AWS Cloud Administrator

Cottingham & Butler • Dubuque, IA

15h

About The Position

Cottingham & Butler is seeking an AWS Cloud Administrator to help shape the future of our cloud environment and support the growing demand for data, analytics, and AI-driven solutions. This is a high‑impact role for someone who enjoys building modern cloud infrastructure, optimizing performance and cost, and partnering across teams to deliver secure, scalable AWS capabilities.
At Cottingham & Butler, we sell a promise to help our clients through life’s toughest moments. To deliver on that promise, we aim to hire, train, and grow the best professionals in the industry. We look for people with an insatiable desire to succeed, are committed to growing, and thrive on challenges. Our culture is guided by the theme of “better every day” constantly pushing ourselves to be better than yesterday – that’s who we are and what we believe in.
As an organization, we are tremendously optimistic about the future and have incredibly high expectations for our people and our performance. Our ability to grow as a company, fuels investments in new resources to better serve our clients and provide the amazing career opportunities our employees want and deserve. This is why we are a growth company and why we are committed to being better every day.

Requirements

• 3+ years hands‑on AWS administration experience
• Strong knowledge of core AWS services (EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, Lambda, RDS)
• Experience with AWS cost management and optimization
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools
• Scripting and automation experience
• Understanding of cloud security and IAM best practices
• Familiarity with CI/CD and DevOps concepts

Nice To Haves

• Experience with AWS data services (Glue, Redshift, Lake Formation, Athena, EMR)
• Exposure to AWS AI/ML services (Bedrock, SageMaker)
• FinOps experience
• Containerization (ECS, EKS, Docker, Kubernetes)
• Serverless and event‑driven architectures
• Networking (VPC design, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect)
• Experience in regulated industries

Responsibilities

• Administer and optimize AWS compute, storage, networking, and platform services
• Manage IAM, security configurations, and compliance controls
• Lead AWS cost optimization, including tagging, rightsizing, and Savings Plans
• Build and maintain cloud infrastructure using Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK
• Automate operations with Python, Bash, AWS CLI, and Lambda
• Support CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Maintain data lake infrastructure and S3 lifecycle policies
• Provision and support AWS AI/ML services such as Amazon Bedrock and SageMaker
• Partner with Data Engineering, Software Engineering, and Security teams
• Support backup, disaster recovery, and incident response

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed