Associate Cloud Engineer

Yoh Services LLC; Irving (TX); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Life & Disability Insurance

401K Retirement Savings Plan

Direct Deposit & weekly epayroll

Referral Bonus Programs

Certification and training opportunit"

MetLife Voluntary Benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Yoh Services LLC is hiring an Associate Cloud Engineer (AWS) in Farmers Branch, TX with a hybrid onboarding period of 3 days onsite per week for the first two months, then full remote. You will deploy, manage, and optimize AWS infrastructure, write IaC templates, and automate operational tasks while collaborating with development, security, and infrastructure teams.

The role requires 2+ years of hands-on AWS production experience, IaC proficiency, and AWS certifications (SysOps Admin and/or

Qualifications

• 2+ years of hands-on AWS infrastructure in production
• IaC templates using CloudFormation or Terraform
• Working knowledge of AWS core services: compute, storage, networking, security
• Python/Bash/PowerShell scripting for automation
• Experience with monitoring/alerting (CloudWatch, PagerDuty)
• Experience contributing to CI/CD pipelines
• Git-based workflows familiarity
• AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate and/or AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
• Exposure to multi-account AWS environments (AWS Organizations/Control Tower)
• Cost governance, security controls, and DR/backups in AWS
• Windows workloads in cloud and related Microsoft tech exposure

Responsibilities

• Deploy, administer, and support AWS infrastructure across environments
• Write/maintain IaC using CloudFormation or Terraform
• Develop automation scripts to reduce manual work
• Troubleshoot infrastructure, networking, and app issues; perform root-cause analysis
• Support and improve CI/CD pipelines for deployments
• Monitor with CloudWatch; respond to performance, security issues
• Implement AWS security controls and IAM management
• Participate in infrastructure projects, upgrades, and DR procedures
• Create and maintain technical documentation and runbooks
• Collaborate with development, security, and infra teams

Skills

AWS

Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD

Git workflows

Scripting (Python/Bash/PowerShell)

Monitoring/Alerting

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems or Computer Science

Tools

CloudFormation

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes (EKS)

Ansible

Chef

Puppet

AWS Organizations

Control Tower

Bedrock (AWS GenAI)

Job description

Associate Cloud Engineer (AWS)

Farmers Branch, TX | Direct Hire

Hybrid Schedule: 3 Days Onsite for the First 2 Months, Then Fully Remote

Build the cloud. Automate the future. Work from home. Are you passionate about AWS, Infrastructure as Code, automation, and solving complex technical challenges? We're partnering with a growing organization in Farmers Branch, TX to find an Associate Cloud Engineer who is ready to take ownership of cloud infrastructure, improve operational efficiency, and help support mission-critical systems in a modern AWS environment.

This is an outstanding opportunity for a cloud professional looking to expand their expertise across AWS services, DevOps practices, automation, security, and infrastructure engineering. You'll work closely with development, security, and infrastructure teams to build scalable solutions, support cloud operations, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

If you're excited by automation, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, cloud security, and troubleshooting enterprise-scale systems, this could be the next great step in your career.

The position offers a hybrid onboarding period of 3 days onsite per week for the first two months, allowing you to build relationships and learn the environment, before transitioning to a fully remote schedule.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, administer, and support AWS infrastructure and services across multiple environments.
• Write and maintain Infrastructure as Code using CloudFormation and/or Terraform.
• Build and improve automation scripts that reduce manual operational work.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure, networking, and application issues, and perform root cause analysis.
• Support and improve CI/CD pipelines for application and infrastructure deployments.
• Monitor environments using CloudWatch and related tooling; respond to performance, availability, and security issues.
• Help implement and maintain AWS security controls and identity management (IAM).
• Participate in infrastructure projects, upgrades, and production support, including executing DR procedures and runbooks.
• Create and maintain technical documentation and operational procedures.
• Collaborate with software development, security, and infrastructure teams.

Requirements

• 2+ years of hands-on experience supporting AWS infrastructure in production.
• You've written and modified IaC templates and understand what they deploy (CloudFormation or Terraform).
• Working knowledge of AWS core services: compute, storage, databases, networking, and security.
• Scripting ability in Python, Bash, or PowerShell — you've automated operational tasks, not just modify/run existing scripts.
• Experience with monitoring and alerting (CloudWatch, PagerDuty or equivalent).
• Demonstrated solid troubleshooting instincts — you can walk us through a problem you diagnosed and how you approached it.
• Experience contributing to CI/CD pipelines.
• Comfort with Git-based workflows.
• AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate Certification and/or AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate Certification (REQUIRED)
• Exposure to multi-account AWS environments using AWS Organizations and/or Control Tower.
• Experience with cloud governance, cost optimization, and security controls.
• Foundational awareness of AWS Generative AI services (such as Amazon Bedrock) and their cost implications.
• Experience with container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes (EKS).
• Experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible, Chef, or Puppet.
• Knowledge of disaster recovery, backup, and business continuity planning within AWS.
• Microsoft certification/s and/or experience supporting Windows workloads in cloud.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline (equivalent experience accepted in place of a degree).
• Able to participate in monthly IT maintenance and Development team code promotions (off-hours and weekends).
• Qualified candidates mut not NOW or in the FUTURE require sponsorhip.
• Weekly On-call, rotation is every 6 weeks.

Estimated Min Rate

$100000.00

Estimated Max Rate

$120000.00

What’s In It for You?

We welcome you to be a part of the largest and legendary global staffing companies to meet your career aspirations. Yoh’s network of client companies has been employing professionals like you for over 65 years in the U.S., UK and Canada. Join Yoh’s extensive talent community that will provide you with access to Yoh’s vast network of opportunities and gain access to this exclusive opportunity available to you. Benefit eligibility is in accordance with applicable laws and client requirements. Benefits include:

• Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision Benefits (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• Health Savings Account (HSA) (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• Life & Disability Insurance (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• MetLife Voluntary Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401K Retirement Savings Plan
• Direct Deposit & weekly epayroll
• Referral Bonus Programs
• Certification and training opportunities

Note: Any pay ranges displayed are estimations. Actual pay is determined by an applicant's experience, technical expertise, and other qualifications as listed in the job description. All qualified applicants are welcome to apply.

Equal Opportunity

Yoh, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

For California applicants, qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. All of the material job duties described in this posting are job duties for which a criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment.

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