AWS Cloud Engineer

Purple Drive

Las Vegas, NV, Nevada

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Agile Programming Methodologies, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Automation, Bash Scripting, Cloud Computing, Cross-Functional, Identify Issues, Machine Tool, Maintain Compliance, Problem Solving Skills, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Scripting (Scripting Languages), Scrum Project Management and Software Development, Security Patches, Single Sign-On (SSO), Software Engineering, Software Patches, Team Player, Telemetry
LOCATION
Las Vegas, NV, Nevada
POSTED
30+ days ago

Position: AWS Cloud Engineer
Location: Onsite – Las Vegas, NV 
Experience: 6–8 Years
Employment Type: Contract 


Job Description

  • 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.

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