Senior Cloud Platform Engineer

We’re hiring a Lead AWS Cloud Engineer for a fully remote contract-to-hire opportunity supporting an enterprise cloud team. The role is focused on hands-on AWS cloud engineering, automation, infrastructure, and SRE-style work across AWS environments, including CloudFormation, IAM, AWS SSM, cloud networking, scripting, backups, disaster recovery, and observability. Candidates must be able to support EST hours.

You’ll be joining a leading specialty insurance company that provides property, casualty, and specialty insurance solutions to businesses and individuals. This is a great opportunity for a senior cloud engineer who wants to stay hands-on in AWS while working on enterprise-scale cloud infrastructure, automation, reliability, and modernization. You’ll have the opportunity to make an impact across a large cloud environment, work alongside an experienced cloud engineering team, and grow into a long-term role with the potential to convert to full-time all while working fully remote.

Contract Duration: 6 – 12 Months

Required Skills & Experience

• Lead-level AWS Cloud Engineering experience
• Strong AWS design and hands-on development/engineering experience
• Python, PowerShell, Bash/Shell scripting
• AWS IAM, including permission sets, policies, trust relationships, and SCPs
• Windows and Linux server administration/troubleshooting
• AWS Systems Manager (SSM) automation and patch management
• AWS centralized backup solutions
• AWS cloud networking
• Infrastructure as Code with CloudFormation
• Experience with cloud observability, preferably Dynatrace
• Cloud cost management
• Disaster recovery implementation and support
• Familiarity with AI technologies
• Ability to support EST business hours

Desired Skills & Experience

• AWS certifications
• GCP or Azure
• Terraform
• GitLab / CI/CD
• APIM platforms such as Gravitee, Apigee, Kong, or MuleSoft
• .NET or Java development
• MSSQL or PostgreSQL
• Kubernetes

What You Will Be Doing Tech Breakdown

• 35% AWS Cloud Engineering & Infrastructure
• 20% AWS Automation / SSM / CloudFormation
• 15% IAM, Security & Cloud Networking
• 10% Windows/Linux Administration
• 10% Observability, Reliability & Disaster Recovery
• 10% Cloud Cost Management & AI Technology

Daily Responsibilities

• 50% Hands-On Cloud Engineering & Automation
• 20% SRE / Reliability & Troubleshooting
• 15% Cloud Infrastructure Support & Maintenance
• 15% Team Collaboration

Posted By: Ava Fraulo