AWS Cloud Engineer — Serverless & IaC (Chicago, Onsite)

SFE; Alaska; On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

SFE is seeking an AWS Cloud Engineer to join our on-site team in Chicago, IL. The role focuses on building and maintaining AWS-based infrastructure and pipelines, with emphasis on serverless services and IaC using CDK. Strong scripting with TypeScript or Node.js is preferred.

The ideal candidate will implement scalable cloud architectures, optimize CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, and collaborate across teams to ensure secure, reliable cloud solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience with AWS core services and cloud infrastructure.
• Proficient in AWS CDK and IaC practices.
• Experience implementing CI/CD using GitHub Actions.
• Proficiency in TypeScript or Node.js for serverless tooling.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshooting AWS serverless services (Lambda, API Gateway, ECS, RDS, DynamoDB, etc).
• Manage IAM, VPC, CloudWatch, S3, and networking components.
• Implement and maintain IaC with CDK.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and GitHub Actions workflows.

Skills

AWS Core Services

AWS CDK

GitHub Actions

TypeScript

Node.js

CI/CD

Tools

GitHub Actions

Job description

SFE is seeking an AWS Cloud Engineer to join our on-site team in Chicago, IL. The role focuses on building and maintaining AWS-based infrastructure and pipelines, with emphasis on serverless services and IaC using CDK. Strong scripting with TypeScript or Node.js is preferred.

The ideal candidate will implement scalable cloud architectures, optimize CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, and collaborate across teams to ensure secure, reliable cloud solutions.