
Strategic Staffing Solutions
STRATEGIC STAFFING SOLUTIONS (S3) HAS AN OPENING!
Strategic Staffing Solutions is currently looking for an AWS Cloud Engineer for a contract opportunity with one of our largest clients!
Candidates should be willing to work on our W2 ONLY.
Job Title: AWS Cloud Engineer
Role Type: W2 , Contract to Hire.
Duration: 6-9 months contract
Location: Riverwoods, IL
Schedule: Hybrid
Work Authorization: USC/GC only.
Work Authorization: USC/GC only.
Description:
We are looking for an experienced AWS Cloud Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, deploying, and maintaining our cloud-based infrastructure based on Amazon Web Services (AWS). You will work closely with various departments to ensure the cloud infrastructure meets business, security, and compliance needs.
Technical Skills:
- Proficiency in AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, and more
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform and Ansible
- Strong understanding of cloud architecture and design principles
- Knowledge of automation tools and scripting languages (e.g., Jenkins, Python, Bash)
- Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools like Datadog and Splunk
- Understanding of security best practices and compliance standards in cloud environments
- Ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues with cloud infrastructure
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- AWS certification
Responsibilities:
- Design and deploy applications utilizing the AWS stack (including EC2, Route53, S3, Lambda, etc.) to build scalable, secure, and robust cloud solutions.
- Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management using tools like Terraform, Jenkins and Ansible.Implement cost-control strategies and optimize cloud resource.
- Ensure all infrastructure components meet proper performance and security standards.
- Collaborate with team members to improve the company’s engineering tools, systems, procedures, and data security.
- Conduct systems tests for security, performance, and availability.Develop and maintain design and troubleshooting documentation.Participate in regular Agile ceremonies.
- Provide technical guidance and mentoring to less experienced engineers.
- Promote a risk-aware culture and ensure efficient and effective risk and compliance management practices.
Job ID: JOB-241470
Publish Date: 12 May 2025