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Description
Company Description Lumen Solutions Group Inc. is a technology consulting Services company based in Florida. We provide a wide array of experienced business and IT professionals supporting clients from solution design to implementation and support. We specialize in professional IT consulting services, IT Staffing, Business/IT Strategy, Business Process Blueprints, Enterprise Architecture, Enterprise Transformation.
Role: AWS Cloud Engineer (EKS SME) Location: Reston, VA (Onsite 1x per week; may increase based on project needs) Job Type: Contract
Job Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled AWS Cloud Engineer with strong expertise in infrastructure provisioning and platform engineering, specifically within AWS environments. The ideal candidate will be an SME in AWS EKS and possess hands-on experience building and provisioning new cloud-native platforms, not just migrating existing systems.
This role requires deep technical expertise in AWS services, automation, and infrastructure provisioning, along with the ability to work in complex, enterprise-scale environments.
Key Responsibilities
Design, build, and provision scalable AWS infrastructure from the ground up.
Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for AWS EKS, including deployment, configuration, and operational support.
Develop and manage cloud-native platforms using AWS services.
Implement infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools like Terraform and Ansible.
Automate provisioning and deployment processes using Python and scripting tools.
Work closely with engineering teams to enable platform engineering and operational excellence.
Support ongoing platform operations, including troubleshooting and performance optimization.
Ensure infrastructure aligns with security and compliance standards, especially in regulated environments.
Required Qualifications
8–10 years of overall IT experience.
Must hold at least one AWS Certification (any valid AWS cert).
Strong hands-on experience in AWS infrastructure provisioning (not limited to migrations).
Expert-level experience with Amazon EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service).
Broad experience across multiple AWS services, including:
EC2, S3, EBS, EFS
IAM, VPC
Lambda
Redshift
EventBridge
SageMaker (preferred)
Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools:
Terraform
Ansible (Playbooks)
Proficiency in Python scripting for automation.
Hands-on experience in platform engineering and infrastructure automation.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience working in healthcare or other regulated industries.
Exposure to operational support of Kubernetes/EKS environments.
Strong understanding of cloud security and compliance frameworks.
Lumen Solutions Group Inc is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to any legally protected status.