Senior AWS Cloud Engineer

Role Overview

• Work with development teams to design and implement cloud technologies within the parameters of Stride Governance policies.
• Document and maintain cloud infrastructure configurations, processes, and procedures.
• Provide expert advice and recommendations for building new solutions within the AWS platform.
• Set up, configure, and maintain AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, etc.. for shared systems.
• Collaborate closely with the architecture team to ensure compliance of new solutions implemented in AWS..
• Provide guidance to the development teams for daily cloud systems support and troubleshooting activities.
• Design, develop and maintain efficient processes and architecture improvements for managing shared systems and concerns through scripting, automation and reporting.
• Assist in troubleshooting shared concerns and systems using data extraction and analysis via AWS scripting and tooling.
• Implement security best practices to protect cloud environments and ensure compliance with industry standards
• Create and maintain proper documentation, including system architecture diagrams and process documentation
• Investigate, analyze, and assist with optimizing cloud resources (IOPS, CPU/EC2s, Memory, Storage/S3) for cost savings, performance, and reliability.
• Build and test prototypes of new AWS services and features to validate technical suitability for improving existing systems and preparing for new solutions.
• Participate in cloud architecture planning sessions and contribute to the development of cloud strategies.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in designing, implementing, and supporting AWS Cloud-based infrastructure and Linux systems
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect
• Associate or equivalent.
• Expert knowledge of AWS cloud technologies
• Extensive knowledge of AWS cloud architecture principles, design, security and compliance.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills to include AWS services and networking
• Background and experience in Linux and Windows systems.
• Strong scripting experience with AWS CLI / SDKs in either Linux or Windows platforms
• Strong experience and understanding of infrastructure as code (e.g. CloudFormation, Terraform).
• Strong knowledge of source code control concepts, tooling and automated deployments
• Practical understanding of network fundamentals (e.g. DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, routing, HTTP).
• Knowledge of containerization technologies (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with performance testing and tuning.
• Experience with monitoring frameworks (e.g. CloudWatch, New Relic).
• Experience in designing and building application workloads in AWS using common AWS resource types like EC2, ELB, RDS, and S3.
• Experience with cloud optimization from both a performance and cost perspective.
• Strong knowledge of AWS cloud architecture principles and services
• Knowledge of disaster recovery solutions in AWS cloud (ex: site reliability engineering, multi-Availability Zone, Multi-Region)

Tech Stack

• AWS
• Cloud
• DNS
• Docker
• EC2
• Kubernetes
• Linux
• TCP/IP
• Terraform

Benefits

• health benefits
• retirement contributions
• paid time off
• bonuses