C2C : AWS Cloud Engineer at Minneapolis, MN

Role – AWS Cloud Engineer

Location – Minneapolis, MN (Onsite)

Job Type – C2C/W2

Need Local Candidate

Minimum 10+ years of experience.

7+ years of experience in cloud engineering, with at least 4+ years of hands‑on AWS experience.

• AWS Data Sync
• Amazon S3 (replication, lifecycle policies, versioning, encryption)
• AWS Sage Maker – large‑scale data storage and migration; proven experience migrating terabytes to petabytes of data from on‑premises environments to AWS.
• Strong understanding of networking concepts (VPN, Direct Connect, bandwidth optimization)
• Experience designing high‑availability, fault‑tolerant cloud architectures
• Hands‑on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Cloud Formation, Terraform, or equivalent)
• Solid understanding of IAM, encryption (KMS), and AWS security best practices
• Ability to architect solutions, not just operate them
• Design and implement scalable, secure, and cost‑optimized AWS data storage architectures for large datasets
• Configure and manage AWS services including EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, Route 53, Data Sync, S3 Replication, Sage Maker, Glue, ELB, FSx, ECR, and Secrets Manager
• Lead on‑premises to AWS cloud data migration initiatives, including planning, execution, validation, and cutover
• Architect and configure AWS Data Sync for high‑volume, reliable data transfers between on‑prem systems and AWS
• Implement and manage Amazon S3 replication (CRR/SRR), lifecycle policies, encryption, and access controls
• Design and develop machine learning models using AWS Sage Maker, integrated with Jupyter Notebook, to enable scalable model training, evaluation, and deployment
• Design solutions for large data ingestion, archival, backup, and disaster recovery using AWS services
• Perform hands‑on implementation of AWS infrastructure using best practices and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Implement CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins or similar tools
• Optimize data transfer performance, storage costs, and data durability
• Collaborate with application, database, network, and security teams to ensure seamless integrations
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex data migration and storage issues
• Enforce AWS security, governance, and compliance standards for data protection