Senior Cloud Engineer - AWS

About the role

P&C IT Services provides professional services to help our business units and corporate functions use technology to create, manage, and optimize information and business processes. This is a hybrid role that combines in-office and remote work.

Responsibilities

• Cloud Strategy and Architecture Design solutions using AWS and related cloud technologies.
• Define and enforce architecture standards for distributed microservices and serverless environments.
• Architect solutions using AWS Lambda, API Gateway, Step Functions, SageMaker, RDS (Aurora MySQL), DynamoDB, S3, Glue, Athena, Kinesis Firehose, EventBridge, CloudFormation, CDK, CodePipeline.
• Promote re-use through shared templates and solution components, leveraging Terraform and AWS CDK.
• Guide teams on AWS shared services, automated deployments, and immutable/disposable infrastructure patterns.
• Identify, communicate, and mitigate risks, assumptions, issues, and decisions throughout the lifecycle of cloud infrastructure solutions.

Analysis and Decision Making

• Translate business, information, and technical requirements into architectural blueprints for AWS-centric solutions.
• Stay current on competitive insights and evolving cloud trends, including serverless, containerization, and managed services.
• Analyze and resolve integration, compatibility, and multi-platform issues.
• Evaluate solution possibilities and architectural options based on feasibility and impact.

Technical Leadership

• Provide technical direction and leadership to engineering teams, including mentoring and reviewing as-built configurations.
• Lead requirements gathering and solutions analysis sessions, especially for custom software and data pipeline projects.
• Guide teams in building and maintaining microservices, serverless APIs, and data science workflows using AWS SageMaker, Glue ETL, and Athena.
• Oversee logging, monitoring, and alerting using AWS CloudWatch, SNS, and CloudTrail.

Required Technologies and Functions

• Deep expertise in AWS: Lambda, API Gateway, Step Functions, SageMaker, RDS (Aurora MySQL), DynamoDB, S3, Glue, Athena, Kinesis Firehose, EventBridge, CloudFormation, CDK, CodePipeline, CloudWatch, SNS, CloudTrail.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration: Kubernetes (EKS, AKS, GKE), Docker, ECS, Helm.
• Familiarity with data science workflows: SageMaker, Glue ETL, Athena, QuickSight.
• Knowledge of analytics platforms: Tableau, QuickSight.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code: Terraform, AWS CDK, CloudFormation.
• Understanding of security and compliance for PII and HIPAA data.
• Experience with monitoring, logging, and alerting in AWS environments.

Certifications Required

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional

Preferred Certifications

• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
• HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate

Programming Skills

• Python
• Java
• JavaScript (Node.js)

Experience

• Experience designing and operating distributed microservices, serverless architectures, and automated deployment pipelines.
• 8+ years in technology roles, with 3+ years in cloud architecture (AWS required, Azure or GCP a plus).

Education

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related discipline.

Benefits

We offer competitive benefits packages for full-time and part-time employees. Full-time employees have access to medical, dental, and vision coverage, wellness plans, parental leave, adoption assistance, and tuition reimbursement. Full-time and eligible part-time employees also enjoy Paid Time Off and paid holidays, a 401(k) plan with company match, an employee stock purchase plan, and commuter benefits. Compensation varies by role, level, and location and is influenced by skills, experience, and business needs. Your recruiter will provide details about benefits and specific compensation ranges during the hiring process.