Senior Cloud Application Engineer

Intellectt INC; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

No employer-provided benefits

Job summary

Intellectt INC seeks a Senior Cloud Application Engineer to support AWS cloud environments and the continued development of web applications used within a robotics pre-operative planning organization. This contract role is hybrid to Pittsburgh with a pay rate of $36-$41 per hour.

The ideal candidate will work across application development, cloud operations, troubleshooting, monitoring, and continuous improvement, collaborating with software engineers, infrastructure teams, product stakeholders,

Qualifications

• Experience developing and supporting web apps in cloud environments.
• Hands-on AWS experience including production workloads.
• Experience troubleshooting cloud-hosted apps and production issues.
• Proficiency in a modern programming language for web/backend development.
• Experience developing and consuming RESTful APIs and distributed components.
• Familiarity with monitoring, logging, alerting, and performance analysis.
• Experience with source control, code reviews, and SDLC processes.
• Ability to work independently and communicate with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop, enhance, and maintain web apps in AWS environments.
• Support the day-to-day operation, availability, and reliability of cloud-hosted applications.
• Troubleshoot application, infrastructure, integration, and deployment issues.
• Monitor system performance, application health, logs, and operational metrics.
• Identify recurring issues and implement preventative improvements.
• Contribute to application architecture, cloud configuration, and technical design decisions.
• Build and maintain backend services, APIs, integrations, and supporting application components.
• Participate in code reviews, testing, release activities, and production deployments.
• Improve automation, observability, deployment processes, and operational workflows.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and deliver practical technical solutions.
• Document system behavior, troubleshooting procedures, technical decisions, and support processes.
• Support ongoing modernization, scalability, security, and performance improvements.

Skills

AWS

REST APIs

Cloud monitoring

Docker/Kubernetes

CI/CD

Web/backend development

Tools

AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS)

Job description

Title: Senior Cloud Application Engineer

Duration: 6+ months

Work Arrangement: Hybrid to Pittsburgh PARate: $36/Hr - $41/Hr W2

*2-3 years of relevant exp is good enough*

Our client is seeking a Senior Cloud Application Engineer to support AWS cloud environments and the continued development of web applications used within a robotics pre-operative planning organization.

This role will focus on supporting cloud-hosted applications, improving operational reliability, resolving production issues, and delivering ongoing enhancements across the application and cloud infrastructure stack.

The ideal consultant will be comfortable working across application development, cloud operations, troubleshooting, monitoring, and continuous improvement. This person will collaborate with software engineers, infrastructure teams, product stakeholders, and technical leadership to help ensure reliable and scalable application performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, enhance, and maintain web applications hosted in AWS environments.
• Support the day-to-day operation, availability, and reliability of cloud-hosted applications.
• Troubleshoot application, infrastructure, integration, and deployment issues.
• Monitor system performance, application health, logs, and operational metrics.
• Identify recurring issues and implement preventative improvements.
• Contribute to application architecture, cloud configuration, and technical design decisions.
• Build and maintain backend services, APIs, integrations, and supporting application components.
• Participate in code reviews, testing, release activities, and production deployments.
• Improve automation, observability, deployment processes, and operational workflows.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and deliver practical technical solutions.
• Document system behavior, troubleshooting procedures, technical decisions, and support processes.
• Support ongoing modernization, scalability, security, and performance improvements.

Required Qualifications

• Strong professional experience developing and supporting web applications in cloud environments.
• Hands-on experience with Amazon Web Services, including experience supporting production workloads.
• Experience troubleshooting cloud-hosted applications and resolving production issues.
• Proficiency in at least one modern programming language used for web or backend development.
• Experience developing and consuming RESTful APIs and working with distributed application components.
• Familiarity with application monitoring, logging, alerting, and performance analysis.
• Experience with source control, code reviews, testing, and software development lifecycle processes.
• Ability to work independently, prioritize issues, and communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with AWS services such as EC2, ECS or EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS, CloudWatch, IAM, API Gateway, or related services.
• Experience with infrastructure as code, CI/CD pipelines, and automated deployments.
• Familiarity with containers, Docker, Kubernetes, or serverless architectures.
• Experience with relational or NoSQL databases and data integration patterns.
• Experience improving application reliability, scalability, security, and performance.
• Background supporting software used in robotics, medical devices, healthcare, or other regulated environments.
• Familiarity with Agile development practices and modern DevOps or site reliability engineering principles.

Benefits

• This a contract position does not include employer-provided benefits.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard torace, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Background Check

Background checks may be conducted in accordance with applicable law.

Work Authorization

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.