AWS Cloud SME
S R International•Phoenix, AZ
•Hybrid
About The Position
The Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services (ITS) is seeking a highly experienced AWS Cloud SME to support and enhance the State's AWS Organization and Control Tower environment. This role will serve as a senior cloud architect and technical advisor, helping agencies design, troubleshoot, secure, and optimize AWS solutions while mentoring internal teams and contributing to the State’s Cloud Center of Excellence.
Requirements
- Deep expertise with AWS services including: EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, Lambda, CloudFormation
- Experience leading enterprise AWS migrations and implementations in complex multi-account environments
- Strong AWS networking expertise and troubleshooting capabilities
- Experience with AWS Organizations, Control Tower, and Landing Zone Accelerator
- Strong Infrastructure as Code experience using CloudFormation, Terraform, and AWS CDK
- Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and DevOps best practices
- Experience implementing AWS security controls, governance, encryption, and SCPs
- Experience with Docker, ECS, EKS, and serverless architectures
- Strong troubleshooting skills across AWS networking, storage, and compute layers
- Excellent communication, mentoring, leadership, and stakeholder management skills
- Experience leading technical design reviews and architectural discussions
Nice To Haves
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
- Government or highly regulated industry experience (HIPAA, CJIS, IRS 1075)
- Knowledge of: ITIL, PMP, Agile Methodologies, Enterprise Governance Frameworks
- Experience with Hybrid Cloud and Multi-Cloud environments
- Scripting experience with: Python, Bash, PowerShell
Responsibilities
- Manage and maintain AWS Organizations and Control Tower environments
- Support multi-account AWS governance and operational best practices
- Ensure compliance with cloud governance standards and security controls
- Design, review, and implement AWS solutions that meet performance, security, scalability, and reliability requirements
- Lead architectural reviews and cloud design initiatives
- Support agency cloud migration and modernization efforts
- Serve as senior escalation point for AWS infrastructure, networking, storage, and compute issues
- Troubleshoot connectivity challenges between AWS and on-premises environments
- Coordinate root cause analysis and remediation efforts across agencies and technical teams
- Implement AWS security best practices including: IAM Policies, Service Control Policies (SCPs), Encryption, Network Segmentation, Security Governance Controls
- Ensure compliance with regulatory and organizational requirements
- Develop Infrastructure as Code solutions using: AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, AWS CDK
- Support CI/CD automation and deployment pipelines
- Implement containerized and serverless architectures using: Docker, ECS, EKS, AWS Lambda
- Mentor cloud engineers and technical staff
- Develop cloud standards, architecture diagrams, playbooks, and technical documentation
- Support knowledge transfer and cloud capability development initiatives
Benefits
- Flexible work from home options available
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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