Lead AWS Cloud Platform Engineer

nTech Workforce has an #23219 Lead AWS Cloud Platform Engineer

Terms of Employment:

• Employment Type: W2 Contract, 12 months
• Location: This position is hybrid. The selected candidate must work onsite in Reston, VA once per week, with occasional meetings in Washington, D.C. The remaining work can be performed remotely.
• Candidate must reside in DMV area

Overview:

Work with a premier organization in the healthcare industry to spearhead high-impact cloud migration initiatives. As a Lead Systems/Platform Engineer, you will actively transition complex on-premise applications to AWS, utilizing containerized environments (EKS) and cloud-native solutions. You will be responsible for building, automated provisioning, and deep infrastructure troubleshooting, ensuring highly secure environments that empower next-generation Gen AI application capabilities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provision, configure, and automate cloud infrastructure across development, testing, and production environments using reusable Terraform modules.
• Architect and provision reliable infrastructure pipelines to support advanced AI and Gen AI services, explicitly utilizing AWS Bedrock, Kendra, and Sagemaker.
• Partner with application development and enterprise architecture teams to interpret technical layout documentation and execute deployments.
• Conduct deep-dive technical troubleshooting on platform environments to isolate and resolve complex configuration, network, and system faults.
• Collaborate closely with legacy on-premise infrastructure and networking teams to maintain seamless hybrid cloud connectivity.
• Enforce rigid data security controls to ensure continuous compliance with strict healthcare industry mandates, including PHI and PII protection.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of 10+ years of professional systems, infrastructure, or platform engineering experience.
• At least 5+ years of dedicated, hands-on experience managing and engineering core AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Possession of at least one active, validated AWS Certification.
• Advanced expertise in containerization utilizing AWS EKS and infrastructure automation with Terraform.
• Strong proficiency in hybrid networking troubleshooting, routing, and cloud-to-on-prem connectivity.
• Absolute geographical proximity and willingness to complete a final round interview in person and work on-site 1 day per week.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior engineering experience working within the Healthcare industry or heavily regulated sectors dealing with PHI/PII data security frameworks.
• Direct background provisioning or supporting infrastructure tailored specifically for AI workloads, machine learning models, or automated indexing tools.

Benefits Information

• Medical Insurance; Vision Insurance; Dental Insurance
• 401K Retirement Plan (Discretionary Match Offered)
• Ancillary Coverage (Life, AD&D, Short Term / Long Term Disability)
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Bi-Weekly Direct Deposit
• Note: As a contingent worker with nTech, you'll be paid for all approved hours worked; paid time off and paid holidays are not provided.

nTech is an equal opportunity employer. All offers of employment are contingent upon pre-employment drug and background screenings. Only candidates who meet all of the above client requirements will be contacted by a recruiter.