AWS Cloud Engineer

Valiant Technologies LLC; Stamford (CT); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Valiant Technologies LLC in Stamford, CT is seeking a Cloud Engineer to design and implement scalable AWS cloud solutions. You will work across infrastructure as code, automation, and security to deliver reliable services.

Responsibilities include building CI/CD pipelines, managing AWS services (RDS, DynamoDB, SQS, SNS, EventBridge) and applying policy-as-code with OPA. Strong Python and Unix/Linux scripting are required; you will collaborate with security and development teams to uphold best

Qualifications

• 6–8 years of AWS cloud engineering and solution architecture.
• Hands-on experience designing and implementing AWS cloud solutions.
• Expertise in Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.
• Experience developing Ansible playbooks for infrastructure automation and configuration management.
• Strong Python programming and Unix/Linux shell scripting skills.
• Experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines.
• Hands-on experience with AWS RDS PostgreSQL, Aurora PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, ElastiCache, SQS, SNS, EventBridge, and Kinesis Data Firehose.
• Experience with Open Policy Agent (OPA) and policy-as-code implementation.
• Strong understanding of AWS security, identity management, governance, and compliance.
• Excellent troubleshooting, problem-solving, technical documentation, and communication skills.

Skills

AWS

Python

CI/CD

OPA

Unix/Linux

Security

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

CloudBees

Job description

Job Description: Cloud Engineer
Primary Skills: AWS, Terraform, Ansible, Python, CI/CD, CloudBees, OPA

Required Qualifications

• 6–8 years of experience in AWS cloud engineering and solution architecture.
• Strong hands-on experience designing and implementing AWS cloud solutions.
• Expertise in Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.
• Experience developing Ansible playbooks for infrastructure automation and configuration management.
• Strong Python programming and Unix/Linux shell scripting skills.
• Experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines.
• Hands-on experience with AWS RDS PostgreSQL, Aurora PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, ElastiCache, SQS, SNS, EventBridge, and Kinesis Data Firehose.
• Experience with Open Policy Agent (OPA) and policy-as-code implementation.
• Strong understanding of AWS security, identity management, governance, and compliance.
• Excellent troubleshooting, problem-solving, technical documentation, and communication skills.

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.