Cloud Ops Engineer: AWS Resiliency, IaC & FinOps

Kforce Inc; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Kforce's client in Memphis, TN is seeking an Operations Engineer (Cloud) to support AWS disaster recovery, cloud resiliency, automation, and FinOps initiatives. This role emphasizes building and maintaining IaC with Terraform and automation to streamline provisioning and operations.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in cloud/DevOps, hands-on AWS DR testing, and strong scripting skills (Python, PowerShell, Bash).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of experience in Cloud Engineering, Platform Engineering, DevOps, SRE, or Systems Engineering.
• Strong experience building and maintaining Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform preferred) and automation through scripting using Python, PowerShell, and/or Bash.
• Hands-on experience implementing and testing AWS disaster recovery strategies.
• Deep understanding of disaster recovery concepts, including RTOs, RPOs, runbook development, and recovery validation.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain Terraform Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) modules, standards, and reusable cloud patterns.
• Develop automation and scripting solutions to streamline provisioning and operational workflows.
• Configure and support AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery (DRS) and related resiliency services.
• Create and maintain disaster recovery runbooks, recovery procedures, and testing plans.
• Execute DR tests, failovers, and failback activities while driving continuous improvement efforts.
• Enhance monitoring and alerting for replication health, backups, and recovery workflows.
• Partner with security and risk teams to ensure compliance and governance requirements are met.

Skills

Cloud engineering

Terraform IaC

Automation scripting

Python

PowerShell

Bash

AWS disaster recovery

DR concepts

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS or related field

Tools

Terraform

Git

CI/CD

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

Apptio Cloudability

AWS cost tools

Job description

Kforce's client in Memphis, TN is seeking an Operations Engineer (Cloud) to support AWS disaster recovery, cloud resiliency, automation, and FinOps initiatives. This role emphasizes building and maintaining IaC with Terraform and automation to streamline provisioning and operations.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in cloud/DevOps, hands-on AWS DR testing, and strong scripting skills (Python, PowerShell, Bash).