Cloud Operations Engineer

About the role

Manages design, development, implementation, and maintenance of cloud computing infrastructure including gateways to remote services and endpoint systems.

Responsibilities

• Provision, configure, and maintain AWS resources such as EC2 instances, VPCs, S3 buckets, RDS databases, and other services.
• Maintain accurate documentation of cloud architecture, configurations, and operation procedures.
• Monitor system performance, availability, and health using Amazon CloudWatch and other monitoring tools.
• Create and manage IAM users, roles, and policies to enforce least-privilege access and maintain security compliance.
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure, networking, and service-related incidents within AWS environments.
• Manage networking components including VPCs, transit gateways, subnets, route tables, load balancers, and Route 53.
• Implement logging, auditing, and governance controls using AWS Config, CloudTrail, and organizational policies.
• Configure auto scaling, load balancing, and multi-AZ deployments to ensure high availability and scalability.
• Automate infrastructure deployment and updates using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and AWS CloudFormation.
• Deploy, manage, and maintain containerized applications using Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS), including cluster configuration, node management, and workload scaling.
• Manage backups, snapshots, and disaster recovery solutions to ensure business continuity.
• Configure patch management and system updates using AWS Systems Manager to maintain secure environments.
• Monitor and optimize AWS costs using tools such as AWS Cost Explorer, implementing rightsizing and savings plans as needed.
• Configure and maintain security controls including security groups, NACLs, encryption, AWS Shield, and GuardDuty.

Requirements

• Extensive experience deploying and managing infrastructure within Amazon Web Services (AWS) environments.
• Advanced proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, including module development, state management, and multi-environment deployments.
• Strong knowledge of AWS core services including EC2, S3, RDS, EBS, Lambda, and Elastic Load Balancing.
• Deep understanding of AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), AWS Organizations, and role-based access controls.
• Familiarity with hybrid cloud integrations between AWS and on-premises environments.
• Experience designing and managing AWS backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions (e.g., AWS Backup, cross-region replication).
• Experience managing containerized workloads using Amazon EKS and ECS, including cluster configuration and operational support.
• Strong working knowledge of AWS networking including VPCs, subnets, route tables, NAT gateways, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, Route 53, and security groups.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to create technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and operational runbooks.
• Commitment to operational excellence and adherence to AWS Well-Architected Framework principles.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills in complex, automated cloud environments.
• Adaptability and willingness to work in DevOps-driven environments with rapidly evolving priorities.
• High attention to detail in infrastructure configuration, security controls, and cost optimization.
• Prioritize multiple infrastructure initiatives and operational tasks while meeting deadlines.
• Sound judgment with the ability to make timely, risk-aware decisions in highly available AWS environments.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience deploying and managing infrastructure within Amazon Web Services (AWS) environments.
• Advanced proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, including module development, state management, and multi-environment deployments.
• Strong knowledge of AWS core services including EC2, S3, RDS, EBS, Lambda, and Elastic Load Balancing.
• Deep understanding of AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), AWS Organizations, and role-based access controls.
• Familiarity with hybrid cloud integrations between AWS and on-premises environments.
• Experience designing and managing AWS backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions (e.g., AWS Backup, cross-region replication).
• Experience managing containerized workloads using Amazon EKS and ECS, including cluster configuration and operational support.
• Strong working knowledge of AWS networking including VPCs, subnets, route tables, NAT gateways, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, Route 53, and security groups.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to create technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and operational runbooks.
• Commitment to operational excellence and adherence to AWS Well-Architected Framework principles.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills in complex, automated cloud environments.
• Adaptability and willingness to work in DevOps-driven environments with rapidly evolving priorities.
• High attention to detail in infrastructure configuration, security controls, and cost optimization.
• Prioritize multiple infrastructure initiatives and operational tasks while meeting deadlines.
• Sound judgment with the ability to make timely, risk-aware decisions in highly available AWS environments.

Skills

• Extensive experience deploying and managing infrastructure within Amazon Web Services (AWS) environments.
• Advanced proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, including module development, state management, and multi-environment deployments.
• Strong knowledge of AWS core services including EC2, S3, RDS, EBS, Lambda, and Elastic Load Balancing.
• Deep understanding of AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), AWS Organizations, and role-based access controls.
• Familiarity with hybrid cloud integrations between AWS and on-premises environments.
• Experience designing and managing AWS backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions (e.g., AWS Backup, cross-region replication).
• Experience managing containerized workloads using Amazon EKS and ECS, including cluster configuration and operational support.
• Strong working knowledge of AWS networking including VPCs, subnets, route tables, NAT gateways, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, Route 53, and security groups.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to create technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and operational runbooks.
• Commitment to operational excellence and adherence to AWS Well-Architected Framework principles.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills in complex, automated cloud environments.
• Adaptability and willingness to work in DevOps-driven environments with rapidly evolving priorities.
• High attention to detail in infrastructure configuration, security controls, and cost optimization.
• Prioritize multiple infrastructure initiatives and operational tasks while meeting deadlines.
• Sound judgment with the ability to make timely, risk-aware decisions in highly available AWS environments.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

A reasonable estimate of the pay range for this role is $00.00 - $00.00 per hour.

Schedule

Hybrid in Pittsburgh, PA.