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AWS Cloud Engineer

Allied Consultants, Inc.Austin, TX🇺🇸United StatesPosted 8 Sept 2026

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Work mode
On Site
Location
Austin, TX, United States
Posted
Yesterday
AWSEncryptionAzureTerraform

Job Description

Work Location

100% On-site 4-5 days a week.

Office Location: 6230 E Stassney Ln, Austin, Texas 78744

Candidates must be local to Austin, TX or surrounding areas.**

 

Job Description

We are currently seeking a contract Cloud Security Engineer to be a key resource on a technical services team for our client, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).

Responsibilities

The AWS Cloud Engineer will remediate a legacy AWS cloud environment to address identified security vulnerabilities and technical risk. Work includes assessing existing AWS workloads, remediating security findings, and migrating resources to a standardized and secure AWS Landing Zone aligned with approved architecture, governance, and security standards.

The engineer will use Terraform to implement and manage infrastructure as code, ensuring consistent, repeatable, and auditable remediation and migration activities. Responsibilities include implementing AWS security best practices related to identity and access management, network security, logging, monitoring, and encryption; validating compliance with DIR security policies and audit requirements; and producing required technical and operational documentation.

Qualifications

Minimum (Required):

Years

Skills/Experience

4-7

Experience in cloud, infrastructure, or systems engineering

2+

Hands‑on experience supporting AWS environments

 

Experience supporting remediation, migration, or modernization of existing (legacy) cloud

 

Hands‑on experience working in Amazon Web Services (AWS) enterprise environments
Experience remediating cloud security findings or implementing security controls under established standards

 

Experience supporting remediation, migration, or modernization of existing (legacy) cloud

 

Experience using Terraform to deploy, update, or manage cloud infrastructure

 

Familiarity with cloud security best practices and the shared responsibility model

 

Experience following documented architecture, security, and governance standards

 

Ability to execute defined remediation and migration tasks under general direction

 

Experience producing technical documentation and implementation artifacts

 

Strong communication and collaboration skills

 

Preferred (Optional):

Years

Skills/Experience

 

Prior experience supporting legacy AWS environment remediation

 

Familiarity with AWS Landing Zone concepts or standardized cloud environments

 

Working or supporting experience with Microsoft Azure (hybrid or shared‑services scenarios)

 

Familiarity with DIR security standards and compliance expectations

 

Experience supporting client, other Texas state agencies, or public‑sector environments

Company Overview

Allied Consultants has been contracted with the Texas State Government for 34 years, we are a Top Ten ranked vendor, and premier provider of technical and business staffing solutions. Allied Consultants offers its family of consultants excellent rates, a local support staff, and an attractive benefits package which includes medical insurance (Allied shares a percentage of the cost), life insurance, a matching 401(k) plan and a cafeteria plan. Candidates selected for interview will be required to undergo criminal background checks and may be required to complete a drug screen in accordance with Federal and State Law. Offers of Employment are contingent on a successful background check. Allied Consultants is an equal opportunities employer.

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