Senior AWS Cloud Engineer (IaC/Networking)

Description Remote Our client seeks an experienced AWS Cloud Platform Engineer to support an enterprise AWS environment managing 100+ accounts, 250+ serverless functions, and a robust infrastructure-as-code ecosystem aligned to digital transformation and regulatory objectives. This hands-on role focuses on day-to-day platform operations, account lifecycle, VPC networking, security controls enforcement, and operational support within a regulated environment with strict change and compliance requirements. 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 and services, including decommissioning within AWS Organizations. Perform VPC provisioning, upgrades, and configuration management using Terraform. Manage Transit Gateway attachments, route table configurations, and cross-account connectivity. Support compute infrastructure including EC2 fleet management, Auto Scaling Groups, and load balancers. Fulfill infrastructure change requests through ITSM processes and formal change management. Develop, maintain, and troubleshoot Terraform configurations for AWS provisioning. Operate within Terraform Cloud workspaces with policy-as-code enforcement and contribute to internal modules and guardrails. Implement and maintain SCPs, IAM policies, and least-privilege access models. Enforce encryption and data protection standards across EBS, RDS, S3, and KMS. Triage and remediate findings from CSPM tools, vulnerability scans, and drift detection. Manage VPC endpoints, PrivateLink connectivity, and network security controls. Monitor and respond to alarms, security findings, and AWS Config rule violations. Support FinOps practices including budget monitoring, enforcement, and resource optimization. Participate in an on-call rotation for cloud platform support. Collaborate with application, security, and enterprise architecture stakeholders. Maintain operational runbooks, SOPs, and technical documentation including troubleshooting procedures and customer guides. Experience Requirements 5 to 10 years of hands-on cloud infrastructure engineering with an AWS focus. Demonstrated experience with Terraform and IaC lifecycle management. Deep knowledge of AWS core services including VPC, EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, IAM, KMS, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Route 53, API Gateway, and ELB (ALB/NLB), plus Transit Gateway. Experience operating multi-account AWS environments using AWS Organizations and SCPs. Proficiency in IAM policy design, cross-account access patterns, and least-privilege principles. Experience with CI/CD pipelines such as Terraform Cloud, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions. Experience with Git-based workflows including branching strategies, pull requests, and code reviews. Experience working in regulated or enterprise environments with formal change management such as ServiceNow. Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills for complex multi-account AWS environments. Effective written and verbal communication with ability to produce clear technical documentation. Must-have technical skills: AWS VPC architecture and network design patterns, cloud security controls, Elastic Load Balancing, Linux or macOS command-line proficiency, NAT Gateway, VPC endpoints and PrivateLink, Python and Bash or Shell scripting, Route 53 DNS architecture, Transit Gateway design, and understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, TLS or SSL, and network troubleshooting. Nice-to-have skills: AWS certifications, CSPM tools, policy-as-code frameworks, experience in financial services or regulated industries, containerization and serverless familiarity, HashiCorp Vault, FinOps and AWS cost optimization, and working knowledge of Golang. Education Requirements