Position: AWS Cloud Engineer
Location: Onsite – Las Vegas, NV
Experience: 6–8 Years
Employment Type: Contract
Strong experience with core AWS services - VPC, EC2, S3, IAM, Route 53, Backups, EKS, SSO, MSK, Security Hub, GuardDuty, and related security/compliance tooling.
Advanced networking knowledge, including hands-on experience with AWS Transit Gateway (TGW) and Direct Connect setup, troubleshooting, and hybrid connectivity.
Observability & Monitoring: Skilled in Amazon CloudWatch, Grafana, OpenTelemetry (OTEL) with proactive alerting and telemetry configuration.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Proficient in Terraform, GitLab CI/CD, and Shell scripting for automation and infrastructure deployment.
Container Orchestration: Solid understanding of Kubernetes (EKS) and Istio service mesh for traffic management, security, and observability.
Security & Patching: Experienced in vulnerability remediation and patch management across cloud-native and containerized environments, ensuring compliance and reliability.
Programming/Scripting: Hands-on experience in Python or Bash for automation and infrastructure tooling.
Excellent problem-solving mindset, with ability to thrive in fast-paced Agile/Scrum environments and collaborate across cross-functional teams.