AWS Engineer

Strategic Advantage; Ames (IA); On-site; USD 81,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

Strategic Advantage in Ames, IA is seeking an AWS Engineer who values thorough docs and reliable deployments. This full-time role focuses on owning Kubernetes-driven delivery, ArgoCD pipelines, and Terraform-based infrastructure, with a strong emphasis on practical problem-solving.

You will collaborate with a small, builder-led team and contribute to CI/CD enhancements, incident readiness, and clear communication with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 4 years of Kubernetes experience
• Ability to document decisions and APIs clearly
• Experience with Terraform and IaC tooling
• On-call or incident experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Containerize applications and manage deployments with Ansible
• Document decisions, architecture, and APIs for the org
• Hand off ArgoCD runbooks for on-call readiness
• Carry the Terraform platform work for IA expansion
• Keep CI/CD workflows fast and reliable across IA teams
• Integrate events into ArgoCD pipeline and reports

Skills

Kubernetes

Calm under pressure

Clear communication

Independent worker

Team collaboration

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

ArgoCD

CI/CD infrastructure

Job description

This full-time AWS Engineer role at Strategic Advantage suits the engineer who reads the changelog before upgrading and the docs before asking. The Ames role is less about the $81,000 - $106,000 and more about what 4 years of Kubernetes lets you own at Strategic Advantage.

Key Responsibilities

• Containerize applications and manage deployments with Presentation Skills and Ansible
• Document technical decisions, architecture, and APIs for the broader org
• Hand off ArgoCD runbooks so the next on-call at Strategic Advantage sleeps better
• Carry the Terraform platform work that makes Strategic Advantage's next IA expansion boring
• Keep Strategic Advantage's Conflict Resolution CI under ten minutes so Ames, IA engineers stay in flow
• Maintain and improve CI/CD infrastructure across IA engineering teams
• Stitch Presentation Skills events into the ArgoCD pipeline feeding Strategic Advantage's technology reports

What You'll Bring

• Demonstrated calm when an Ames, IA client changes scope mid-stream
• A communication style that translates jargon back into plain English
• Real proficiency with Conflict Resolution, plus willingness to learn Terraform fast
• Ability to thrive both independently and as part of a tight-knit team
• Professionalism, integrity, and discretion with sensitive information

The team at Strategic Advantage is small, builder-led, and entirely convinced that Ames is the best place to reinvent technology. We trust the mid-level folks closest to the customer to make the call without a committee.

For this AWS Engineer role we offer $81,000 - $106,000, a mentor who has walked the path, and benefits designed for life outside Strategic Advantage.