AWS Cloud Engineer/Networking-On prem to AWS migrations- Relocation assistance provided

Elite Technical; Portsmouth (VA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

On-call bonus

Hybrid work schedule

Job summary

Elite Technical is seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Engineer to join our client's team in a hybrid role near Portsmouth, NH. You will design, implement, and maintain scalable, secure cloud infrastructure on AWS, with emphasis on high availability and performance across environments.

You will bridge development and operations, lead migrations to AWS, implement IaC pipelines, and collaborate with DevOps, security, and network teams.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of proven experience as a Cloud Engineer or DevOps Engineer focused on AWS services
• Cloud migration experience from on-prem to AWS
• IaC tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• CI/CD concepts and tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or AWS native tools
• Networking concepts, security principles in cloud
• Scripting in Python, Bash, or PowerShell
• Familiarity with Prometheus, ELK stack, or Splunk

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable AWS infrastructure
• Bridge development and operations for smooth deployment
• Lead migration to AWS and manage cloud security/compliance
• On-call rotation and hybrid work schedule support

Job description

Absolutely no third parties please !

OUT OF TOWN CANDIDATES WELCOME ! Relocation assistance in the form of a reporting bonus is available for this role !

PLEASE NOTE-Candidates must have a tie to the Portsmouth New Hampshire region to be considered.

Immediate, Full Time Employment opportunity available! Our direct client is seeking a skilled and motivated Cloud Engineer with expertise in Amazon Web Services (AWS) to join our client's dynamic team! As a Cloud Engineer, you will play a critical role in designing, implementing, and maintaining our cloud infrastructure on AWS. Your primary focus will be on ensuring high availability, scalability, and security of our cloud-based applications and services. You will play a crucial role in building and maintaining the infrastructure, tools, and processes necessary for our organization's software development and deployment pipelines. Your primary responsibility will be to bridge the gap between development and operations, ensuring smooth and efficient collaboration and delivery of high-quality software solutions. You will be working as our clients internal lead for theirmigration to AWS Cloud to their team of consultants currently on this project.

Face to face interviews are required for this position FOR CANDIDATES LOCAL TO PORTSMOUTH NH. FOR OUT OF TOWN CANDIDATES A VIRTUAL INTERVIEW IS ACCEPTABLE.

This position is a full-time/permanent opportunity with our client offering a generous salary/benefits and bonus pay structure. This position is a hybrid opportunity (onsite 2-3 days per week in Portsmouth NH). This position also requires on-call shift support one week every month.

Location: Hybrid, onsite 2-3 days per week in Portsmouth NH
Salary: 100-117K - Can-go up to 134K for a ROCK STAR candidate + companywide bonus 7% of base.
On-call every 3 weeks for 1 entire week, 7x24 - $135.00 for the extra week will be paid. Rarely gets calls outside of normal business hours. Will be remote for any hours outside of normal business hours

Required Skills

• 7+ years of proven experience as a Cloud Engineer or DevOps Engineer, with a focus on AWS services and technologies
• Highly preferred: Cloud migration experience from on-prem to AWS
• Strong knowledge of AWS core services such as EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, and CloudTrail (one ore more)
• Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.
• Experience with containerization technologies like Docker and container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes.
• Solid understanding of CI/CD concepts and experience with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or AWS native tools.
• Solid understanding of networking concepts, security principles, and best practices in the context of cloud computing.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools like Prometheus, ELK stack, or Splunk.

Seeking an AWS Cloud Engineer with Networking experience - Palo Alto is virtualized in AWS so transit gateway experience is a huge plus - Gateway load balancers / Gateway loadbalance points - anything AWS Network related would be ideal, Infrastructure as a Code (IAC)

On network side - R&S, Firewall (Palo Alto is preferred but will accept other firewall exp), Netscaler, blend of Network Eng and Security Network Eng is the target

Very close to AWS migration being completed --few weeks out - 30 accounts in AWS