AWS Cloud Engineer Boston MA Need Local
Boston, New York, United States of America
Contract
3 weeks ago
Key skills
PythonSQLShellBashRedshiftAWSTerraformECSFargateCloudFormationEC2RDSCloudWatchPostgreSQLMySQLOracleSQL ServerPrometheusGrafanaDatadogCI/CDCloud Security
About this role
AWS Cloud Engineer
Boston MA Need Local
Long term
Contract
Key Responsibilities
Design, implement, and optimize multi-region AWS architectures ensuring scalability, high availability, and resilience.
Build and manage advanced VPC networking including VPC peering, Transit Gateway (TGW), routing policies, and cross-region connectivity.
Configure and maintain networking components:
o Security Groups
o Network ACLs (NACLs)
o Route Tables
o Internet Gateways (IGW) & NAT Gateways
Ensure High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) strategies across regions.
Set up and manage hybrid connectivity (VPN, Direct Connect).
Perform UNIX/Linux system administration, including:
o Server provisioning, patching, performance tuning
o Shell scripting and system-level troubleshooting
Support and administer database environments in cloud and hybrid setups.
Handle database administration tasks including:
o Installation, configuration, upgrades, and patching
o Backup & recovery, performance tuning, and monitoring
o Ensuring data availability, security, and integrity
Collaborate with DevOps and application teams for secure deployments.
Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting for infrastructure.
Optimize environments for cost, performance, and governance.
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Required Skills & Experience
Core Experience
10+ years of experience as a Cloud Engineer / DevOps Engineer / AWS Infrastructure Engineer.
Strong experience working in enterprise-scale cloud environments.
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Technical Skills
AWS & Networking
Strong expertise in:
o VPC, Transit Gateway (TGW), Route 53
o VPN, Direct Connect
o Security Groups & NACLs
Experience designing multi-region HA/DR architectures.
Compute, Containers & Data
Hands-on experience with:
o EC2
o ECS (Fargate & EC2 launch types)
o Amazon Redshift
UNIX / Linux
Strong hands-on experience in:
o Linux/UNIX administration (RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu, etc.)
o Shell scripting (Bash) and system automation
o Performance tuning and system troubleshooting
Database & DBA Skills
Solid experience with database administration (DBA) in cloud/on-prem environments:
o RDBMS such as Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, or SQL Server
o Database installation, configuration, and upgrades
o Backup & recovery strategies
o Performance tuning and query optimization
Familiarity with AWS database services (RDS, Aurora, Redshift) and migrations
Infrastructure as Code & Automation
Strong experience with:
o Terraform / CloudFormation
o Scripting using Python or Bash
DevOps & CI/CD
Experience setting up and managing CI/CD pipelines
Monitoring & Observability
Experience with:
o CloudWatch, OpenSearch
o Grafana / Prometheus, Datadog
Additional Skills
Knowledge of cloud cost optimization and tagging strategies
Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills
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Nice to Have
AWS certifications (Solutions Architect / Advanced Networking)
Experience with containerized and microservices architectures
Knowledge of cloud security and compliance frameworks
Munesh
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CYBER SPHERE LLC