Cloud Engineer

Job Title:

AWS Cloud Engineer

Location:

Atlanta (Hybrid)

Role Summary

• We are seeking an AWS Cloud Engineer who can build, deploy, and operate secure, scalable, and cost-efficient cloud infrastructure on AWS
• The ideal candidate combines strong cloud engineering expertise with execution skills across Terraform (IaC), Kubernetes (EKS), and Helm, while following best practices in security, reliability, and DevOps
• Ability to leverage AI tools, including agentic AI systems, to automate workflows, improve productivity, and enhance cloud operations

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and support AWS-based solutions across multiple environments (dev, staging, production)
• Build, deploy, and manage infrastructure using Terraform (IaC)
• Deploy and operate containerized platforms on Amazon EKS, including deployments using Helm
• Follow and implement cloud standards, governance, and operational best practices
• Define and manage IAM roles and policies aligned with team responsibilities and least-privilege principles
• Implement best practices for multi-account AWS environments, including AWS Organizations, SCPs, and account structure
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows (Jenkins, Argo CD, etc.)
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting, and continuously improve system reliability and performance
• Optimize AWS costs through right-sizing, usage analysis, and operational improvements
• Leverage AI/ML and agentic AI tools to automate infrastructure management, incident response, and operational tasks
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex infrastructure and platform issues

Required Skills

• 5\+ years of experience in cloud engineering/DevOps with strong hands-on delivery
• Deep expertise in AWS services (EKS, IAM, EC2, ALB/NLB, RDS, Route 53, etc.)
• Strong hands-on experience with Terraform (mandatory)
• Proven experience deploying and operating Kubernetes (EKS) platforms
• Experience with Helm for application deployment and management
• Strong understanding of AWS security best practices, especially IAM and access control
• Experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitOps, Argo CD, etc.)
• Solid understanding of networking concepts (subnets, routing, DNS, load balancing, security groups, NACLs)

Good to Have

• Experience with Argo CD / GitOps workflows
• Exposure to monitoring and observability tools (Datadog, Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana)
• Knowledge of service mesh (Istio, Linkerd) and container security tools
• Experience managing multi-account AWS environments at scale
• Familiarity with AI-driven automation frameworks, copilots, or autonomous agents for DevOps
• AWS Certifications (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, etc.)

Key Expectations

• Ability to independently implement, operate, and support AWS environments
• Ability to proactively identify issues, automate operational tasks, and maintain production systems with minimal supervision