Sr. Cloud Engineer

CloudShape, LLC; Maryland; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

401K contributions

Bonus Potential

Life Insurance

Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance

Training Assistance

Employee Referral Program

Job summary

A cloud solutions provider based in Maryland is looking for a Sr. Cloud Engineer to manage secure and scalable solutions on AWS. The role requires at least 8 years of IT experience, 6+ in AWS, and a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field. Key skills include AWS services management, CI/CD pipeline integration, and strong troubleshooting abilities. The position offers telecommuting options and attracts candidates with AWS certifications. Benefits include paid leave, insurance coverage, and 401K contributions.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of overall IT experience with 6+ years in AWS.
• Strong troubleshooting skills in an AWS environment.
• Experience with version control and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, configure, and manage AWS solutions.
• Design and deploy AWS services using Infrastructure as Code tools.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for project success.

Skills

AWS Cloud experience

Debugging and troubleshooting skills

Communication skills

CI/CD pipelines experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

AWS Solution Architect Professional certification

Tools

AWS CLI

PowerShell

Python

Terraform

Job description

Sr. Cloud Engineer

Location: DC/Maryland

Citizenship required: Yes

Clearance Type: Secret

Telecommute: Hybrid

Travel Required: No

Positions Available: 1

This person will be responsible for maintaining, configuring, and managing a secure, scalable, and highly available solution on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) platform.

Basic Qualifications

• At least eight (8) years of overall IT experience with 6+ years of AWS cloud experience with a bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology or related field or equivalent professional experience.
• Design, manage and deploy AWS services, including but not limited to EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, CloudFormation, and CloudWatch while utilizing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, such as AWS CloudFormation and Terraform, to automate the deployment and management of infrastructure resources.
• AWS Solution Architect Professional certification.
• US Citizen with an active secret security clearance.
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills, proficient in using the AWS CLI, PowerShell, and Python, to identify and resolve issues in an AWS environment.
• Extensive experience in Implementing version control and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines for infrastructure code.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience with Azure is highly preferred.
• AZ104 or AZ305 certifications are highly preferred.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Cloudshape will contribute to 401K plans without employee contributions.
• Bonus Potential
• Life Insurance and AD&D Insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Training Assistance
• Employee Referral Program

Cloudshape is a proud Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process or to perform the essential functions of the job, please contact [e-mail]. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.

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