AWS Cloud Engineer

STRATEGIC STAFFING SOLUTIONS (S3) HAS AN OPENING!

Strategic Staffing Solutions is currently looking for an AWS Cloud Engineer for a contract opportunity with one of our largest clients!

Candidates should be willing to work on our W2 ONLY.

Job Title: AWS Cloud Engineer

Role Type: W2 only

Duration: 7 months

Location: Riverwoods, IL

Schedule: Hybrid

Description:

We are looking for an experienced AWS Cloud Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, deploying, and maintaining our cloud-based infrastructure based on Amazon Web Services (AWS). You will work closely with various departments to ensure the cloud infrastructure meets business, security, and compliance needs.

Technical Skills:

Proficiency in AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, and more

Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform and Ansible

Strong understanding of cloud architecture and design principles

Knowledge of automation tools and scripting languages (e.g., Jenkins, Python, Bash)

Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools like Datadog and Splunk

Understanding of security best practices and compliance standards in cloud environments

Ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues with cloud infrastructure

Excellent communication and collaboration skills

AWS certification

Responsibilities:

Design and deploy applications utilizing the AWS stack (including EC2, Route53, S3, Lambda, etc.) to build scalable, secure, and robust cloud solutions.

Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management using tools like Terraform, Jenkins and Ansible.Implement cost-control strategies and optimize cloud resource.

Ensure all infrastructure components meet proper performance and security standards.

Collaborate with team members to improve the company’s engineering tools, systems, procedures, and data security.

Conduct systems tests for security, performance, and availability.Develop and maintain design and troubleshooting documentation.Participate in regular Agile ceremonies.

Provide technical guidance and mentoring to less experienced engineers.

Promote a risk-aware culture and ensure efficient and effective risk and compliance management practices.