AWS Cloud Engineer

Artifintech; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Artifintech in Denver, CO, seeks an experienced AWS Cloud Engineer to design, implement, and optimize scalable cloud infrastructure.

The role focuses on cloud architecture, automation, networking, security, and DevOps practices with emphasis on cost management and high availability. You will collaborate with DevOps, development, and security teams to deliver resilient cloud solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and managing AWS-based cloud infrastructure.
• Proficient in automation and IaC with Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Strong networking, security, and incident response skills.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and containerized apps.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain scalable AWS infrastructure.
• Manage EC2, S3, EBS, and EFS resources.
• Configure VPC, subnets, route tables, security groups, and network ACLs.
• Implement automation with Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Manage IAM roles, policies, and access controls.
• Deploy and manage containerized apps with Docker, ECS, or EKS.
• Configure Lambda and serverless architectures.
• Build CI/CD pipelines with CodePipeline, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy.
• Monitor with CloudWatch and CloudTrail.
• Set up load balancing, Auto Scaling, HA architectures.
• Implement backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity.
• Optimize resource usage and costs.
• Follow cloud security best practices and compliance.
• Troubleshoot connectivity and performance.
• Collaborate with DevOps, development, and security teams.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Infrastructure automation

DevOps practices

Networking

Security best practices

Monitoring

Troubleshooting

Cross-team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Docker

ECS

EKS

CodePipeline

CodeBuild

CodeDeploy

CloudWatch

CloudTrail

VPC

IAM

KMS

Secrets Manager

Job description

US Citizen, Green Card, H-1B, OPT-EAD, CPT, Other

We are looking for an experienced AWS Cloud Engineer to design, implement, manage, and optimize cloud infrastructure using Amazon Web Services (AWS). The ideal candidate should have strong experience in cloud architecture, infrastructure automation, networking, security, monitoring, and DevOps practices.

Key Responsibilities

Design, deploy, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure using AWS services.

Manage AWS EC2 instances, S3 buckets, EBS volumes, and EFS storage.

Configure and maintain AWS VPC, subnets, route tables, security groups, and network ACLs.

Implement cloud infrastructure automation using Terraform and AWS CloudFormation.

Manage AWS IAM roles, policies, permissions, and access controls.

Deploy and manage containerized applications using Docker and Amazon ECS/EKS.

Configure AWS Lambda functions and serverless application architectures.

Implement CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, and CodeDeploy.

Monitor cloud infrastructure performance using Amazon CloudWatch and CloudTrail.

Configure load balancing, Auto Scaling, and high-availability architectures.

Implement backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions.

Optimize AWS resource utilization and manage cloud infrastructure costs.

Implement cloud security best practices and compliance requirements.

Troubleshoot cloud infrastructure, connectivity, and application performance issues.

Collaborate with DevOps, development, and security teams to support cloud operations.

Required Technical Skills

Cloud Platform: Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Compute Services: EC2, Lambda, Elastic Beanstalk

Networking: VPC, Route 53, ELB, ALB, NLB, Direct Connect

Database Services: RDS, DynamoDB, Aurora, Redshift

Security: IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager, Security Groups

Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, CloudFormation

Scripting: Python, Bash, Shell Scripting

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

5+ years of experience in AWS cloud engineering and infrastructure management.

Hands-on experience building and maintaining production AWS environments.

Strong understanding of cloud networking, security, and distributed systems.

Experience with cloud migration and infrastructure modernization.

AWS certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect or AWS Certified SysOps Administrator.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship/ immigration status, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.