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Consulting Principal AWS Cloud Engineer

Consulting Principal AWS Cloud Engineer

Ports NorthRaleigh, NC, United States
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We have partnered with our client in their search for a Consulting Principal AWS Cloud Engineer in Raleigh, NC.

Responsibilities :

As a Consulting Principal AWS Cloud Engineer, you will help define best practices, establish cloud vision, mentor teams, and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure our cloud infrastructure is robust, secure, scalable, resilient and cost-efficient. This role offers a unique opportunity to influence strategic cloud initiatives and build world-class cloud solutions that enable business agility and long-term innovation.

Cloud Strategy & Leadership

  • Develop and implement a comprehensive AWS cloud strategy, ensuring alignment with business and technology goals.
  • Provide technical leadership and advocacy, championing cloud-native best practices and innovation.
  • Lead and drive architectural decisions, ensuring scalability, security, and operational efficiency.

Cloud Architecture & Design

  • Architect secure, scalable, and highly available AWS cloud environments.
  • Develop and maintain enterprise-wide cloud blueprints, patterns, and frameworks to drive consistency.
  • Research and integrate emerging cloud technologies to foster continuous innovation.

    • Infrastructure as Code & Automation

  • Lead adoption and implementation of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, and Helm.
  • Design and optimize CI / CD pipelines to streamline cloud deployments and operations.
  • Implement self-healing and automated failover mechanisms to enhance resilience and reliability.

    • Kubernetes & Cloud-Native Technologies

  • Manage and optimize Kubernetes clusters (EKS, Helm, IAM) for scalability and security.
  • Define and enforce best practices for containerized applications and orchestration.
  • Improve Kubernetes networking, ingress, and observability solutions to enhance performance.

    • Security & Compliance

  • Establish and enforce security best practices for AWS environments, including IAM, WAF, Secret Manager, and encryption.
  • Implement zero-trust security models and secure multi-account AWS environments.
  • Conduct security audits, incident response, and ensure compliance with industry standards.

    • Monitoring, Logging & Reliability Engineering

  • Deploy and manage monitoring tools (DataDog, Splunk, CloudWatch, Coralogix) to ensure visibility and observability.
  • Implement SRE principles to enhance system uptime, reliability, and efficiency.
  • Conduct post-mortem analysis and drive continuous improvements in cloud performance.

    • Collaboration & Thought Leadership

  • Work closely with software developers, system engineers, and security teams to design and implement cloud solutions.
  • Provide mentorship, training, and technical leadership to engineering teams.
  • Drive industry engagement by sharing expertise through public speaking, contributing to open-source projects, and participating in technical advisory boards.

    • Skills Required :

  • Deep understanding of AWS services, including EC2, EKS, RDS, S3, Lambda, VPC, IAM, Transit Gateway, and CloudFormation.
  • Expertise in Kubernetes (EKS, Helm, Daemon Sets, StatefulSets, Karpenter, external-dns, aws-cni).
  • Strong experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, and automation scripting (Bash, Python, PowerShell).
  • Hands-on experience managing CI / CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps).
  • Proficiency in monitoring and logging tools (DataDog, Splunk, Coralogix, CloudWatch).
  • Strong networking and security knowledge (DNS, VPC, NAT, Security Groups, IAM).
  • Experience designing and developing scalable, production-grade software tools and automation scripts using Python.

    • Preferred Certifications

  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional (or equivalent).
  • Additional certifications in Kubernetes (CKA), AWS Security, or DevOps are a plus.

    • Leadership & Soft Skills

  • Proven experience leading cloud architecture and strategy initiatives.
  • Ability to mentor and guide technical teams in a fast-paced, agile environment.
  • Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills in complex cloud environments.
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts for engineering, business, and executive stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated ability to drive cultural change and advocate for cloud transformation.

    • Education & Work Experience :

  • 10+ years of experience in IT, with at least 5+ years in AWS cloud engineering and architecture.
  • Bachelor’s degree in similar field

    • Title : Consulting Principal AWS Cloud Engineer

    Location : Raleigh, NC

    Client Industry : Insurance

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