Our client, an established organization in the manufacturing and transportation sector, is seeking a Cloud Engineer to join their team. This role involves working on AWS infrastructure, network architecture, and security, supporting migration and maintaining critical cloud systems.
Salary + Additional Benefits:
$135,000-$145,000
Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
401(k) with company match
Location: Shelton, CT Type of Position: Direct Hire
Responsibilities:
Design, implement, and maintain cloud infrastructure for production, staging, and development environments
Contribute to network architecture including VPCs, subnets, security groups, VPNs, and DNS
Implement and uphold security best practices such as IAM policies, encryption, secrets management, and access controls
Build and manage CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and infrastructure-as-code
Support migration of workloads from legacy datacenter to cloud infrastructure
Monitor, optimize, and troubleshoot cloud environments for performance, cost, and reliability
Develop disaster recovery, backup strategies, and incident response procedures
Manage containerized workloads using Docker, ECS/Fargate, and container registries
Serve as the US-based point of contact for infrastructure issues, collaborating with UK-based engineers
Improve infrastructure documentation, stability, and supportability
Document architecture decisions, operational procedures, and runbooks
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineers, data scientists, and product managers
Write clean, tested, and well-documented code; participate in code reviews and planning
Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement and knowledge sharing
Strong networking knowledge including TCP/IP, DNS, VPN, load balancing, firewalls
Deep security knowledge including IAM, encryption, compliance frameworks, vulnerability management
Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as CloudFormation, CDK, or Terraform
Proficiency with CI/CD tooling and automation scripting (Python, Bash)
Knowledge of containerization platforms (Docker, ECS/Fargate)
Ability to work independently and in cross-location teams
Excellent communication skills for remote collaboration and documentation
Familiarity with version control systems and agile development practices
Problem-solving skills and quick learning aptitude
AWS certifications (Solutions Architect Professional, Security Specialty, or Advanced Networking) are a plus
Experience with Kubernetes/EKS, cloud migration projects, and observability tools is desirable
Knowledge of compliance standards relevant to transportation or rail industries is a plus
Due to the high volume of applications we typically receive, we regret that we are not able to personally respond to all applications. However, if you are invited to take the next step in the process, you will typically be contacted within one week of submitting your application.