AWS Cloud Engineer W2 Contract – Amazon Store

A Senior Cloud Engineer / Infrastructure Technical Lead position on a contract basis, who will be responsible for designing, building, transitioning, and sustaining the infrastructure components in the AWS cloud platform. The ideal candidate will bring deep hands-on AWS expertise, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices, network & security design, and experience with complex, compute and data-intensive workloads that are typical for the engineering and design software stack.

Key Responsibilities

• AWS Infrastructure Management
• Engage with stakeholders (engineering, architecture, operations, security) to gather functional, nonfunctional, and scaling requirements.
• Define the end-state AWS architecture: multi-account design, networking (VPCs, subnets, transit, peering, Direct Connect), identity & access (IAM, SSO, roles, least privilege).
• Migrate or onboard existing application components and data to the new AWS infrastructure
• Design, deploy, and maintain AWS resources (EC2, FSx, S3, Load Balancing, Workspaces, Managed AD).
• Design compute, storage, database, logging, monitoring, backup/DR, and data pipelines/integration layers.
• Ensure high availability, scalability, and security of the cloud infrastructure.
• Infrastructure as Code
• Build automation pipelines for environment deployment (CI/CD, orchestration).
• Develop and maintain CloudFormation templates and Terraform scripts for automated provisioning.
• Implement version control and CI/CD pipelines for IaC deployments.
• Windows Environment Administration
• Manage Windows servers, Active Directory, and related services in AWS.
• Support the configuration and optimization of Windows-based applications for performance and security.
• Security & Compliance
• Apply AWS and Windows security best practices.
• Configure security guardrails: VPC security, network ACLs, security groups, IAM policies, encryption (at rest/in transit), audit & logging (CloudTrail, Config, GuardDuty, etc.).
• Conduct regular audits and ensure compliance with organizational standards.
• Monitoring & Optimization
• Validate and test for resilience, performance, failover, autoscaling, and disaster recovery.
• Monitor system performance and implement cost optimization strategies.
• Troubleshoot issues across AWS and all Windows environments.
• Documentation & Collaboration
• Deliver documentation, runbooks, architecture diagrams, and formal knowledge transfer sessions.
• Mentor and work closely with internal teams to ensure a smooth handoff.
• Post-handover support to address issues provide trouble shoot support and optimize solution.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Technical Skills
• Extensive, real-world hands-on experience in designing and building AWS environments.
• Strong mastery of core AWS services: EC2, S3, FSx, Amazon Managed MS Active Directory, Data Sync, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, etc.
• Deep experience with Infrastructure as Code: AWS CloudFormation and Terraform.
• Networking & connectivity: routing, peering, VPN (as a plus), Direct Connect, transit gateway, NAT, etc.
• Security & compliance: encryption, IAM policies, audit trails, logging, vulnerability assessment.
• Automation & DevOps: CI/CD pipelines, scripting in Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Experience with PowerShell scripting and automation.
• Experience with data-intensive workloads, large file storage, I/O performance considerations
• Deep understanding of Windows environments, including Active Directory, Group Policy, and Windows-based applications.
• Experience in validating DR, fault tolerance, scalability, and performance tuning.
• Excellent documentation skills (architecture diagrams, runbooks, operations manuals).
• Skills in setting up Direct Connect to/from on-premises storages is a plus.
• Soft Skills & Delivery
• High communication and team member interaction skills.
• Ability to explain complex technical designs.
• Experience working in a mentoring/training role.
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities.
• Track record of successfully handing off infrastructure to in-house teams.
• Self-driven and able to work in fast paced, deadline-oriented environments.
• Contributes positively to team dynamics and supports colleagues to ensure project success.
• Desirable Credentials
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Past experience working in regulated or compliance-sensitive sectors (e.g. security, data, IP protection) is a plus.
• AWS certifications (e.g. Solutions Architect – Associate or Professional, DevOps Engineer, etc.) is a plus.
• AWS Certified SysOps Administrator or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer is a plus.
• CloudFormation Associate Certification is a plus.
• Terraform Associate Certification is a plus.