AWS Cloud Engineer / AWS DevOps Engineer
Malvern, Arkansas, United States of America
Contract
3 days ago
$60 - $65 USD
Key skills
PythonAWSTerraformKubernetesDockerCloudFormationEC2LambdaS3IAMCloudWatchPrometheusGrafanaPerformance OptimizationAgileCI/CDCommunicationCollaborationCloud Security
About this role
Job Title: AWS Cloud Engineer / AWS DevOps Engineer
Location: Malvern, PA
Employment Type: Contract
Experience Required: 6 8 Years
Job Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled AWS Cloud Engineer / AWS DevOps Engineer with strong expertise in AWS cloud infrastructure, automation, and scalable cloud-native solutions. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience designing, deploying, and maintaining secure, high-performance cloud environments while driving DevOps best practices and infrastructure automation.
The candidate should possess strong knowledge of AWS services, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD automation, containerization technologies, and cloud performance optimization.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain scalable, secure, and highly available AWS cloud environments.
- Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using AWS CloudFormation.
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate application deployment and infrastructure provisioning.
- Implement DevOps automation and cloud-native solutions using Docker and Kubernetes.
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize AWS infrastructure performance and reliability.
- Develop Python scripts for cloud automation, operational tasks, and system integration.
- Configure and manage AWS core services including EC2, S3, Lambda, IAM, and VPC.
- Ensure cloud security best practices, governance, and compliance standards are followed.
- Perform cloud cost optimization and resource utilization analysis.
- Collaborate with development, operations, and security teams to support enterprise cloud initiatives.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- 6 8 years of experience in AWS Cloud Engineering, DevOps, or Cloud Infrastructure roles.
- Strong hands-on expertise in AWS services:
- EC2
- S3
- Lambda
- IAM
- VPC
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using:
- AWS CloudFormation
- Strong knowledge of:
- CI/CD pipelines
- DevOps automation
- Containerization technologies
- Hands-on experience with:
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Proficiency in Python scripting and automation.
- Experience monitoring and troubleshooting cloud infrastructure environments.
- Strong understanding of:
- Cloud architecture
- Scalability
- Security best practices
- Performance tuning
- Cost optimization
- Experience working with Agile and DevOps methodologies.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with PySpark and large-scale data processing environments.
- AWS Certifications such as:
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect
- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
- AWS Certified SysOps Administrator
- Experience with monitoring tools like CloudWatch, Prometheus, or Grafana.
- Familiarity with Terraform is a plus.
Technical Skills
Cloud & DevOps
- AWS Cloud
- CloudFormation
- CI/CD
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- DevOps Automation
Programming & Data
- Python
- PySpark
Cloud Services
- EC2
- S3
- Lambda
- IAM
- VPC
Soft Skills
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
- Excellent communication and collaboration abilities
- Problem-solving mindset
- Ability to work in fast-paced environments
- Strong ownership and accountability