AWS Cloud Engineer

Position : AWS Cloud Engineer

Location : Onsite – Las Vegas, NV

Experience : 6–8 Years

Employment Type : Contract

Job Description

Strong experience with core AWS services - VPC, EC2, S3, IAM, Route 53, Backups, EKS, SSO, MSK, Security Hub, GuardDuty , and related security / compliance tooling.

Advanced networking knowledge , including hands-on experience with AWS Transit Gateway (TGW) and Direct Connect setup, troubleshooting, and hybrid connectivity.

Observability & Monitoring : Skilled in Amazon CloudWatch, Grafana, OpenTelemetry (OTEL) with proactive alerting and telemetry configuration.

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) : Proficient in Terraform , GitLab CI / CD , and Shell scripting for automation and infrastructure deployment.

Container Orchestration : Solid understanding of Kubernetes (EKS) and Istio service mesh for traffic management, security, and observability.

Security & Patching : Experienced in vulnerability remediation and patch management across cloud-native and containerized environments, ensuring compliance and reliability.

Programming / Scripting : Hands-on experience in Python or Bash for automation and infrastructure tooling.

Excellent problem-solving mindset , with ability to thrive in fast-paced Agile / Scrum environments and collaborate across cross-functional teams.