Sr. Cloud AWS Engineer (FinOps)

Job Title: Sr. Cloud AWS Engineer (FinOps)

Job Location: Richmond, VA

Job Type: Contract

Job Overview:

Pay Range: $88.33hr - $93.33hr

Requirement/Must Have:

• 6+ years of IT solution delivery Engineer experience.
• Hands on experience with public, private and hybrid cloud services including planning, development, migration and integration of applications and services from on premises infrastructure to cloud based platforms-as-a-Service and infrastructure-as-a-Service.
• Experience with Terraform, AWS Config, AWS Inspector, and Guard Duty.
• Experience with AWS Cloud technologies.
• Flexibility to adjust to multiple demands, shifting priorities, ambiguity, and rapid change.

Responsibilities:

• Develop conceptual, logical and physical IT engineering designs that support infrastructure requirements for technical and business application projects.
• Complete analysis of business requirements as it relates to technical infrastructure design and ensure traceability of the design to the business requirements.
• Assess testing requirements and prepare testing strategies, implementation plans, and transition plans.
• Maintain working knowledge of architecture and design of solutions using cloud-based technologies.
• Serve as a hands-on technical Engineer to provide key technology on system projects focused on development and implementation of strategic technological directives.
• Perform resolution of complex hardware, environmental software operating systems, and subsystems.
• Oversee problem avoidance actions in the Cloud hosting environments.
• Implement changes to business information and technical systems.
• Analyze and revise existing system logic and documentation as necessary.
• Authorize risk level changes and recommend solutions to minimize or prevent system interruption.
• Evaluate, recommend, and select new software and hardware.
• Perform change and problem management using standard tools.
• Ensure conformance and compliance with existing system standards and measure performance to ensure proper operation.
• Lead highly technical and complex projects utilizing staff and resources.
• Follow and ensure adherence to technical standards for programming and design techniques.
• Train technical staff on use of software and hardware tools in accordance with required standards and procedures.
• Monitor compliance with internal audit requirements and Information Security Manual guidelines.

Skills:

• AWS Cloud.
• Terraform.
• AWS Config.
• AWS Inspector.
• Guard Duty.
• PaaS.
• IaaS.
• IT Infrastructure Design.
• Change Management.
• Problem Management.

Qualification And Education:

• Senior level position requires a seasoned professional with a full understanding of industry practices.
• Requires high level of experience and proficiency in the field.

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• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Disability Insurance (Short-Term and Long-Term)
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Paid Sick Leave (where required by applicable state or local law)
• Supplemental Insurance Plans
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Wellness Programs
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Career Growth and Professional Development Opportunities