Junior AWS Cloud Engineer Start Your Cloud Career

Sonata Software; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Sonata Software in Phoenix, AZ is seeking a highly motivated Computer Science graduate (Master's preferred) for an Associate AWS Cloud Engineer (Entry Level). This role focuses on building cloud skills in AWS, automation, and enterprise cloud environments.

The ideal candidate has strong communication, solid CS fundamentals, and a passion for learning AWS cloud services, with opportunities to work on migration, modernization, and governance initiatives.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Science, IT, Computer Engineering, or related discipline.
• Recent graduate or 0–2 years of experience.
• Strong understanding of computer science fundamentals, operating systems, networking, and cloud concepts.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Eagerness to learn and grow within AWS cloud technologies.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the deployment, configuration, and support of AWS cloud services and infrastructure.
• Monitor cloud resources and support operational activities to ensure system reliability and performance.
• Participate in cloud migration, modernization, and optimization initiatives.
• Work with senior cloud engineers to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues.
• Support cloud security, compliance, and governance activities.
• Assist in creating and maintaining technical documentation and operational procedures.
• Learn and implement cloud automation and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) practices.
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams including infrastructure, application, security, and business teams.

Skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Problem-solving

Cloud fundamentals

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science / IT / Computer Engineering

Tools

AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, IAM, VPC, CloudWatch, CloudFormation)

Job description

Sonata Software in Phoenix, AZ is seeking a highly motivated Computer Science graduate (Master's preferred) for an Associate AWS Cloud Engineer (Entry Level). This role focuses on building cloud skills in AWS, automation, and enterprise cloud environments.

The ideal candidate has strong communication, solid CS fundamentals, and a passion for learning AWS cloud services, with opportunities to work on migration, modernization, and governance initiatives.