Senior AWS Cloud Engineer

Location: Plano, TX (Hybrid) W2 POSITION Independent Visa About The Role We are seeking a highly motivated Senior AWS Cloud Engineer to design, implement, automate, and support enterprise cloud solutions on AWS. The successful candidate will play a key role in managing cloud infrastructure, implementing DevOps practices, optimizing cloud operations, and supporting secure, scalable applications in AWS environments.

This role is ideal for someone with strong hands-on AWS experience, infrastructure automation expertise, and a passion for building reliable cloud platforms that enable business growth and innovation.

Key Responsibilities

• Build, deploy, and manage AWS cloud infrastructure to support enterprise applications and workloads.
• Design and implement scalable, highly available, and cost-effective cloud solutions using AWS services.
• Configure and maintain core AWS services, including compute, storage, networking, security, and monitoring components.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar automation tools.
• Manage and maintain AWS Secrets Manager for secure credentials and secrets management.
• Configure AWS CloudTrail, CloudWatch, and monitoring solutions to ensure operational visibility and compliance.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support automated application deployments and infrastructure provisioning.
• Monitor system performance, availability, and security posture, proactively identifying and resolving issues.
• Support cloud operations, incident management, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis for production environments.
• Collaborate with application development, infrastructure, and security teams to deliver reliable cloud-based solutions.
• Optimize cloud resource utilization and AWS costs through continuous performance tuning and capacity management.
• Maintain technical documentation, runbooks, standard operating procedures, and architecture diagrams.
• Participate in cloud modernization initiatives and drive automation opportunities across environments.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote AWS and DevOps best practices across teams.

Required Skills

• AWS Cloud Services
• AWS Administration
• EC2, VPC, S3, RDS, IAM
• AWS Secrets Manager
• AWS CloudTrail
• AWS CloudWatch
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation)
• CI/CD Pipelines
• DevOps Practices
• Cloud Monitoring & Operations
• Linux Administration
• Scripting (Python, Bash, or PowerShell)
• Nice-to-Have Skills
• Kubernetes (EKS)
• Docker
• AWS Control Tower
• AWS Config
• Security Hub
• GuardDuty
• Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps
• FinOps and AWS Cost Optimization
• Migration and Modernization Experience

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Cloud Engineering, Systems Engineering, DevOps, or AWS Administration.
• Strong hands-on experience managing AWS environments in enterprise settings.
• Experience implementing and maintaining cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code.
• Working knowledge of cloud security best practices and governance controls.
• Experience with automation, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps methodologies.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills in cloud environments.
• Experience supporting production environments and participating in incident response activities.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Certifications

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate/Professional
• AWS Certified Developer Associate
• AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional