AWS Cloud – High Performance Computing Engineer

Jobtailor; Illinois; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in the United States (Illinois) seeks a senior AWS/HPC engineer to lead consulting and design scalable cloud infrastructures. You will collaborate with NIT and district teams to translate requirements into cost-effective AWS solutions, implementing IaC, CI/CD, and monitoring to ensure secure, compliant operations.

Applicants should have 10+ years in AWS cloud engineering and 5+ years HPC experience, with a BS in CS or related field and relevant certifications.

Qualifications

• 10+ years experience in AWS cloud engineering concepts and principles.
• Ability to advise broad audiences in technical and non-technical terms.
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related area required.

Responsibilities

• Lead consulting activities and documentation with NIT, Cloud Foundation Teams, and district stakeholders.
• Translate requirements into efficient AWS solutions using industry-standard practices.
• Design and implement scalable, secure AWS infrastructure using IaC.
• Automate deployment, testing, and monitoring through CI/CD pipelines.
• Monitor and troubleshoot production issues using AWS services like CloudWatch and IAM.
• Implement security and governance controls to ensure compliance with information security guidelines.

Skills

AWS architecture

HPC experience

Stakeholder engagement

CI/CD

Education

BSc in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Infrastructure as Code

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead consulting activities and documentation in partnership with NIT, Cloud Foundation Teams, and district stakeholders to meet business requirements
• Collaborate with teams to translate requirements into efficient, cost‑effective AWS solutions using industry‑standard practices
• Design and implement scalable, fault‑tolerant, and secure AWS infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles
• Automate deployment, testing, and monitoring through CI/CD pipelines
• Monitor and troubleshoot production issues using AWS services (CloudWatch, CloudTrail, IAM, EC2, Lambda, ECS Fargate, Parallel Cluster)
• Implement security and governance controls to ensure compliance with audit requirements and Information Security guidelines

Qualifications

• 10+ years experience pertaining to concepts and principles in functional area primarily AWS cloud engineering.
• 5+ years of hands‑on High Performance Computing (HPC) experience is required
• Ability to act as a trusted advisor with broad audiences, both technical and non‑technical to present information in a credible, confident, and influential manner.
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related area required.
• AWS Associate or Professional certifications strongly preferred.