Sr. AWS Cloud Engineer

Insight Global is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to help build and mature the cloud platform supporting their client's digital transformation initiatives. This individual will help establish AWS cloud foundations, automation frameworks, governance standards, and platform capabilities that will support future enterprise applications and modernization efforts. The ideal candidate has experience building cloud platforms from the ground up and can contribute to cloud architecture, platform strategy, and engineering best practices while partnering closely with Product Managers, Architects, and Engineering teams.


Day-to-Day Responsibilities
- Build AWS cloud environments supporting AAA Life's digital transformation initiatives
- Design and implement Terraform-based Infrastructure as Code solutions
- Build cloud platform capabilities and reusable infrastructure patterns
- Partner with Product Managers, Architects, and Engineering teams
- Participate in Jira planning and roadmap discussions
- Drive architecture discussions and technical recommendations
- Develop cloud cost models and support FinOps initiatives
Establish cloud engineering standards and best practices

Exact compensation may vary based on several factors, including skills, experience, and education. Benefit packages while on contract for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.

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Required Skills & Experience

Must Have Qualifications
- 5+ years of Cloud Engineering, Platform Engineering, DevOps, or Cloud Architecture experience
- Strong Terraform experience building AWS environments from the ground up
- Deep AWS infrastructure and cloud architecture experience
- Strong Python scripting and automation experience
- Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code standards and cloud governance
- Experience with FinOps, cloud cost modeling, and cloud optimization initiatives
- Strong networking knowledge including private connectivity and hybrid cloud architectures
Experience partnering with Product Managers and Engineering teams as well as business stakeholders/executives


Nice to Have Skills & Experience

Highly Preferred Qualifications
- Experience building enterprise cloud platforms from scratch
- Experience establishing cloud foundations, shared services, and reusable platform capabilities
- Experience driving cloud modernization or digital transformation initiatives
- Datadog experience
- ECS, EKS, or Kubernetes experience
- Azure experience
- Jira experience
AWS Certifications preferred


Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.