AWS Cloud Engineer

Job Title : AWS Cloud Engineer

Location : Fully onsite Las Vegas, NV 100% - Local candidates ONLY!

Duration : 6 months

Business Vertical : BFSI

Experience Requested : 6-8 years

Description :

Strong experience with core AWS services : VPC, EC2, S3, IAM, Route 53, Backups, EKS, SSO, MSK, Security Hub, GuardDuty, and related security / compliance tooling.

Advanced networking knowledge, including hands-on experience with AWS Transit Gateway (TGW) and Direct Connect — setup, troubleshooting, and hybrid connectivity.

Observability & Monitoring : Experience with Amazon CloudWatch, Grafana, OpenTelemetry (OTEL), and proactive alerting and telemetry configuration.

Infrastructure as Code & Automation : Proficient in Terraform, GitLab CI / CD, and Shell scripting for end-to-end automation.

Container Orchestration : Solid understanding of Kubernetes (EKS) and Istio service mesh for traffic management, security, and observability.

Security & Patching : Experienced in patching and vulnerability remediation in cloud-native and containerized environments, aligned with best practices and compliance.

Programming & Scripting : Hands-on Python or Bash development experience for scripting, automation, and infrastructure tooling.

Problem-solving mindset with the ability to work efficiently in fast-paced, Agile / Scrum environments and collaborate across cross-functional teams.

Work in fast paced environments.