Application Cloud Engineer

Eliassen Group; Helena (MT); Remote; USD 90,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits (Health)

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401k with company matching

Life insurance

Job summary

Eliassen Group seeks an Application Cloud Engineer to maintain and enhance AWS-based applications and infrastructure. Remote contract role includes on‑call support, collaboration with development, operations, and security teams, and a focus on scalability, performance, and security.

The ideal candidate has extensive AWS experience, Terraform and EKS/Kubernetes skills, and strong scripting (Python/Bash) abilities, with a clearance requirement and W2 employment benefits.

Qualifications

• 8+ years with BS/BA or 6+ years with MS/MA or 3 years with PhD or 12 years with HS Diploma/equivalent
• 3 years IT experience
• Hands-on AWS experience with cloud deployment strategies
• Familiarity with image registries such as Amazon ECR and CI/CD pipelines for containers
• Proficiency with Python, Bash, YAML/JSON, Node.js, and Lambda functions
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools and Kubernetes
• Knowledge of disaster recovery planning and implementation
• AWS or relevant cloud certifications such as AWS DevOps Engineer or Solutions Architect Associate
• Understanding of cloud architecture, autoscaling, and load balancing
• Proficiency with monitoring, alerting, and logging tools
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• US citizenship and eligibility to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
• Preferred: Familiarity with Docker, ECS, Kubernetes, and ITIL or incident management frameworks

Responsibilities

• Provision and manage AWS infrastructure using IaC tools such as Terraform.
• Manage Amazon EKS including cluster provisioning, upgrades, and node groups.
• Configure EKS networking including VPC CNI, security groups for pods, and ALB/NLB ingress controllers.
• Administer Kubernetes objects including deployments, services, configmaps, secrets, and RBAC.
• Monitor and troubleshoot production systems using CloudWatch and related observability tools.
• Containerize and deploy applications using ECS and Lambda.
• Deploy across dev, staging, and prod environments to ensure consistency and stability.
• Monitor deployments and system health using CloudWatch and other tools.
• Troubleshoot deployment issues and improve pipeline performance and reliability.
• Perform daily health checks using AWS CLI or scheduled Lambda scripts and log/report results.
• Collaborate with development and DevOps teams to ensure stateless and fault‑tolerant applications.
• Implement enhancements to ECS environments focusing on scalability, performance, and observability.
• Improve container orchestration with auto‑scaling, rolling deployments, and upgrades.
• Support feature branch testing, merge request validation, and artifact promotion workflows.
• Enforce pipeline security and compliance through automated code scanning and approval gates.
• Remediate OS‑level, container, and dependency vulnerabilities.
• Orchestrate failover and restoration of ECS/EKS services, Lambda functions, databases, and related components.
• Test and document regional failover playbooks and recovery runbooks.
• Meet RTO and RPO requirements.
• Diagnose and resolve production issues across cloud services, containers, databases, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Follow and improve incident response playbooks, escalation procedures, and communications.
• Automate operational tasks and improve alert accuracy to reduce on‑call fatigue.
• Log incidents, changes, and operational metrics in tracking systems.

Skills

AWS

Terraform

EKS

Kubernetes

ECS

Lambda

Python

Bash

YAML/JSON

Node.js

CI/CD

CloudWatch

Docker

ITIL

Education

BS/BA

MS/MA

PhD

HS Diploma/equivalent

Tools

Amazon ECR

CI/CD pipelines

Terraform

Kubernetes

Job description

Application Cloud Engineer

Anywhere

Type: Contract

Category: Architecture

Industry: Government

Workplace Type: Remote

Standard Hours: Open

Remote

Our client seeks an Application Cloud Engineer to maintain and enhance AWS-based applications and infrastructure. The role collaborates with development, operations, and security teams to ensure scalability, performance, and security. The engineer participates in on‑call rotations to support 24/7 production systems and incident response.

Due to federal security clearance requirements, applicant must be a United States Citizen or Permanent Resident with an active Public Trust clearance. Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $65.00 to $70.00/hr. w2

Responsibilities

• Provision and manage AWS infrastructure using IaC tools such as Terraform.
• Manage Amazon EKS including cluster provisioning, upgrades, and node groups.
• Configure EKS networking including VPC CNI, security groups for pods, and ALB/NLB ingress controllers.
• Administer Kubernetes objects including deployments, services, configmaps, secrets, and RBAC.
• Monitor and troubleshoot production systems using CloudWatch and related observability tools.
• Containerize and deploy applications using ECS and Lambda.
• Deploy across dev, staging, and prod environments to ensure consistency and stability.
• Monitor deployments and system health using CloudWatch and other tools.
• Troubleshoot deployment issues and improve pipeline performance and reliability.
• Perform daily health checks using AWS CLI or scheduled Lambda scripts and log/report results.
• Collaborate with development and DevOps teams to ensure stateless and fault‑tolerant applications.
• Implement enhancements to ECS environments focusing on scalability, performance, and observability.
• Improve container orchestration with auto‑scaling, rolling deployments, and upgrades.
• Support feature branch testing, merge request validation, and artifact promotion workflows.
• Enforce pipeline security and compliance through automated code scanning and approval gates.
• Remediate OS‑level, container, and dependency vulnerabilities.
• Orchestrate failover and restoration of ECS/EKS services, Lambda functions, databases, and related components.
• Test and document regional failover playbooks and recovery runbooks.
• Meet RTO and RPO requirements.
• Diagnose and resolve production issues across cloud services, containers, databases, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Follow and improve incident response playbooks, escalation procedures, and communications.
• Automate operational tasks and improve alert accuracy to reduce on‑call fatigue.
• Log incidents, changes, and operational metrics in tracking systems.

Experience Requirements

• Minimum of 8 years with BS/BA, or 6 years with MS/MA, or 3 years with PhD, or 12 years with HS Diploma/equivalent.
• 3 years of IT experience.
• Hands‑on AWS experience with cloud deployment strategies.
• Familiarity with image registries such as Amazon ECR and CI/CD pipelines for containers.
• Proficiency with Python, Bash, YAML/JSON, Node.js, and Lambda functions.
• Hands‑on experience with CI/CD tools and Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of disaster recovery planning and implementation.
• AWS or relevant cloud certifications such as AWS DevOps Engineer or Solutions Architect Associate.
• Understanding of cloud architecture, autoscaling, and load balancing.
• Proficiency with monitoring, alerting, and logging tools.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• US citizenship and eligibility to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
• Preferred: Familiarity with Docker, ECS, Kubernetes, and ITIL or incident management frameworks.

Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre‑tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked‑in state/locality.

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About Eliassen Group

Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients’ capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve.

Eliassen is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are an Equal Opportunity and Aff…