TalentRemedy - Senior AWS Cloud Engineer (DevOps Lead)

Cloud Developer is needed in West Simsbury, United States.

Client: TalentRemedy

Location: West Simsbury, CT, us

Contract: Freelance

Job Description

This is a remote position.

In this role, you will be responsible for designing and overseeing infrastructure using AWS CloudFormation, leading cloud architecture discussions, managing environments with CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and SNS, as well as building and maintaining compute resources through various AWS services. You will also configure and optimize additional AWS services, maintain RDS PostgreSQL clusters, enforce IAM policies and security standards, oversee CI/CD pipelines, and manage API infrastructure.

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with AWS infrastructure.
• Strong architectural knowledge of scalable, secure, multi-tenant systems.
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team, yet also independently on complex problems.
• Strong problem-solving skills and self-starter with a can-do attitude.
• Experience leading infrastructure or DevOps teams.
• Proficient with AWS stack: CloudFormation, CloudTrail, CloudWatch, EC2, ECS, IAM, SQS, SES, S3, RDS (Postgres), Lambda, CodeBuild, CodeCommit, Route 53, API Gateway, Redis, ECR, SNS, VPC, Auto Scaling Groups.
• Expertise in Infrastructure-as-Code (CloudFormation preferred).
• Deep understanding of DevOps principles, CI/CD, and cloud automation.
• Strong scripting skills (e.g., Bash, Python).

A Plus If You Also Have

• AWS certification is strongly preferred (e.g., DevOps Engineer – Professional or Solutions Architect – Professional).

Benefits

• Competitive salary plus bonus.
• Medical and 401K plan.
• Work from home.
• An opportunity to work for a small and fast growing technology company providing mission-critical and modern technology in a team-focused environment.