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AWS Cloud Engineer | 40HRS

AWS Cloud Engineer

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  • Work LocationBoston, Massachusetts
  • Work LocationRemote
  • Job type:Full-Time
  • Posted:02-06-2025
  • Salary: $125k - $140k USD
  • Email: job@40hrs.us

Responsibilities

The AWS Cloud Engineer 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.

  • Define, document, and implement company policies for cloud-based systems (Landing Zone, Control Tower, IAM, Config, SCP)
  • Review AWS Cost Explorer, CloudHealth, Trusted Advisor and other tools to provide optimization of all resource use/cost.
  • Documenting changes and workflow in an Agile environment
  • Clearly communicating with IT and non-IT professionals to ensure effective use of all cloud services

 

Requirements

Education:

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related discipline; equivalent experience acceptable.

 

Experience:

  • AWS Certifications: Cloud Practitioner, PLUS Associate or Professional level Architect.

 

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations Required:

  • 5-7 years related work experience required in 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:

  • Proficiency with one or more scripting languages (python, json, yaml, bash, etc.)
  • Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), including CloudFormation and/or Terraform
  • 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)
  • 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

 

EEOC:

40HRS Staffing is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: 40HRS Staffing is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at 40HRS Staffing are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. 40HRS Staffing will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on these characteristics.