Cloud & Systems Engineer — AWS/Ansible Specialist

Egreenservices; Newport News (VA); On-site; USD 79,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

Financial Advisors Plus in Newport News, VA is seeking a mid-level engineer to help drive AWS-driven initiatives and robust automation. The role emphasizes hands-on prototyping, cross-team collaboration, and delivering scalable microservice-ready solutions.

You will translate Rails metrics into actionable dashboards, optimize cold-start times, and coordinate with QA to maintain strong test coverage in a fast-moving environment.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to thrive both independently and as part of a tight-knit team.
• Adaptability and resilience when facing shifting requirements.
• A communicator who can disagree without making it personal.
• Five years of experience behind your own estimates.

Responsibilities

• Prototype rough AWS ideas fast, then decide which earn a place in Financial Advisors Plus's stack.
• Pair with cross-functional partners to scope and deliver contract projects.
• Wrangle Empathy config across environments so Newport News staging mirrors production.
• Translate Ruby on Rails metrics into the one chart Financial Advisors Plus leadership checks each morning.
• Cut Microservices cold-start times so Financial Advisors Plus functions wake before VA users notice.
• Partner with QA to define test coverage and catch regressions early.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Independent work

Team collaboration

Adaptability

Communication

Tools

Ansible

Job description

Financial Advisors Plus in Newport News, VA is seeking a mid-level engineer to help drive AWS-driven initiatives and robust automation. The role emphasizes hands-on prototyping, cross-team collaboration, and delivering scalable microservice-ready solutions.

You will translate Rails metrics into actionable dashboards, optimize cold-start times, and coordinate with QA to maintain strong test coverage in a fast-moving environment.