- Company Name
- Prism Digital
- Job Title
- AWS Cloud Engineer
- Job Description
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**Job Title**
AWS Cloud Engineer (Contract)
**Role Summary**
Design, build, and operate the foundational AWS infrastructure that powers high‑impact research and engineering workloads. Own the multi‑account landing zone, core platform services, and related automation to deliver a secure, scalable, and developer‑friendly cloud environment.
**Expectations**
- Deliver a robust, secure landing zone across multiple AWS accounts.
- Implement Infrastructure‑as‑Code (IaC) using Terraform and CloudFormation to automate provisioning and configuration.
- Embed security, compliance, and governance controls throughout the platform.
- Create developer tooling and automation to streamline cloud adoption and enhance DX.
- Monitor, alert, and respond to incidents, ensuring high availability and operational excellence.
- Provide stakeholders with guidance on new AWS features and best practices.
**Key Responsibilities**
- Architect and maintain a multi‑account AWS landing zone with appropriate security boundaries.
- Write and maintain IaC templates in Terraform and CloudFormation.
- Design and implement security, compliance, and governance frameworks (e.g., IAM, KMS, GuardDuty, Config).
- Build CI/CD pipelines and scripting (Python) to automate deployments and tooling.
- Configure and manage monitoring, logging, and observability solutions (e.g., CloudWatch, Prometheus).
- Collaborate with engineering, platform, and stakeholder teams to troubleshoot, optimize workloads, and drive platform evolution.
- Track AWS service updates and assess their applicability to the existing architecture.
**Required Skills**
- Deep expertise in AWS services, particularly multi‑account architecture, VPC, IAM, KMS, S3, Lambda, ECS/EKS, CloudFront, CloudWatch, GuardDuty, Config, and Security Hub.
- Proficiency with Infrastructure‑as‑Code: Terraform (primary) and AWS CloudFormation.
- Strong Python scripting skills for tooling and automation.
- Experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions).
- Familiarity with monitoring, alerting, and incident response practices.
- Solid understanding of security best practices, compliance frameworks, and governance in cloud environments.
**Required Education & Certifications**
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent hands‑on experience.
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate or Professional (or equivalent expertise).
- Terraform Certification or demonstrable experience with modern IaC tooling.