Cloud Engineer

AARATECH; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

AaraTech is seeking an hands-on AWS DevOps Engineer to support cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, automation, containers, and production environments across client projects.

Design, deploy, and maintain AWS infrastructure, manage services like EC2, VPC, S3, IAM, RDS, and EKS/ECS. Build CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab, or AWS tools, and develop IaC with Terraform/CloudFormation.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in DevOps / Cloud / SRE.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS.
• Experience with Terraform/CloudFormation, CI/CD, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Strong Linux/Unix and scripting skills.
• Experience with Git/GitHub/GitLab.
• Good understanding of AWS networking, IAM, security, and troubleshooting.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain AWS infrastructure across multiple environments.
• Manage AWS services including EC2, VPC, S3, IAM, RDS, Route 53, EKS/ECS, ECR, and CloudWatch.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab, or AWS DevOps tools.
• Develop Infra as Code using Terraform and/or CloudFormation.
• Manage Docker containers and Kubernetes/EKS or ECS deployments.
• Automate processes using Python, Bash, or Shell scripting.
• Implement monitoring and logging using CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or ELK.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure, deployment, networking, and production issues.
• Follow AWS security best practices including IAM, encryption, secrets management, and least-privilege access.
• Support cloud cost optimization, reliability, and production operations.

Skills

DevOps

AWS

CI/CD

Linux/Unix

Scripting

Git/GitHub/GitLab

Cloud/SRE

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

GitLab

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Work Authorization: Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.

About the Role

AaraTech is looking for a hands-on AWS DevOps Engineer to support cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, automation, containers, and production environments across client projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain AWS infrastructure across multiple environments.
• Manage AWS services including EC2, VPC, S3, IAM, RDS, Route 53, EKS/ECS, ECR, and CloudWatch.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab, or AWS DevOps tools.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and/or CloudFormation.
• Manage Docker containers and Kubernetes/EKS or ECS deployments.
• Automate processes using Python, Bash, or Shell scripting.
• Implement monitoring and logging using CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or ELK.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure, deployment, networking, and production issues.
• Follow AWS security best practices including IAM, encryption, secrets management, and least-privilege access.
• Support cloud cost optimization, reliability, and production operations.

Required Skills

• 3+ years of experience in DevOps / Cloud / SRE.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS.
• Experience with Terraform/CloudFormation, CI/CD, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Strong Linux/Unix and scripting skills.
• Experience with Git/GitHub/GitLab.
• Good understanding of AWS networking, IAM, security, and troubleshooting.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Preferred

• AWS certification.
• Experience with EKS, Helm, Argo CD/Flux, DevSecOps, Ansible, and cloud cost optimization.
• Experience with production support, incident management, and disaster recovery.

About AaraTech

AaraTech connects skilled technology professionals with innovative organizations, providing opportunities to work on real-world projects involving cloud, DevOps, automation, and digital transformation.