Remote Cloud Engineer: AWS, Kubernetes & IaC

Eliassen Group; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 90,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) with match

Life insurance

Job summary

Eliassen Group is seeking an Application Cloud Engineer to maintain and enhance AWS-based applications and infrastructure for a Government sector client. The role collaborates with development, operations, and security teams to ensure scalability, performance, and security.

The position is remote and on a W2 contract with comprehensive benefits. Responsibilities include provisioning AWS infrastructure with Terraform, managing EKS clusters, configuring networking, and ensuring reliability and

Qualifications

• Hands-on AWS experience with cloud deployment strategies.
• Familiarity with image registries and CI/CD pipelines for containers.
• Proficiency with Python, Bash, YAML/JSON, Node.js, and Lambda.

Responsibilities

• Provision and manage AWS infrastructure using IaC tools such as Terraform.
• Manage Amazon EKS including cluster provisioning, upgrades, and node groups.
• Configure EKS networking including VPC CNI and security groups for pods.
• Administer Kubernetes objects including deployments, services, and RBAC.
• Monitor and troubleshoot production systems using CloudWatch.

Skills

AWS

Python

Bash

YAML/JSON

Node.js

Lambda

CI/CD

Kubernetes

Docker

ECS

EKS

Terraform

Education

BS/BA, MS/MA, PhD equivalent

HS Diploma/equivalent

Tools

Terraform

Amazon ECR

CI/CD pipelines

CloudWatch

Job description

Eliassen Group is seeking an Application Cloud Engineer to maintain and enhance AWS-based applications and infrastructure for a Government sector client. The role collaborates with development, operations, and security teams to ensure scalability, performance, and security.

The position is remote and on a W2 contract with comprehensive benefits. Responsibilities include provisioning AWS infrastructure with Terraform, managing EKS clusters, configuring networking, and ensuring reliability and