Onsite C2C Role: AWS Cloud SME at Dallas, TX

AWS Cloud SME (Devops not workable) Location: Dallas, TX (Onsite) Duration: 6 Months CTH

NEED LOCAL ONLY

Important points: Multi-cloud Infrastructure SME with hands‑on experience in AWS(primary), Azure, and GCP Strong experience with hybrid cloud networking (Direct Connect, Interconnect, ExpressRoute), secure IAM management, and cloud security best practices Ability to deploy secure, scalable, and highly available resources using architectures provided by the Cloud Architect Expertise in Terraform, StackStorm, and Ansible (modules, environments, remote state, CI/CD integration) The Cloud SME is the go‑to expert for AWS and Azure cloud platforms. This role designs, reviews, and supports cloud solutions to make sure they are secure, reliable, cost‑effective, and compliant. The SME guides teams, supports projects, resolves complex issues, and advises leadership and customers on cloud best practices. Key Responsibilities 1. Cloud Architecture & Design Design and review AWS and Azure cloud architectures (IaaS, PaaS, limited SaaS). Ensure solutions follow best practices for security, scalability, high availability, and DR. Support hybrid and multi‑cloud environments. Define standard architectures, templates, and guardrails. 2. Cloud Operations & Support Act as Level‑3 / SME escalation for AWS and Azure issues. Troubleshoot complex issues related: Compute (EC2, Azure VMs); Storage (S3, EBS, Azure Blob, Disk); Networking (VPC, VNets, VPN, Load Balancers); Identity & Access (IAM, Azure AD). Support 24×7 operations model (on‑call or advisory). 3. Security & Compliance Enforce least‑privilege access, IAM best practices, and RBAC. Implement and review: Network security (NSG, Security Groups, NACLs); Encryption, Key Management (KMS, Key Vault); Logging and monitoring (CloudTrail, Azure Monitor). Support compliance, audits, and security reviews. 4. Automation & Infrastructure as Code Drive automation using: Terraform / CloudFormation / ARM / Bicep. Standardize repeatable builds and reduce manual work. Integrate cloud automation with CI/CD pipelines. 5. Cost Management & Optimization Monitor cloud spend and optimize costs using: Budgets, alerts, tagging, and chargeback/showback models. Identify unused or oversized resources and recommend savings. 6. Cloud Migration & Modernization Support cloud migration strategies: Lift‑and‑shift; Re‑platform; Refactor. Advise on application modernization, containers, and cloud‑native services. 7. Stakeholder & Team Enablement Act as technical advisor for: Project Managers; Delivery teams; Customers. Review designs, provide approvals, and mentor engineers. Create documentation, SOPs, and runbooks. Required Skills & Experience Technical Skills AWS Services: EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, RDS, CloudWatch, Route53, Lambda (basic) Azure Services: Azure VMs, VNets, Azure AD, Storage, Azure Monitor, Key Vault Strong understanding of: Networking; Security; Backup & DR; Monitoring & logging; Hands‑on experience with Terraform or equivalent IaC tools #J-18808-Ljbffr Tech Mirrors