Sr. AWS Engineer
Hartford, CT (Local candidates preferred)
Position type: W2 contract
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Job Summary:
We are seeking a highly skilledย Sr. AWS Engineerย to join our team. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience designing, deploying, and managing cloud infrastructure on AWS. You will be responsible for implementing scalable, secure, and cost-effective solutions leveraging AWS services, automating infrastructure, and supporting our cloud-based applications
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Key Responsibilities:
- Design, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure utilizing AWS core services such as EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, and Route 53.
- Develop and implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools likeCloudFormation or Terraform to automate deployments.
- Build and maintain serverless architectures and container services like AWS Lambda, ECS, and EKS.
- Design and optimizeย CI/CD pipelines using AWS Developerย Tools or integrated third-party tools.
- Implement security best practices, manage IAM roles, policies, and ensure compliance with security standards.
- Monitor system performance and troubleshoot issues usingCloudWatch, CloudTrail, and other monitoring tools.
- Manage networking configurations including VPC, subnets, security groups, and routing.
- Optimize cloud resource costs and performance to ensure efficiency and scalability.
- Support troubleshooting and incident management for AWS-based applications and infrastructure.
- Design and orchestrate serverless microservices and distributed workflows using AWS Step Functions.
- Manage and analyze AWS cost management and resource utilization.
- Maintain knowledge of MongoDB and integrate it effectively within cloud environments.
Qualifications:
- Proven experience with AWS core services and cloud infrastructure management.
- Strong knowledge of security protocols,ย IAM, and networking in AWS.
- Expertise in automation with CloudFormation, Terraform, or similar IaC tools.
- Experience withย serverless architectures, Docker, ECS, and EKS.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and software development lifecycle.
- Hands-on experience with monitoring, logging, andย troubleshooting AWS environments.
- Good understanding ofย cost management strategies within AWS.
- Experience working withย MongoDB.
- Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
Preferred Certifications:
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect โ Associate or Professional
- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer โ Professional