AWS Cloud Engineer

Job summary

Ens***, Inc. is seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Engineer to manage and optimize their AWS environment. This role involves serving as the primary point of contact for all AWS-related activities, ensuring secure, scalable, and cost-effective cloud solutions. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in AWS architecture, administration, and security best practices, along with proficiency in Python for automation and integration tasks.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in AWS architecture and administration across multi-account environments.
• Deep understanding of AWS security services and best practices.
• Proficiency in automation tools (CloudFormation, Terraform, or similar).
• Proficiency in Python for automation and integration tasks.
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging solutions (CloudWatch, AWS Config, etc.).
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Knowledge of cost optimization strategies in AWS.
• Familiarity with compliance frameworks (e.g., SOC 2, HIPAA, ISO 27001).

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to design AWS-based solutions tailored to project requirements.
• Recommend appropriate AWS services for new initiatives and migrations.
• Manage AWS resources across multiple accounts, implementing automation where possible.
• Deploy workloads to production environments following best practices.
• Maintain organizational control policies to ensure compliance with security and governance standards.
• Configure and manage AWS security services (IAM, KMS, Security Hub, GuardDuty).
• Enforce least-privilege principles and prevent overly permissive IAM roles or security groups.
• Monitor and remediate security vulnerabilities across AWS accounts.
• Implement centralized logging and auditing solutions for compliance.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for AWS-related issues and inquiries.
• Assist teams in troubleshooting development and production issues.
• Build integrations for AWS-based processes as necessary.
• Write Python scripts for automation, resource provisioning, and security enforcement.
• Develop automated workflows for resource provisioning and security enforcement.
• Ensure adherence to organizational security controls and compliance frameworks.
• Provide guidance and training to teams unfamiliar with AWS.

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Industry

Relocation