AWS Cloud Solutions Engineer

Diversified Systems.com; Little Rock (AR); Remote; USD 110,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology services corporation is seeking an AWS Cloud Solutions Engineer to manage and optimize large systems in the AWS Cloud. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in cloud services, security compliance, and infrastructure as code. This remote position requires problem-solving abilities and effective communication with IT resources and business partners. Candidates with a strong background in AWS are encouraged to apply.

Benefits

Flexible compensation packages

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• 4 years of hands-on experience with AWS Cloud platforms.
• Expertise in AWS security solutions and monitoring services.
• Proven experience in cloud environment management.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational support for AWS Cloud and debug systems.
• Plan and execute workload migrations to AWS Cloud.
• Design and maintain dashboards for system utilization.

Skills

AWS services

Cloud migration

Infrastructure as Code

Security compliance

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

CDK in Typescript

AWS CloudFormation

Jira

Job description

AWS Cloud Solutions Engineer
Remote (Onsite first 2 weeks)


Description:
DSI is searching for a highly skilled AWS Cloud Solutions Engineer who will be responsible for configuration, migration, modification, support, and management of these very large systems in the AWS Cloud.


Responsibilities:

• Provide primary operational support and engineering for the public cloud platform, and debug and optimize systems and automate routine tasks.
• Plan, design, and implementation of workload migrations from on premises to AWS Cloud.
• Configure, monitor and assist with the maintenance and support of the infrastructure environment within the AWS environment.
• Configure, tune, and maintain AWS services like CloudWatch, CloudTrail, GuardDuty, Security Hub, Systems Manager, Network Firewall, WAF, Security Group, Tagging, Network ACL's and Routing Tables.
• Setup and maintain Gateway Load Balancer and Transit Gateway.
• Setup and maintain VPC's in different Availability Zones, including WFCS and SQL installations and HAG.
• Setup and maintain backup solutions using AWS native services. This includes EC2 instances, FSX Servers, various S3 storage types, AMI, and Infrastructure as Code scripts
• using CDK in Typescript.
• Configure, automate, and monitor AWS CloudWatch alarms and notifications for system(s) health checks.
• Design, develop and maintain Executive Level dashboards for system(s) utilization, health, and cost.
• Setup and maintain security using tools like AWS Guard, AWS OU, IAM, CrowdStrike, and Tenable.
• Environment hardening to meet compliance requirements and configuration rules for Pub 1075, PII, and NIST frameworks.
• Collaborate with other IT resources and vendors to resolve application and/or infrastructure related issues to the existing AWS environment.
• Maintain technical documentation of the existing AWS environment related to storage, backups, & patching.
• Participate in the selection of new technologies while maintaining departmental information technology and security standards.
• Effectively communicate with Management, co-workers, and business partners.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• 4 years of hands-on experience migrating/implementing significant applications on AWS Cloud platforms required.
• 4 years of AWS web environment design and build experience, which includes AWS services like EC2, ELB, Systems Manager, FSX, SES, SNS and S3 required.
• 4 years of experience using AWS security solutions such as WAF, Network Firewall, Security Group, Tagging, Network ACL's, Routing Tables, Gateway Load Balancer required.
• 4 years of experience using Internet Gateway, AWS Guard, SecurityHub and GuardDuty required.
• 4 years of experience with high volume, mission critical applications and their interdependencies with other applications and databases required.
• 4 years of infrastructure to Code scripting using CDK in Typescript, Cloud Formation, and AMI required.
• 4 years of monitoring, maintenance, and support of the infrastructure within AWS environments required.
• 2 years of experience using monitoring solutions like CloudWatch and CloudTrail required. 2 years of experience configuring CrowdStrike and Tenable required.
• 4 years of experience and knowledge of AWS network-level logging configuration and management required.
• 4 years of configuration and maintenance of AWS dashboards required.
• 4 years of experience with all facets of IT including Networking, DB Systems, Security, DevOps, Backup, DR and modern development methodologies required.
• 4 years of experience designing and implementing common shared services across enterprise applications required.
• 4 years of strong analytical skills and ability to resolve complex business/IT problems required.
• Microsoft Windows Server System Administrator experience required.
• GenTax architecture and application maintenance experience desired.
• Familiarity with industry security standards and best practices (PUB1075, FIPS, CIS, NIST, PII) highly desired.
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written highly desired.
• Availability to provide 24-hour support highly desired.
• Experience using Incident Management software solutions like Jira highly desired.
• AWS Solutions Architect certification highly desired.

About Diversified Systems
Founded in 1990, Diversified Systems is an award-winning Technology Services corporation providing all levels of IT project consulting services nationwide. DSI is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio with regional offices in the American Midwest and East Coast. We offer our consultants a number of flexible and competitive compensation benefit packages.

Diversified Systems is committed to the principles of equal employment. We are committed to complying with all federal, state, and local laws providing equal employment opportunities, and all other employment laws and regulations.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
DSI values authenticity and is committed to making sure our employees and partners are valued and respected. At DSI, we believe building a diverse culture is important because we know when people work together, we can achieve better results as a team. DSI realizes that everyone comes from various backgrounds. We celebrate these differences because our employees are our greatest asset as we strive to best meet the needs of those we serve. As part of our ongoing efforts, DSI is focused on advancing equality, diversity, and inclusion by setting high standards to continually evolve our culture. This includes but is not limited to recruiting, community involvement, client delivery, and career development.