Sr AWS Cloud Engineer - Akkodis : Job Details

Akkodis currently has an AWS Cloud Engineer position. This is an remote position, but the person needs to live within 40 miles of one the following cities Boston, Chicago, Portland Maine, or Dallas. No C2C or agencies allowed with this position. Pay/Salary Range: $160###-####00. Seeking a highly skilled and motivated AWS Cloud Engineer with a strong development background. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of designing, implementing, and managing scalable cloud infrastructure solutions on the AWS platform, leveraging Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles and cutting-edge technologies. The AWS Cloud Engineer will play a pivotal role in driving our cloud initiatives, ensuring the reliability, security, and efficiency of our AWS cloud environments. How you'll make an impact: • Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Build and maintain reusable, well-documented Terraform modules to manage cloud infrastructure across multiple environments with consistency and traceability. • Cloud Automation: Write Python-based automation to orchestrate cloud operations, streamline provisioning, and reduce manual toil. • Cloud Architecture: Design and implement resilient, secure, and scalable AWS environments using native services and modern architectural principles. • Full-Stack Cloud Engineering: Go beyond provisioning-design, develop, and maintain applications running in the cloud using Python or Go, with a strong understanding of distributed systems, event-driven design, and microservices. • AI/ML Tooling: Leverage modern AI/ML frameworks and tools such as AWS Bedrock, SageMaker, LangChain, Crew, or OpenAI APIs to build intelligent cloud-native applications and agent-driven workflows. • Security and Compliance: Apply least-privilege IAM policies, enforce encryption, and proactively manage vulnerabilities to align with security best practices. • Observability: Implement logging, metrics, and tracing using tools like CloudWatch, Datadog, or Splunk to monitor health, performance, and usage trends. • Version Control & CI/CD: Use GitHub and GitHub Actions to manage code, enforce guardrails, and automate deployments. • Incident Response & Troubleshooting: Respond to cloud infrastructure issues quickly, conduct root cause analysis, and implement remediations. • Disaster Recovery & Resilience: Define recovery strategies and ensure critical workloads can fail over safely. • Collaboration: Partner with application developers, security engineers, and product owners to align infrastructure with business needs. • Documentation: Write clear, concise runbooks, architecture diagrams, and configuration guides to support team scalability and onboarding. Experience you'll bring : • Proven expertise in using Terraform for Infrastructure as Code (IaC). • Strong proficiency in Python scripting for automation and AWS cloud operations tasks. • Solid understanding of Linux operating systems for cloud deployments. • A minimum of 7+ years of hands-on experience in designing, implementing, and managing cloud infrastructure on the AWS platform. Certifications: • Possess the Microsoft Certified: AWS Administrator Associate certification or higher. • Possess the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate or higher Skills: • Deep understanding of AWS cloud architecture principles, networking concepts, and security best practices. • Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills. • Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment. • Self-motivated and proactive, with a passion for learning and staying up-to-date with the latest AWS cloud technologies. Additional Preferred Qualifications: • Understanding of advanced networking concepts and experience with AWS networking services such as VPC, VPN, and Load Balancing. • Understanding of PKI infrastructure (certificates, encryption keys, and authentication protocols). • Experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes). • Experience with logging and monitoring products such as Splunk and Datadog. • Experience with AWS cloud cost optimization strategies. If you are interested in this AWS Cloud Engineer job, then please click APPLY NOW. For other opportunities available at Akkodis go to www.akkodis.com . If you have questions about the position, please contact Jim Tobin at jim.tobin@ akkodis.com Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled Pay Details: $160,000.00 to $180,000.00 per year Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please navigate to The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

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