AWS Admin / Platform Engineer(Only W2)@Charlotte, NC

Role Summary

We are seeking a seasoned AWS Admin / Platform Engineer to own and evolve our cloud infrastructure, ensuring it is secure, scalable, highly available, and cost-efficient. The ideal candidate has 10+ years of experience administering and engineering AWS environments, with deep expertise in automation, networking, security, and platform reliability at enterprise scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, provision, and manage AWS infrastructure (EC2, VPC, S3, IAM, RDS, EKS/ECS, Lambda) to support enterprise workloads.
• Build and maintain infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation) for repeatable, version-controlled provisioning.
• Administer IAM policies, roles, and access controls to enforce least-privilege security across accounts.
• Design and manage networking components (VPCs, subnets, VPNs, Direct Connect, security groups, load balancers) for secure, reliable connectivity.
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support automated build, test, and deployment processes.
• Monitor platform health, performance, and cost using tools such as CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and third-party observability platforms.
• Drive cost optimization initiatives through right-sizing, reserved capacity planning, and usage analysis.
• Establish and maintain backup, disaster recovery, and high-availability strategies across critical systems.
• Ensure infrastructure and operations comply with security, regulatory, and organizational governance standards.
• Lead troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for platform incidents, driving resolution and preventive measures.
• Mentor junior engineers and collaborate with development, security, and architecture teams on platform strategy.

Required Skills & Technology

• 10+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure administration/engineering, with deep hands-on AWS expertise.
• Strong proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform and/or CloudFormation).
• Expertise in AWS networking, security, and IAM best practices.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, EKS/ECS/Kubernetes).
• Proficiency in scripting/automation (Python, Bash, or similar).
• Hands-on experience with configuration management using Ansible.
• Experience with AWS Managed Workflows for Apache Airflow (MWAA) for orchestration.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, CodePipeline, or similar).
• Strong understanding of monitoring, logging, and alerting tools (CloudWatch, Datadog, Splunk, etc.).
• Solid grasp of security, compliance, and disaster recovery practices in enterprise cloud environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, SysOps Administrator, or DevOps Engineer – Professional).
• Experience with hybrid or multi-cloud environments.
• Prior experience supporting large-scale, mission-critical enterprise platforms.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.