AWS Cloud Administrator

Compunnel, Inc.; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cloud service provider is seeking an AWS Cloud Administrator to manage and support AWS environments focused on Data and AI infrastructure. The role requires deep expertise in AWS services, automation, and DevOps practices. Key responsibilities include administering AWS environments, supporting production solutions, and working with containerized workloads. Candidates should have 8–10 years of IT experience, with significant AWS Cloud Administration expertise and a minimum of one relevant AWS certification.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of overall IT experience.
• At least 5 years in AWS Cloud Administration.
• Strong hands-on expertise with core AWS services and Data solutions.

Responsibilities

• Administer AWS environments supporting Data and AI platforms.
• Implement and support production-level AWS cloud solutions.
• Manage containerized workloads using AWS ECS and Fargate.

Skills

AWS Cloud Administration

Terraform

Ansible

Python

Linux Bash scripting

CI/CD pipelines

Git

Snowflake

Education

AWS Certification

Tools

AWS CLI

AWS ECS

AWS Fargate

Job description

The AWS Cloud Administrator will be responsible for supporting and managing AWS environments focused on Data and AI infrastructure.

This role requires deep expertise in AWS cloud services, automation, containerization, and DevOps practices.

The consultant will work onsite and support activities aligned with EST/CST time zones.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer and manage AWS environments supporting Data and AI platforms.
• Implement and support production-level AWS cloud solutions.
• Work with AWS services including VPC, Subnets, NACLs, Security Groups, secure connections, EC2, S3, IAM, ELB, Lambda, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and EKS.
• Manage and orchestrate containerized workloads using AWS ECS and Fargate.
• Develop Terraform plans, Ansible playbooks, and automation scripts.
• Write and maintain Linux Bash scripts for operational tasks.
• Utilize AWS CLI for configuration and automation activities.
• Work with DevOps toolchains including Git repositories, Crucible, Jenkins, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate on data platform integration; Snowflake experience is beneficial.

Required Qualifications

• 8–10 years of overall IT experience, including at least 5 years in AWS Cloud Administration.
• Strong hands-on expertise with core AWS services (VPC, EC2, S3, IAM, EKS, Lambda, etc.).
• Experience with building and supporting AWS-based Data solutions or Data platforms.
• Hands-on experience with container technologies, including AWS ECS and Fargate.
• Proficiency in Terraform, Ansible, and/or Python for automation.
• Ability to write Linux Bash scripts.
• Understanding of DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience using AWS CLI.
• Experience with Git-based version control.
• Experience with Snowflake is a plus.
• Experience with automation tools or coding languages (other than Python) for infrastructure automation is acceptable.

Certifications

• Minimum of one AWS certification related to cloud administration is required.