Senior AWS Cloud Engineer - Contractor Roles x2

Stelfox Limited; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 129,000 - 203,000; Full time

Job summary

Stelfox Limited in Ireland is seeking a Senior AWS Cloud Engineer on a daily rate contract operating in a hybrid workplace. You will join a cloud platform team to design, implement, and operate cloud infrastructure at scale in regulated environments.

The role requires 8-10+ years in software or platform engineering with AWS expertise, IaC (Terraform), containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and cloud security and governance. Collaboration with engineering, security, and operations is essential.

Qualifications

• 8-10+ years of experience in software engineering, platform engineering, or SRE, with 4+ years in AWS.
• Proven experience designing production-grade cloud infrastructure in regulated environments.
• Deep understanding of cloud security, networking, IAM, and governance within AWS.
• Advanced networking knowledge (firewalls, DNS, Load Balancing, Proxies).
• Proficiency in scripting/programming (Python, Go, Shell).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows.
• Excellent communication and collaborative mindset.
• Experience with multi-account cloud architectures, landing zones, or control towers.
• Familiarity with zero-trust architecture, data encryption, and KMS.
• Strong IaC skills using Terraform.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable AWS infrastructure and cloud-native environments.
• Automate deployments and manage infrastructure as code.
• Collaborate with engineering, security, and operations to deliver secure solutions.
• Optimize cost and performance across large-scale cloud environments.
• Implement monitoring and observability using Grafana, Prometheus, and cloud-native tools.

Skills

AWS

Terraform

Kubernetes

Docker

Python

CI/CD

GitOps

Security

Networking

Communication

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Grafana

Prometheus

Dynatrace

Splunk

Terraform

Job description

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

Our client is looking to hire a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer (Contractor) x2 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:

• 8-10+ 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.

Please note:

We have a number of similar positions currently, and in the future, which we would like to discuss with you should you indicate your interest in this role. When we receive your application for this role, we will contact you to advise you of our process for other similar positions.

Stelfox is fully compliant with GDPR regulations and you can read more in our privacy policy here: https://www.stelfox.com/privacy-policy-gdpr/

Your shared data will not be disclosed or transferred to a third party data controller or data processor located outside the EEA unless we have obtained your express consent.

We look forward to working with you.