Job Title: AWS Cloud Engineer
Work Authorization: US Citizen
Location: Hybrid (2 3 days onsite in West Sacramento, CA)
Position Summary
We are seeking an AWS Cloud Engineer to support cloud modernization initiatives, application development, infrastructure automation, and cloud operations within a large enterprise environment. The ideal candidate will have strong AWS expertise, DevOps experience, and a proven track record of building scalable, secure, and reliable cloud solutions.
Required Qualifications
3+ years of hands-on AWS experience including:
EC2
S3
AWS Lambda
IAM
3+ years of experience with GitHub and CI/CD pipelines.
3+ years of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform and/or AWS CloudFormation).
3+ years of experience developing applications using Python, Node.js, or C#.
3+ years of experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and container orchestration.
3+ years of experience with SQL and/or NoSQL databases:
MySQL
PostgreSQL
MongoDB
DynamoDB
3+ years of experience with:
Encryption standards
AWS Secrets Manage
HashiCorp Vault
HIPAA, GDPR, and SOC2 compliance frameworks.
Preferred Qualifications
AWS Well-Architected Framework experience.
AWS cloud migration and modernization experience.
AWS cost optimization expertise.
Experience with:
AWS Config
Security Hub
CloudWatch
CloudTrail
Splunk
Bash or PowerShell scripting.
AI/ML services such as SageMaker.
Multi-cloud experience.
Responsibilities
Design and develop cloud-native applications on AWS.
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub.
Implement Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform and CloudFormation.
Develop REST APIs and cloud-based applications.
Deploy and manage containerized workloads using Kubernetes and Docker.
Design and maintain SQL/NoSQL databases.
Implement cloud security controls and compliance standards.
Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize cloud infrastructure.
Participate in cloud modernization initiatives.
Create technical documentation, runbooks, and knowledge-transfer materials.
Collaborate with architects, business analysts, and technical teams
Flexible work from home options available.