Cloud Engineer

DATAMETRICS SOFTWARE SYSTEMS INC.; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software solutions provider in Des Moines is seeking an experienced AWS Engineer. The role involves designing and administering AWS environments, migrating legacy systems, and creating hybrid workflows. Candidates must have over 5 years of experience with AWS services such as EC2, VPC, and IAM. The position is onsite and open only to US citizens. Strong skills in documentation and troubleshooting complex AWS issues are essential, along with the ability to support CI/CD pipelines.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience required for all skills listed.

Responsibilities

• Design and administer AWS environments to support enterprise workloads.
• Create hybrid workload patterns integrating cloud and on-premises systems.
• Migrate legacy systems to AWS, develop roadmaps and assessments.
• Document architectures and produce AWS diagrams.
• Diagnose AWS identity and compute issues.
• Guide teams through hybrid dependency failures.
• Document workflows, root causes, and mitigation strategies.
• Eliminate single points of failure in designs.
• Provide backup and recovery for RTO/RPO requirements.
• Support CI/CD infrastructure pipelines with automation.
• Enforce AWS guardrails for security.

Skills

Designing and administering AWS environments

Creating hybrid workload patterns

Migrating legacy systems to AWS

Documenting system architectures

Diagnosing complex AWS issues

Guiding teams through dependency failures

Documenting troubleshooting workflows

Providing backup, recovery, and DR

Supporting CI/CD infrastructure pipelines

Enforcing AWS guardrails

Job description

Overview

Location : 200 E Grand Avenue | Des Moines, IA 50309

State client IA

Start date: 05/18/2026 | End date: 06/30/2026 with possible extensions

Onsite position; US citizens only

Skills & Experience

Note: All listed skills require 5 years of experience.

• Designing and administering AWS environments (EC2, VPC, IAM, S3) to support enterprise workloads - 5 years
• Creating hybrid workload patterns where identity, authentication, and application services function seamlessly across cloud and on-premises systems
• Migrating legacy systems to AWS, including developing modernization roadmaps and workload readiness assessments
• Documenting system architectures and producing AWS architecture diagrams showing network topology, dependencies, and service interactions
• Diagnosing complex AWS identity, network, or compute issues affecting dependent applications
• Guiding teams through hybrid dependency failures such as directory sync disruptions, routing conflicts, or misconfigured IAM policies
• Documenting troubleshooting workflows, root causes, and long-term mitigation strategies
• Eliminate single points of failure in design patterns
• Provide backup, recovery, and DR to meet all RTO/RPO requirements
• Supporting CI/CD infrastructure pipelines that promote test, staging, and production environments through automated checks
• Enforcing AWS guardrails such as encryption, MFA, IAM role boundaries, and network segmentation