AWS Cloud Engineer

Simple Solutions•Raritan, NJ

15d•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced AWS Engineer with strong architectural and hands-on engineering expertise to help design, build, and deploy a mirrored AWS environment based on our current production ecosystem. This role involves standing up a new AWS landing zone, implementing secure and scalable infrastructure, and enabling automated deployments through best-in-class IaC and DevOps practices. This is a highly technical, onsite role requiring close collaboration with internal engineering, security, and operations teams to ensure all cloud services, policies, and configurations align with enterprise standards. High level overview of skills needed: AWS Services Architecture Control Tower AWS Config IAM Policies (SCP, IDC, Identity) CloudFormation AWS networking and VPC configuration Dev/Ops skills to deploy and manage a new AWS network Terraform/IaC skills Python coding skills Prefer NJ based candidates who can go to the office once a week, Raritan NJ

Requirements

8-10+ years of hands-on AWS engineering experience in enterprise-scale environments.
Expertise in AWS architecture, multi-account environments, and secure cloud design.
Strong experience with Control Tower, AWS Config, and centralized governance.
Deep understanding of IAM, SCPs, identity federation, and cloud security best practices.
Proficiency in CloudFormation and Terraform (IaC).
Advanced knowledge of AWS networking (VPC, routing, security groups, NACLs, Direct Connect, VPN).
Solid DevOps background, including CI/CD pipelines, automated deployments, and environment management.
Strong Python programming for automation and tooling.
Ability to work onsite, collaborate cross-functionally, and deliver quality infrastructure quickly.

Nice To Haves

AWS Certifications (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, or Security Specialty)
Experience migrating or replicating enterprise cloud environments.
Knowledge of monitoring, observability, and logging tools (CloudWatch, OpenSearch, etc.).

Responsibilities

Architect and build a new AWS environment that mirrors the existing production deployment.
Develop and configure AWS Control Tower landing zones, guardrails, and multi-account governance.
Implement AWS Config, resource compliance rules, and continuous monitoring across the new environment.
Create, refine, and enforce IAM policies, including SCPs, identity permissions, and role-based access models.
Build infrastructure using CloudFormation and Terraform to ensure fully automated, repeatable deployments.
Design and configure AWS networking, including VPCs, subnets, routing, security groups, peering, transit gateways, and hybrid connectivity (if needed).
Support and enhance DevOps pipelines used to deploy, test, and manage the new AWS environment.
Write, maintain, and optimize Python scripts for automation, resource configuration, and operational tooling.
Collaborate with security, operations, and application teams to validate environment integrity and readiness.
Troubleshoot cloud infrastructure issues and implement cloud engineering best practices.