Associate Cloud Engineer

Yoh,-A-Day-; Irving (TX); Hybrid; USD 84,000 - 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

Employee assistance

Job summary

Yoh in Irving, TX (Hybrid) seeks an Associate Cloud Engineer (AWS) to deploy and manage AWS infrastructure, write IaC, and automate operations. You will monitor, secure, and optimize cloud resources while supporting CI/CD and collaboration across teams.

Qualified candidates have 2+ years of production AWS experience, IaC proficiency, and relevant AWS certifications; multi-account environments and EKS experience are a plus.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of hands-on experience supporting AWS infrastructure in production.
• Written and modified IaC templates (CloudFormation or Terraform).
• Working knowledge of AWS core services: compute, storage, databases, networking, and security.
• Scripting in Python, Bash, or PowerShell to automate tasks.
• Experience with monitoring/alerting (CloudWatch, PagerDuty).
• Experience contributing to CI/CD pipelines and Git workflows.
• AWS Certifications (SysOps Administrator – Associate and/or Solutions Architect – Associate) required.
• Exposure to multi-account AWS environments (Organizations/Control Tower).
• Knowledge of disaster recovery, backup, and business continuity.
• Container tech (Docker, Kubernetes/EKS) and configuration management (Ansible/Chef/Puppet).
• Windows workloads support and basic Microsoft certifications are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, administer, and support AWS infrastructure across environments.
• Write and maintain IaC templates (CloudFormation/Terraform).
• Build/maintain 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, availability, and security issues.
• Implement and maintain AWS security controls (IAM).
• Participate in upgrades, DR procedures, and runbooks.
• Create and maintain technical documentation and procedures.
• Collaborate with software development, security, and infra teams.

Skills

AWS

IaC (CloudFormation/Terraform)

Python/Bash/PowerShell

CloudWatch/Monitoring

CI/CD

Git workflows

Docker & Kubernetes (EKS)

Disaster recovery planning

Windows workloads

AWS Certifications (SysOps/SAA)

Multi-account AWS / Organizations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or related technical discipline

Tools

CloudFormation

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes (EKS)

Ansible/Chef/Puppet

Git

Job description

Associate Cloud Engineer (AWS)

Direct Hire

Irving, TX (Hybrid)

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).
• Weekly On‑call, rotation is every 6 weeks.

Estimated Min Rate: $84000.00

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.

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