and CI/CD pipelines (Github Actions)

· Strong Cloud Architecture, Networking, Security, and Operations knowledge

· Experience with Access Management technologies, best practices, and IdP (Okta)

· Experience working with Linux/UNIX and Docker or other container technologies

· Familiarity with DMZ based network architectures and associated infrastructure

· Able to work as part of a high performing, collaborative team with limited supervision

Plusses:

- Financial services

- Containerization (Docker)

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.