AWS Cloud Operations Engineering Lead

Job Title: Lead AWS Cloud Operations Engineer

Tax Term: W2/1099/C2C

Location: Hybrid - Atlanta, GA

Employment Type: Contract To Hire (C2H)

Duration: 12+

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Job Summary

We are seeking a Cloud Engineering Ops Lead (AWS + Application Support) to ensure AWS platforms and customer-facing applications are highly available, observable, secure, recoverable, and cost-efficient. This role focuses on making operational processes seamless so that on-call teams can respond effectively and releases remain stable and predictable.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage AWS operations including EC2, EKS, RDS, ALB/CloudFront, IAM/OIDC, and networking (VPC, TGW, Security Groups)
• Support application releases including readiness checks, smoke testing, and rollback strategies
• Build and maintain observability systems (dashboards, logs, metrics, traces, alerts)
• Own backup and disaster recovery including policies, retention, cross-region replication, and restore testing
• Lead incident management (Sev-1/2), ensuring clear communication and effective resolution
• Drive cost optimization through tagging, right-sizing, RI/SP coverage, and lifecycle management
• Develop runbooks, automate repetitive tasks, and improve operational efficiency
• Maintain security best practices including least-privilege access and credential rotation
• Ensure production readiness and stability across AWS environments
• Required Skills & Qualifications
• 8–10+ years of experience in cloud and application operations
• Strong hands-on expertise in AWS (EC2, EKS, RDS, CloudFront, IAM, VPC)
• Experience in monitoring, logging, and alerting frameworks
• Proficiency in automation tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or Python
• Experience with backup and disaster recovery planning and validation
• Strong understanding of cloud networking and infrastructure design
• Experience leading incidents and managing production environments

Preferred Skills

• AWS Solutions Architect Certification
• Networking certifications (CCNA/CCNP or equivalent)
• ITIL Certification