Cloud Engineer - Contract
Basic Purpose :
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 stakeholders to align AWS resource configuration to firm requirements and deploy / maintain integration related tooling.
Primary Responsibilities :
Develop and maintain AWS Landing Zone resources such as accounts, VPCs, IAM, etc.
Work closely with company and acquisition Cloud Security / Engineering staff to align security policies, IaC blueprints, and security guardrails.
Implement network connectivity between various Cloud Providers and Organizations
Create and maintain approved Terraform IaC modules to ensure consistency and security
Assist with application migrations from acquisition AWS Orgs. to company.
Design and implement best practices for operational excellence, security, reliability, performance, efficiency, and cost optimization across Cloud platforms
Create and maintain documentation related to the Cloud Program
Mentor junior team members on secure Cloud Ops design principles and IaC
Job Requirements :
Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or equivalent experience
AWS Cloud Architect Associate certification or equivalent
10+ YOE including 5+ 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
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