Sr AWS Cloud Engineer

PeopleNTech LLC

Alexandria, VA

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JOB DETAILS

SALARY

SKILLS

Amazon Web Services (AWS), Automation, Cloud Computing, Continuous Deployment/Delivery, Continuous Integration, Cryptography, DNS (Domain Name System), HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), ISO (International Organization for Standardization), Identity Data Management, Information/Data Security (InfoSec), JavaScript, Lambda Architecture, Leadership, Machine Tool, Network Routing, PCI, Process Improvement, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Risk Analysis, Scripting (Scripting Languages), Security Architecture, Software Engineering, Subnet, System Operations, Traceability, Unix Shell Programming

LOCATION

Alexandria, VA

POSTED

30+ days ago

Role : Sr AWS Cloud Engineer
Location : SFO CA (onsite)
Salary : $130K
Rate : $80/hr
Indent : PSL304419-4-1

Must have : AWS certifications

We are seeking a driven Sr AWS Cloud Engineer with a strong foundation in cloud platform engineering, security, and operations. This role is ideal for a self starter and go getter who takes pride in designing systems that are secure by design, verifiable by default, and continuously ready for internal and external scrutiny.

What You'll Do

Design and operate AWS cloud environments that are secure, scalable, and operationally mature
Own reliability, security, and operational health of cloud environments
Lead initiatives independently from concept through delivery
Partner with application teams to enable secure self service cloud capabilities
Proactively identify risks, gaps, and process weaknesses and drive improvements
Develop automation and tooling using modern scripting and programming languages

What You Bring (Required)

Strong hands-on experience with AWS cloud services
Deep understanding of cloud security and compliance fundamentals, including:
- Organizational level identity and access governance
- Identity and access management (IAM), Least privilege principles
- Logging, monitoring, and traceability
- Encryption and data protection
- Configuration standardization and drift prevention
Experience with preventive and detective guardrails to ensure systems remain within defined security and operational boundaries
Proven ability to lead initiatives independently
Self starter mentality — proactive, decisive, and execution focused
Hands on experience with Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation or Terraform)
Automation & scripting experience with Python, JavaScript, or Shell
Strong hands-on CI/CD pipelines that enforce security by default, including policy checks and approval gates

Nice to Have

Experience with AWS networking (VPCs, subnets, routing, dns)
AWS Multi-Account Control Tower / Account Factory experience
Familiarity with compliance frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI, HIPAA)
AWS certifications (Security, Solutions Architect, SysOps)
Containers (ECS/EKS) or serverless architectures (Lambda)

About the Company

PeopleNTech LLC

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