AWS; Amazon Web Services & Microsoft Azure - Advanced

Position:
Cloud Engineer - AWS (Amazon Web Services) & Microsoft Azure

W2 Only - Citizen, Green Card/Permanent Resident. Canadian TN Visa can apply

Location:
Wilmington DE (Onsite)

Duration:
Contract

Job

• Expert in Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure technology and design technique as well as experience working across large environments with multiple operating systems/infrastructure for large-scale programs (e.g., Expert Engineers) starting to be firm-wide resources working on projects across Client
• Is multi-skilled with expertise across software development lifecycle and toolset
• May be recognized as a leader in Agile and cultivating teams working in Agile frameworks
• Sought out as coach for at least one technical skill
• Strong understanding of techniques such as Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, Test Driven Development, Cloud Development, resiliency, security
• Stays abreast of cutting-edge technologies/trends and uses experience to influence application of those technologies/trends to support the business; may give speeches and outside the firm, writes articles

• Lead complex public cloud migrations, proactively identify potential issues, and implement risk mitigation strategies to ensure the success of multiple cloud initiatives.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to deliver robust, cloud-based solutions that improve customer experiences.
• Take ownership of platform issues from end to end, resolve challenges related to platform build and performance on AWS Cloud, and ensure high-quality, bug‑free deliverables.
• Develop strategies and provide guidance to product teams on public cloud onboarding standards and best practices, ensuring migrations are successful and compliant with all regulatory requirements.
• Drive the adoption and effective use of Amazon’s utility computing services (e.g., AWS EC2, S3, RDS, Cloud Front, EFS, Dynamo
  
  DB, Cloud Watch, EKS, ECS, MFTS, API Gateway, VPC Peering).
• Design resilient, secure, and high-performance platforms in the public cloud, following Client best practices.
• Measure and optimize system performance, anticipate customer needs, and drive continuous innovation.
• Provide operational support and engineering for the public cloud platform, troubleshoot and optimize systems, and automate routine tasks.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to develop practical solutions and ensure positive user experiences at every touchpoint.
• Manage costs by designing and optimizing public cloud platforms and technologies. Organize and lead game days, resiliency tests, and chaos engineering exercises.
• Apply expertise in programming languages such as Java, Python, SQL, Node, Go, and Scala; work with open source RDBMS and No
  
  SQL databases; utilize container orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes; and leverage a wide range of AWS services.

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5 years applied experience
• A strong understanding of business technology drivers and their impact on architecture design, performance and monitoring, best practices
• Design and building web environments on AWS, which includes working with services like EC2, ELB, RDS, Dynamo
  
  DB, EKS, ECS, MFTS, SQS/SNS, S3 and Route
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• Proficiency in few modern technologies such as:
  Java version 8+, Spring Boot, Restful Microservices, AWS or Cloud Foundry, Kubernetes.
• Experience using Dev Ops tools in a cloud environment, such as Ansible, Artifactory, Docker, Git Hub, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Maven, and Sonar Qube
• Experience using monitoring solutions like Cloud Watch, Prometheus, Datadog, Splunk, Dynatrace
• Experience and knowledge of writing Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), using tools like Cloud Formation or Terraform
• Experience with one or more public cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, Azure
• Experience with high volume, SLA critical applications and their interdependencies with other applications and databases
• Experience with high volume, mission critical applications, and building upon messaging and or event-driven architectures
• Keen understanding of financial industry and their IT systems and optimization of Public Cloud expenses

• Business Casual

Pay Range: $80- $85

The specific compensation for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role as well as the cost of labor in the market; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. Our full-time consultants have access to benefits including medical, dental, vision and 401K contributions as well as any other PTO, sick leave, and other benefits mandated by applicable state or localities where you reside or work.