AWS Cloud Engineer II

Position: AWS Cloud Engineer 2
Department: ITS Network/Tech Support
Schedule: Full Time – Direct Hire
Location: 100% Remote

POSITION SUMMARY:
The AWS Cloud Engineer 2 role will be responsible for all technological and operational duties associated with AWS cloud computing; including planning, management, optimization, maintenance, and support. The candidate should have strong experience and understanding of public cloud technologies, specifically Amazon Web Services (AWS). The Cloud Engineer will provide value and be a source of knowledge in building secure, compliant, reliable, and cost-effective AWS solutions. Team members in this role will administer, maintain, and ensure technologies are available and can support the critical needs of the business. Strong communication skills and the ability to build/maintain/grow new relationships will ensure you can execute effectively in this role.

JOB REQUIREMENTS
EDUCATION:
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related discipline; equivalent experience acceptable.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED :
AWS Certifications: Cloud Practitioner, PLUS Associate or Professional level Architect

EXPERIENCE:

• 5-7 years related work experience required as an IT Systems Engineer with at least 2 years working exclusively on AWS.
• Minimum 2 years of experience with AWS Cloud Services (S3, EC2, RDS, VPC, KMS, SNS, etc.)
• Healthcare domain knowledge and working in regulated environments is a plus (HIPAA, HITRUST, SOC2)

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Define, document, and implement Client's policies for cloud-based systems (Landing Zone, Control Tower, IAM, Config, SCP)
• Proficiency with one or more scripting languages (python, Json, yaml, bash, etc.)
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), including CloudFormation and/or Terraform
• Review AWS Cost Explorer, CloudHealth, Trusted Advisor and other tools to provide optimization of all resource use/cost.
• knowledge of AWS network and security features (VPC, Security Groups, NACLs, ALB/NLB, Transit Gateway, etc.)
• Experience building applications with native AWS services
• Strong understanding of high availability solutioning (multi-AZ / regions, Backup, Snapshotting, archiving)
• Documenting changes and workflow in an Agile environment
• Clearly communicating with IT and non-IT professionals to ensure effective use of all cloud services
• Strong ability to learn new technologies quickly and in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to drive and assist in the implementation of services to standardize cloud environment
• Ability to assess on-premises workloads and profile requirements needed to support in AWS

ESPO Corporation
www.espocorp.com
630-789-2525
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