• Senior AWS Cloud Engineer - Primarily Remote

    MSys Inc. (Phoenix, AZ)


    Job summary:

    Title:

    Senior AWS Cloud Engineer - Primarily Remote

    Location:

    Phoenix, AZ, United States

    Length and terms:

    Long term - W2 or c2c

     

    Position created on 10/28/2025 02:16 am

    Job description:

    *** Initial PO for 12 months; usually projects with this customer goes for 3+ years ***w2 or 1099 or c2c; Primarily remote with onsite visit as needed; M ay need in person interview

     

    Position is primary remote with time in office as needed for meetings. Candidate will be working alongside the PM and be expected to provide technical leadership for a major AWS Cloud Migration project. Ability to mentor fellow team members on cloud best practices is also important for this role.

     

    Senior AWS Cloud Engineer to join our dynamic technology team. The ideal candidate will be a cloud infrastructure expert with deep knowledge of the AWS ecosystem, a strong background in automation, security, and best practices, and the ability to lead complex projects.

    Responsibilities :

    + Design, deploy, and manage scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant cloud environments on Amazon Web Services (AWS).

    + Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible to automate provisioning and management.

    + Implement and enforce security best practices across all AWS resources, including IAM, security groups, KMS, and WAF configuration.

    + Establish and optimize CI/CD pipelines using services like AWS CodePipeline, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions.

    + Monitor cloud infrastructure performance, costs, and security, and implement solutions for optimization and continuous improvement.

    + Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues related to cloud infrastructure, networking, and application deployment.

    + Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers, driving the adoption of new cloud technologies and architectural patterns.

    + Collaborate with development, operations, and security teams to ensure successful project delivery and alignment with business goals.

    Qualifications :

    + 8+ years of professional experience in IT, with 4+ years focused on cloud engineering and operations on AWS.

    + Expert-level knowledge of core AWS services (e.g., EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, Lambda, ECS/EKS, API Gateway, CloudWatch).

    + Proven experience with a major IaC tool (Terraform strongly preferred).

    + Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, or Go.

    + Deep understanding of networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, Load Balancing) within the cloud environment.

    + Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes/EKS).

    + AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer

    + Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience

    Contact the recruiter working on this position:

    The recruiter working on this position is MANOJ Kumar Akkapelly(Raghu Team)

    His/her contact number is His/her contact email is [email protected]

     

    Our recruiters will be more than happy to help you to get this contract.