Lead Cloud Infra Engineer; W2; Locals

Pay Rate: $65-70/hour on W2, client will not consider C2C

We are seeking a highly experienced Lead / Principal Cloud Infrastructure Engineer at Level 4 to join our Infrastructure practice.

This is a single senior individual contributor and technical leadership role.

The ideal candidate brings deep, hands-on expertise across both AWS and Microsoft Azure — spanning IaaS and PaaS — combined with strong Infrastructure as Code (IaC) skills, solid OS-level knowledge across Windows Server and Linux, and the ability to lead enterprise-scale cloud delivery programs.

• Architect and deliver end-to-end enterprise cloud solutions on AWS and Azure, including hybrid and multi-cloud designs
• Own the IaC framework: design reusable Terraform module libraries, enforce coding standards, manage remote state, and implement policy-as-code
• Lead cloud migration, modernization, and greenfield infrastructure delivery programs
• Define Dev Sec Ops  patterns integrating security scanning, secrets management, and compliance into IaC pipelines
• Drive Fin Ops practices including cost governance, tagging standards, right-sizing, and cloud spend optimization
• Manage OS-level configurations, hardening, and patching strategies for both Windows Server and Linux environments
• Perform root cause analysis for P1/P2 incidents and lead post-incident reviews and permanent fixes
• Engage directly with client stakeholders to gather requirements, present architecture recommendations, and drive decisions
• Coach and develop junior/mid-level engineers; contribute to practice capability building and knowledge sharing
• Support pre-sales activities including solution design, effort estimation, and technical proposal development
• Evaluate new cloud technologies and services and introduce them into the practice toolkit