Senior AWS Cloud Engineer (Infrastructure/IaC)

Senior AWS Cloud Engineer (Infrastructure/IaC)

Anywhere

Type: Contract

Category: Engineer

Industry: Financial Services

Workplace Type: Remote

Reference ID: JN -052026-106941

Date Posted: 06/11/2026

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Our client is seeking an AWS Cloud Engineer III to operate and secure an enterprise AWS environment across multiple accounts. The role will manage account lifecycle processes, provision and maintain infrastructure with Terraform, enforce security controls and compliance, and support day-to-day operations including monitoring, cost governance, and on-call support. The engineer will collaborate with application, security, and architecture teams and document procedures and runbooks.

Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $75.00 to $85.00/hr. w2

Responsibilities:

• Provision and manage AWS accounts, services, and decommissioning within AWS Organizations.

• Perform VPC provisioning, upgrades, and configuration management using Terraform.

• Manage Transit Gateway attachments, route tables, and cross-account network connectivity.

• Support compute infrastructure including EC2 fleet management, Auto Scaling Groups, and load balancers.

• Execute infrastructure change requests through ITSM processes and formal change management.

• Develop, maintain, and troubleshoot Terraform configurations and modules.

• Operate within Terraform Cloud workspaces with policy-as-code enforcement.

• Manage Terraform state and plan/apply workflows across multiple AWS accounts.

• Implement and maintain SCPs, IAM policies, and least-privilege access.

• Enforce encryption and data protection for EBS, RDS, S3, and KMS.

• Triage and remediate findings from CSPM tools, vulnerability scanners, and drift detection.

• Manage VPC endpoints, PrivateLink, and network security controls.

• Monitor and respond to alarms, security findings, and AWS Config rule violations.

• Support FinOps practices for cost and budget monitoring and optimization.

• Participate in an on-call rotation for cloud platform support.

• Collaborate with application, security, and enterprise architecture stakeholders.

• Maintain runbooks, SOPs, and technical documentation.

• Document infrastructure decisions, configurations, and troubleshooting procedures.

Experience Requirements:

• 5 to 10 years of hands-on cloud infrastructure engineering experience with emphasis on AWS.

• Proficiency with Terraform and IaC lifecycle management.

• Deep knowledge of AWS services: VPC, EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, IAM, KMS, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Route 53, API Gateway, and ELB including Transit Gateway.

• Experience operating multi-account environments with AWS Organizations and SCPs.

• IAM policy design with cross-account access and least-privilege principles.

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines such as Terraform Cloud, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions.

• Experience with Git-based workflows including branching, pull requests, and reviews.

• Background in regulated or enterprise environments with formal change management such as ServiceNow.

• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills for complex multi-account environments.

• Clear written and verbal communication with ability to produce technical documentation.

• Must-have technical skills include AWS EC2 architecture, cloud security controls, EBS management, EC2 Image Builder, Golden AMI lifecycle, Terraform, launch templates with Auto Scaling Groups, Linux or macOS CLI, Python and Bash or Shell scripting, and understanding of CIS benchmarks, patch management, and image compliance.

• Nice-to-have skills include AWS certifications, CSPM tools, policy-as-code frameworks, experience in regulated industries, containerization and serverless familiarity, HashiCorp Vault, FinOps practices, and Golang exposure.

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Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.

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About Eliassen Group:

Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients’ capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve.

Eliassen is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and all employment decisions are based on merit, performance, and business needs. Eliassen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender identity or expression, sexual preference or orientation, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), marital status, creed, religion, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, age, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, prohibited criminal record inquiries of applicants and employees, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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