Cloud Engineer (AWS)

Cloud Engineer

Job Summary:

A growing media and technology organization is seeking a Cloud Engineer with hands-on experience in Amazon Web Services (AWS) to help support and scale cloud-based infrastructure. This role works closely with software developers and platform engineers to design, deploy, and maintain cloud services that power internal systems and customer facing applications. The position focuses on improving reliability, enabling safe application deployments, and helping teams build scalable infrastructure in a modern cloud environment. This is a fully remote role open to candidates located within the United States.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist with designing, implementing, and maintaining AWS cloud infrastructure supporting web applications and internal platforms

• Develop and maintain serverless solutions using services such as AWS Lambda, API Gateway, and DynamoDB

• Support CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows using tools such as GitHub Actions and cloud-based automation services

• Collaborate with developers to review and improve infrastructure-as-code deployments and cloud architecture practices

• Maintain authentication and identity services within cloud environments

• Configure monitoring, logging, and alerting using cloud-native tools to track system performance and availability

• Help implement alerting and reporting related to system health, uptime, and cloud usage costs

• Configure secure infrastructure practices including IAM roles, policies, and least-privilege access

• Assist with API routing, networking configurations, and service integrations within cloud environments

• Maintain storage and data services such as object storage and managed database platforms

• Work with engineering teams to improve the reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency of cloud resources

• Provide documentation and guidance for developers deploying applications in cloud environments

• Participate in infrastructure and automation code reviews

• Stay current with emerging cloud services and evaluate new platform capabilities

Required Qualifications:

• 2+ years of hands-on experience working with AWS in a professional environment

• Experience building or supporting applications using services such as Lambda, API Gateway, S3, DynamoDB, or RDS

• Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code tools (CDK, CloudFormation, Terraform, or similar)

• Experience using Git-based version control systems for collaboration and deployment workflows

• Understanding of REST APIs and general web application architecture

• Experience troubleshooting application deployments or cloud service issues

• Familiarity with monitoring and logging concepts within cloud environments

• Understanding of authentication and authorization systems (OAuth, tokens, identity providers, etc.)

• Ability to work independently while collaborating across distributed teams

• Strong problem-solving skills and willingness to learn new technologies Preferred Experience

• AWS certification such as Solutions Architect, Developer, or SysOps Administrator

• Experience working with CI/CD automation pipelines

• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure-as-Code frameworks

• Experience writing code in languages such as TypeScript, Python, or similar scripting languages

• Exposure to multi-cloud environments or supporting integrations with additional cloud providers

• Familiarity with cloud cost optimization practices

• Experience working with containerized workloads such as Docker or Kubernete.

Compensation Range:

$85,000 – $110,000 annually