AWS Cloud Engineer

Apex Systems; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & Dental

Vision

401K

ESPP

HSA

Job summary

Apex Systems in Miami, FL is seeking an AWS Cloud Engineer to join a new infrastructure team. You will administer AWS services, manage EC2/VPC resources, and drive IaC via Terraform and CloudFormation. The role supports multi-account environments and cloud-native solutions.

Requirements include a bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or equivalent, and 0–5 years of hands-on AWS experience. Onsite work Monday–Thursday with room for growth into a larger cloud platform.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in CS, engineering, or equivalent.
• 0–5 years of hands-on AWS experience in production.
• Proficiency with EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, VPC, and CloudWatch.

Responsibilities

• Perform day-to-day administration and monitoring of AWS services.
• Manage EC2 instances, VPCs, subnets, routing, and security groups.
• Utilize Terraform and CloudFormation for Infrastructure as Code and pipeline management.
• Design, provision, and operate scalable, secure, and reliable cloud infrastructure.
• Implement AWS security best practices, including Identity and Access Management and centralized logging.
• Collaborate with application, security, and networking teams to enable cloud-native solutions.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and platform services.
• Support multi-account AWS environments following established cloud architecture patterns.

Skills

EC2

S3

RDS

IAM

VPC

CloudWatch

Python

Bash

Terraform

CloudFormation

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

Job#: 3058624

Job Description:

AWS Cloud Engineer

Location: Miami, FL (Onsite Monday-Thursday)

Role Overview

An AWS Cloud Engineer is required to join a newly forming infrastructure team. This position involves the day-to-day administration of cloud services, focusing on EC2 and Terraform deployment. The selected professional will contribute to the rapid development of the cloud environment as the organization transitions operations from a managed service provider to an in-house model.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform day-to-day administration and monitoring of AWS services.
• Manage EC2 instances, VPCs, subnets, routing, and security groups.
• Utilize Terraform and AWS CloudFormation for Infrastructure as Code and pipeline management.
• Design, provision, and operate scalable, secure, and reliable cloud infrastructure.
• Implement AWS security best practices, including Identity and Access Management and centralized logging.
• Collaborate with application, security, and networking teams to enable cloud-native solutions.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and platform services.
• Support multi-account AWS environments following established cloud architecture patterns.

Required Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent hands-on experience.

Experience: 0 to 5 years of hands-on AWS experience in production environments.

Technical Skills: Proficiency with AWS services, including EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, VPC, and CloudWatch. Experience with networking and security configurations, including transit gateway management. Familiarity with basic scripting using Python or Bash.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with other cloud platforms such as Azure, OCI, or GCP.
• Exposure to Amazon EKS administration and Kubernetes cluster operations.
• Familiarity with Helm, Kustomize, or GitOps tools such as Argo CD or Flux.
• AWS certifications, such as Cloud Practitioner, Solutions Architect – Associate, or SysOps Administrator.

Benefits

Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

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Everforth Apex is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.