AWS Cloud Engineer IV

ICW Group; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

ICW Group in San Diego seeks an AWS Cloud Engineer IV to design, implement, and maintain scalable AWS infrastructure. You will collaborate with development, operations, and security teams to automate processes and enforce design standards for cloud services.

The role leads technical work across projects, mentors engineers, and helps create cloud usage policies and compliance procedures while staying current with AWS innovations to improve reliability and performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree required.

Responsibilities

• Designs and develops cloud-based solutions in AWS that are scalable, highly available, fault tolerant and easily maintainable.
• Guides and provides technical guidance to platform and application development teams.
• Ensures all AWS cloud infrastructure components meet proper performance and security standards.
• Partners with software engineers and conducts code reviews.
• Participates in the creation of new policies and procedures for cloud service use and compliance.
• Writes quality system functional specifications.
• Engages and partners with application teams to understand system design and roadmap.
• Collaborates with the security team to design and implement security architectures.

Education

Bachelor

Job description

Are you looking to make an impactful difference in your work, yourself, and your community? Why settle for just a job when you can land a career? At ICW Group, we are hiring team members who are ready to use their skills, curiosity, and drive to be part of our journey as we strive to transform the insurance carrier space. We're proud to be in business for over 50 years, and its change agents like yourself that will help us continue to deliver our mission to create the best insurance experience possible.

Headquartered in San Diego with regional offices located throughout the United States, ICW Group has been named for the twelfth consecutive year in a row and for the 20th time overall as a Top 50 performing P&C organization offering the stability of a large, profitable and growing company combined with a focus on all things people. It's our team members who make us an employer of choice and the vibrant company we are today. We strive to make both our internal and external communities better everyday! Learn more about why you want to be here!

PURPOSE OF JOB

The purpose of the AWS Cloud Engineer IV is to design, implement, and maintain cloud infrastructure systems using Amazon Web Services (AWS). This position will play a crucial role in ensuring the scalability, security, and robustness of our cloud solutions. The role will have extensive experience with the AWS platform and its cloud service offerings, as well as a deep understanding of cloud architecture and design principles. The AWS Cloud Engineer IV will collaborate closely with various teams, including development, operations, and security, to create and implement automation processes and standards for AWS cloud services. This position will ensure that all infrastructure components meet performance and security standards, conduct systems tests, develop and maintain design and troubleshooting documentation. This role will participate in the creation of new policies and procedures for cloud service use and compliance. The AWS Cloud Engineer IV will provide technical support for the AWS platform, working to improve capabilities and ensure the optimal operability of the AWS infrastructure.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Performs the role of Lead Engineer/Architect.

• Designs and develops cloud-based solutions in AWS that are scalable, highly available, fault tolerant and easily maintainable.
• Guides and provides technical guidance to platform and application development teams.
• Ensures all AWS cloud infrastructure components meet proper performance and security standards.
• Partners with software engineers and conducts code reviews.
• Participates in the creation of new policies and procedures for cloud service use and compliance.
• Provides advice on migrating existing products into an AWS environment.
• Seeks continuous learning and stays up-to-date with the latest AWS technologies and best practices to drive innovation and efficiency within the organization.

Leads and facilitates all technical aspects of several projects.

• Collaborates and supports the design and development of Enterprise applications and integrations.
• Champions and applies best practices, including design reviews and continuous integration/deployment.
• Works to minimize, if not eliminate, defects upon delivery.
• Partners with IT staff to perform a variety of complicated tasks with a wide degree of creativity and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
• Collaborates and actively participates in all phases of the Agile product lifecycle, including design, development, and deployment.
• Monitors AWS What's New and other forums to identify either changes to services or announcements of new services to determine fit for ICW infrastructure.

Partners with project management and other engineering teams in determining overall system solutions.

• Works collaboratively as a key contributor to a high performing team to improve and grow the AWS platform using best practices and technologies.
• Regularly evaluates existing cloud infrastructure to identify risks or opportunities for improvement.
• Provides expertise and shares knowledge and contributions to application development on multiple large-scale, business critical systems.
• Writes quality system functional specifications.
• Engages and partners with application teams to clearly understand the system design and roadmap.
• Actively collaborates with the application Teams to conceptualize, design, and implement application and system architecture.
• Works with security team to conceptualize, design, and implement application and security architecture.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This position does not have supervisor responsibilities but may mentor and train other software engineers.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor