Senior AWS Cloud Engineer

Stelfox Limited; Dublin; On-site; EUR 111,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Stelfox Limited is seeking a Senior AWS Cloud Engineer for a daily rate contract with hybrid working in Ireland. You'll join a cloud platform team to build and support cloud-native environments and automation.

You will contribute to automation, IaC, secure delivery pipelines, and collaborate with engineering, security, and operations to deliver well-architected solutions. The ideal candidate has 6+ years in software/platform/SRE, strong AWS, and hands-on experience with Terraform, Docker, EKS,

Qualifications

• 6+ years in software/platform/SRE with AWS focus.
• Proven design of production cloud infra in regulated settings.
• Experience with IaC and automation pipelines.
• Strong communication and cross-team collaboration.
• Experience with multi-account AWS and landing zones.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement secure AWS infrastructure.
• Automate deployments via CI/CD and GitOps.
• Collaborate with engineering, security, and operations teams.
• Optimize cost/performance at scale.
• Enforce compliance and governance across cloud environments.

Skills

AWS

Security & IAM

Networking fundamentals

Scripting (Python/Go)

CI/CD & GitOps

Collaboration & communication

Multi-account AWS / Landing zones

Zero-trust architecture

Cost optimization

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes (EKS)

Grafana/Prometheus

Splunk/Dynatrace

AWS native tools

Job description

Senior AWS Cloud Engineer - Daily Rate Contract - Hybrid-Working Model - Excellent NEW Role

Our client is looking to hire a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer (Contractor) with hands-on experience in AWS infrastructure to help build and support cloud-native environments.

In this role, the successful candidate will work as a key contributor within a cloud platform team, focusing on automation, infrastructure as code, and secure delivery pipelines to: collaborate with engineering, security, and operations teams to deliver well-architected solutions aligned with industry best practices.

Skills Required:

• 6+ years of experience in software engineering, platform engineering, or site reliability engineering, including 4+ years of direct experience with AWS.


• Proven experience designing production-grade cloud infrastructure in regulated environments.


• Deep understanding of cloud security, networking, identity and access management, and governance within AWS.


• Advanced knowledge of networking (firewalls, DNS, Load Balancing, Proxies, etc.)


• Proficiency in a scripting or programming language (e.g., Python, Go, Shell).


• Experience with continuous integration/delivery pipelines and GitOps workflows.


• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset.


• Experience with multi-account cloud architecture, landing zones, or control tower setups.


• Familiarity with zero-trust architecture, data encryption, and key management systems (KMS).


• Strong proficiency with using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform to build cloud infrastructure solutions and automating cloud deployments.


• Prior experience in financial services, fintech, or other regulated industries.


• Hands-on experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration platforms (e.g., EKS/Kubernetes).


• Experience with monitoring tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, Splunk, or Dynatrace, as well as AWS native tools


• Experience optimizing cost and performance across large-scale cloud environments.


• Contributions to open-source projects or active participation in cloud engineering communities.