
AWS Cloud Engineer
Mind Computing
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $105,000 - $115,000 per year
About the role
- Design, develop, and implement AWS cloud architecture leveraging services such as EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, ELB/ALB, EKS, and other AWS-native services, with a focus on scalability, high availability, and disaster recovery.
- Provision and manage AWS resources, including compute, storage, networking, and databases, using the AWS Management Console, CLI, and infrastructure-as-code tools.
- Develop and maintain automated deployment and provisioning of solutions using Terraform and AWS CloudFormation.
- Implement and enforce cloud security best practices, including IAM, encryption at rest and in transit, network segmentation, logging, and compliance with applicable regulatory standards.
- Monitor cloud environments for performance, availability, and cost optimization using AWS monitoring and alerting tools; proactively troubleshoot and resolve issues.
- Integrate cloud infrastructure with CI/CD pipelines to streamline application builds and deployments, leveraging GitHub Actions.
- Collaborate closely with development teams to understand application requirements and translate them into efficient, secure AWS-based solutions.
- Manage application deployments and releases with minimal downtime, using containerization technologies such as Docker and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes (EKS).
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Extensive knowledge of core AWS services, including compute, storage, networking, databases, and security.
- Strong experience with infrastructure automation using Terraform and/or AWS CloudFormation.
- Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell for automation and system administration.
- Solid understanding of AWS security principles, shared responsibility model, and best practices for securing cloud environments.
- Strong networking fundamentals, including subnetting, routing, load balancing, firewall rules, and VPN connectivity.
- Proven ability to diagnose and resolve complex technical issues related to AWS infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines.
- Working knowledge of continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) principles and tools.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional development teams.
Benefits
- Medical/Dental/Vision
- 401k with Employer Match
- PTO + Federal Holidays
- Corporate Laptop
- Training Opportunities
- Remote Opportunity
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Hard Skills & Tools
AWSEC2S3RDSVPCELBALBEKSTerraformAWS CloudFormation
Soft Skills
communicationcollaborationproblem-solving