AWS Cloud Engineer- Remote

Amtex Systems Inc; Houston (TX); Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Part time

Job summary

Amtex Systems Inc. is seeking a hands-on AWS Cloud Engineer for a 12-month contract, fully remote in the United States.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of AWS experience and is proficient with Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, OpenSearch, and related tools to build cloud-native, event-driven data processing solutions. Update from management emphasizes AWS certification (Solutions Architect or Developer) and the ability to design, deploy, and optimize scalable cloud architectures, including Kafka

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on AWS experience.
• Experience with AWS Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, OpenSearch, and related services.
• Event-driven and batch processing using S3 Events and EventBridge.
• Kafka producer/consumer experience and Lambda event source mappings.
• REST API development using Lambda, OAuth 2.0, and Swagger/OpenAPI.
• Terraform, Git, and VS Code proficiency.
• Strong troubleshooting and cost/performance optimization focus.
• AWS certification preferred (Solutions Architect or Developer).

Skills

AWS experience

AWS Lambda

AWS Glue

Amazon S3

DynamoDB

OpenSearch

Secrets Manager

KMS

EventBridge

S3 Events

Kafka

OAuth 2.0

Swagger/OpenAPI

REST APIs

Terraform

Git

VS Code

Cost optimization

Performance optimization

Troubleshooting

MDM

Tools

Terraform

Git

VS Code

Job description

100% Remote

12 month contract

We have an urgent role of AWS Cloud Engineer.

Update from the manager: Please consider candidates with at least one AWS certification, preferably AWS Certified Solutions Architect or AWS Certified Developer.

We are looking for a hands-on AWS Cloud Engineer with 5+ years of AWS experience to build and support cloud-native, event-driven, and data processing solutions.

MDM experience is a plus. Please share any candidate profiles that match these skills and requirements.

Key Skills:

• 5+ years of hands-on AWS experience
• AWS Lambda, Glue, S3, DynamoDB, OpenSearch, Secrets Manager, and KMS
• Event-driven and batch processing using S3 Events, EventBridge Rules, and EventBridge Scheduler
• Apache Kafka producer/consumer experience and Lambda event source mappings
• REST API development using Lambda, OAuth 2.0, and Swagger/OpenAPI
• Terraform experience, including ability to understand and review terraform plan
• Git and Visual Studio Code
• AWS performance and cost optimization experience
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Nice to have: Master Data Management (MDM) experience