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Independent Contractor Cloud Infrastructure Engineer Jobs in Minnesota

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Staff Infrastructure Engineer

Minneapolis, MN · Hybrid

$130K - $148K/yr

Support cloud services (Azure preferred), including IaaS, PaaS, identity, automation, and ... Ability to work independently, adapt quickly, and manage priorities in a dynamic environment. Soft ...

Wells Fargo

Lead Infrastructure Engineer

Minneapolis, MN · On-site +1

$112K - $147K/yr

Develop Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) solutions supporting cloud and hybrid infrastructure ... Establish automation engineering standards, governance, and best practices across infrastructure ...

VIVA USA INC

Cloud Security Engineer - Hybrid

Minneapolis, MN · On-site

$58.25 - $77.75/hr

Cloud Engineering, Google Cloud Platform, traditional infrastructure, automation, infrastructure-as ... The Management, contractors, and staff of VIVA USA shall respect others without regard to race, sex ...

Scalence L.L.C.

AWS Cloud Engineer

Minneapolis, MN · On-site

$58.25 - $77.75/hr

Responsibilities : • Design, implement, and manage AWS cloud infrastructure for business-critical ... Preferred : • 8+ years in AWS cloud engineering or DevOps roles. • AWS Expertise: EC2, S3, RDS ...

Alpha Consulting Corp.

AWS Cloud Engineer

Minneapolis, MN · On-site

$58.25 - $77.75/hr

Responsibilities : • Design, implement, and manage AWS cloud infrastructure for business-critical ... Preferred : • Experience: 8+ years in AWS cloud engineering or DevOps roles. • AWS Expertise:

Peraton

Cloud Computing Engineer

Virginia, MN · On-site

$110 - $150/hr

Ability to work independently or within a team structure * Experience with configuration management ... As part of the Infrastructure Operations and Maintenance Support team you willbe responsible forthe ...

Swoop Search

Infrastructure Engineer

Minneapolis, MN · On-site

$112K - $147K/yr

... and critical infrastructure. We are building a distributed operating system, SwoopOS, that ... Not in the data center or cloud or edge on-premise computing node. In the physical world. This is a ...

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What is the difference between Independent Contractor Cloud Infrastructure Engineer vs Cloud Systems Administrator?

AspectIndependent Contractor Cloud Infrastructure EngineerCloud Systems Administrator
CredentialsCertifications like AWS, Azure, GCP; relevant experienceSimilar certifications; focus on system management
Work EnvironmentFreelance, project-based, remote or on-siteFull-time, in-house or remote
Employer UsageHired by multiple clients for cloud infrastructure projectsEmployed by a single organization to manage cloud systems
Search IntentContracting, freelance cloud engineering rolesFull-time cloud system management roles

The Independent Contractor Cloud Infrastructure Engineer typically works on a project basis, providing specialized cloud infrastructure services to various clients. In contrast, a Cloud Systems Administrator is usually employed full-time by an organization to maintain and support cloud systems. Both roles require similar certifications and technical skills, but differ mainly in employment type and work setting.

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Senior Pega Infrastructure Engineer Kafka & Private Cloud

Inficare Technologies

Minneapolis, MN • On-site

$113K - $154K/yr

Full-time

Posted 7 days ago

Job description

Job Title: Senior Pega Infrastructure Engineer (Kafka & Private Cloud)
Location: Minneapolis, MN (3 days onsite / hybrid)
Job Type: Contract (Long-Term)
Experience: 10+ years overall IT; 3+ years Pega Infrastructure/Cloud
Job Overview
Our client is seeking a Senior Pega Infrastructure Engineer with deep expertise in Pega platform deployment and administration on Private Cloud environments. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience externalizing Pega services such as Kafka and Elasticsearch/OpenSearch, containerizing Pega applications, and deploying solutions on AWS-based private cloud infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities
  • Design, implement, and support Pega Platform infrastructure in Private Cloud environments
  • Configure and manage Pega externalized services including Apache Kafka and Elasticsearch/OpenSearch
  • Deploy and administer containerized Pega applications using Docker, Kubernetes, Amazon EKS, and Helm
  • Build and maintain cloud infrastructure on AWS
  • Configure and manage highly available Kafka environments - topic management, partitioning, replication, security, and monitoring
  • Manage OpenSearch/Elasticsearch clusters including indexing, retention, and search optimization
  • Implement infrastructure automation using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar IaC tools
  • Support production environments, incident management, performance tuning, and disaster recovery
  • Collaborate with application, DevOps, security, and architecture teams
Required Skills
  • Pega Platform, Pega Private Cloud, Pega Containerization
  • Apache Kafka, Amazon MSK, Kafka Connect, Schema Registry
  • Elasticsearch / OpenSearch
  • AWS - EKS, EC2, IAM, VPC, CloudWatch
  • Docker, Kubernetes, Helm
  • Terraform, CloudFormation, CI/CD pipelines
  • Linux administration and shell scripting
  • Cloud networking, security, IAM, certificates, and access controls
Preferred Skills
  • AWS certifications
  • Monitoring tools: CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, ELK/OpenSearch
  • High availability, disaster recovery, and enterprise security experience
  • Experience deploying Pega on Kubernetes-based platforms
Location & Work Model
Minneapolis, MN - Hybrid (3 days onsite per week)
Engagement Details
Long-term contract engagement. Immediate need - qualified candidates are encouraged to apply promptly.

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