Remote AWS Cloud & IaC Automation Engineer

ZP Group; United States; Remote; USD 96,000 - 165,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Contract length 4–5 months

Competitive hourly rate

Job summary

Piper Companies is seeking a Cloud Engineer for a fully remote, 4-5 month contract focused on cloud modernization and automation. You will design, deploy, and automate cloud environments in AWS using Terraform, while supporting CI/CD processes and Infrastructure as Code practices.

The role emphasizes scripting (Python, Bash, PowerShell) and collaboration with DevOps and Infrastructure teams to drive scalable cloud solutions.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of Cloud Engineering, DevOps, SRE, or Infrastructure Engineering experience.
• Hands-on experience with AWS.
• Strong experience with Terraform and IaC.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or similar.
• Scripting in Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Knowledge of cloud networking, security, and automation best practices.
• Experience troubleshooting cloud-based applications and infrastructure.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills in remote teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain cloud infrastructure within AWS environments.
• Develop and manage IaC solutions using Terraform.
• Build, enhance, and support CI/CD pipelines for deployments.
• Automate cloud operations, provisioning, monitoring, and maintenance.
• Develop scripts to streamline workflows.
• Collaborate with DevOps, Software Engineering, and Infra teams for best practices.
• Troubleshoot deployment, infrastructure, and automation issues.
• Support cloud security, compliance, scalability, and performance initiatives.
• Document cloud architecture and deployment procedures.
• Participate in cloud migration, modernization, and optimization efforts.

Skills

AWS

Terraform

CI/CD

Python

Bash

PowerShell

SRE

DevOps

Cloud Networking

Tools

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI/CD

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

Job description

Piper Companies is seeking a Cloud Engineer for a fully remote, 4-5 month contract focused on cloud modernization and automation. You will design, deploy, and automate cloud environments in AWS using Terraform, while supporting CI/CD processes and Infrastructure as Code practices.

The role emphasizes scripting (Python, Bash, PowerShell) and collaboration with DevOps and Infrastructure teams to drive scalable cloud solutions.