AWS Engineer

Honda; Carlsbad (NM); On-site; USD 91,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Honda in Carlsbad, NM is hiring an AWS Engineer to scale its technology platform. You will own the senior Attention Management workstream, containerize apps, and manage deployments with CloudFormation, while bridging Helm and Elasticsearch to make the platform cohesive.

Expect a hands-on leader who guides end-to-end initiatives, builds reliable backend services, and contributes to a tinker-friendly studio culture. Base salary ranges from $91,000 to $125,000 with growth and benefits.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated attention to detail and ability to drive complex projects to completion.
• Proven leadership experience guiding senior initiatives.
• A portfolio that speaks louder than a resume.
• 5+ years steering technology projects end to end.

Responsibilities

• Own the senior Attention Management workstream that unblocks the Carlsbad roadmap.
• Containerize applications and manage deployments with CloudFormation and Attention Management.
• Build the remote-native Grafana feature to win back NM accounts.
• Bridge Helm and Elasticsearch so the two halves of Honda's platform talk.

Skills

Attention to detail

Leadership experience

Portfolio evidence

5+ years exp

Job description

Honda is scaling its technology platform across NM, and the AWS Engineer we hire becomes one of its load-bearing decisions. The appeal is layered — $91,000 - $125,000, a temporary rhythm, technology ownership, and a Honda crew that backs bold calls.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the senior Attention Management workstream that unblocks the rest of Honda's Carlsbad, NM roadmap
• Containerize applications and manage deployments with CloudFormation and Attention Management
• Build the remote-native Grafana feature that wins back the NM accounts Honda lost
• Bridge Helm and Elasticsearch so the two halves of Honda's platform finally talk
• Design, build, and maintain reliable backend services using Incident Response and CloudFormation
• Hand off AWS runbooks so the next on-call at Honda sleeps better

What You'll Bring

• An eye for the question-everything detail that separates fine from finished
• Proven leadership experience guiding senior-level initiatives
• A portfolio that speaks louder than any line on your resume
• 5 or more years steering technology projects end to end

At Honda, a tinker-friendly Carlsbad-based studio, the whole mission boils down to making AWS feel effortless for everyone downstream. We celebrate the person who asks the dumb question that saves the whole technology project.

Expect a $91,000 - $125,000 base, a growth path with milestones, a mentor who shows up, and benefits that make staying at Honda easy.

Candidate outreach for this technology opening is happening as we speak.