Lead AWS Cloud Engineer
About The Position
ISO New England is the independent system operator responsible for ensuring the safe and reliable flow of electricity in our region and planning for the future of the electric grid. We are at the forefront of New England’s ongoing transition to clean energy. ISO New England is looking for a Lead AWS Cloud Engineer to design, build, and operate secure, multi-region AWS infrastructure. In this hands-on role, you will lead cloud platform standards, support architecture decisions, automate infrastructure with Terraform and GitOps, and mentor engineers while helping deliver reliable cloud services for a mission-critical environment.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a related technical field or equivalent experience
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate or higher certification preferred; equivalent hands-on AWS expertise accepted
- 8+ years of infrastructure, cloud engineering, or platform engineering experience in regulated, critical infrastructure, or high-availability environments
- Advanced hands-on experience with AWS, Terraform, multi-account architecture, multi-region infrastructure, and infrastructure as code
- Strong AWS security and identity expertise, including IAM, IAM Identity Center, SCPs, KMS, least privilege, policy as code, and audit-ready configurations
- Experience with AWS networking and platform services such as VPC, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, VPN, Network Firewall, Route 53, AWS Organizations, and Control Tower
- Manage AWS Account Factory for Terraform (AFT) for automated account vending and baseline customization
- Proficiency with automation and serverless technologies, including Python, Lambda, EventBridge, Step Functions, SAM, Packer, Ansible, and EC2 Image Builder
- Experience with Terraform Cloud, Scalr, private module registries, GitOps workflows, or similar orchestration platforms
- Knowledge of hybrid cloud, observability, governance, CMDB integrations, CSPM tools, SIEM integrations, Splunk, Kinesis Firehose, and HEC pipelines
Responsibilities
- Lead design, delivery, and operations for enterprise AWS cloud infrastructure and platform services
- Build and maintain secure, scalable multi-region AWS environments using Terraform, GitOps, and reusable modules
- Define and improve cloud standards, architecture patterns, security guardrails, and infrastructure-as-code practices
- Own core AWS services including identity, networking, security, observability, AWS Organizations, Control Tower, and AFT
- Develop automation for account vending, baseline customization, golden AMI pipelines, and cloud operations
- Partner with Security, Networking, Application, Cloud Platform, and Infrastructure Architecture teams to support production reliability and on-call operations
Benefits
- Competitive compensation with a base salary + performance bonus
- Enhanced 401(k) and financial planning support
- Tuition reimbursement and professional development
- Wellness programs, including an onsite gym
- Flexible work hours
- Employee Business Networks
- Free coffee at our onsite café
- Distance-based relocation assistance available
- Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental and vision)
- Flexible spending and health savings accounts
- 401(k) plan with generous employer contributions
- Student debt benefit
- Life and AD&D insurance
- Disability insurance
- Critical illness and hospital indemnity benefits
- Paid time off
- Paid leave
- Employee assistance program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
