AWS Cloud Engineer with Terraform - ApTask

About Client:
The client provides information technology (IT) services, including business outsourcing, infrastructure technology, and application services. The application service offered by the company includes application development, maintenance, and support. The markets served by the company are financial services and insurance, healthcare, manufacturing, government, transportation, communications, and consumer and retail industries.



Rate Range: $65-$68/Hr



Job Description:

• Your experience in public cloud migrations of complex systems, anticipating problems, and finding ways to mitigate risk, will be key in leading numerous public cloud initiatives
• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
• Own end-to-end platform issues & help provide solutions to platform build and performance issues on the AWS Cloud & ensure the deliverables are bug free
• Drive, support, and deliver on a strategy to build broad use of Amazon's utility computing web services (e.g., AWS EC2, AWS S3, AWS RDS, AWS CloudFront, AWS EFS, AWS DynamoDB, CloudWatch, EKS, ECS, MFTS, ALB, NLB)
• Design resilient, secure, and high performing platforms in Public Cloud using Banking best practices
• Measure and optimize system performance, with an eye toward pushing our capabilities forward, getting ahead of customer needs, and innovating to continually improve
• Provide primary operational support and engineering for the public cloud platform and debug and optimize systems and automate routine tasks
• Collaborate with a cross-functional team to develop real-world solutions and positive user experiences at every interaction
• Drive Game days, Resiliency tests and Chaos engineering exercises
• Utilize programming languages like Java, Python, SQL, Node, Go, and Scala, Open Source RDBMS and NoSQL databases, Container Orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, and a variety of AWS tools and services

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 10+ years applied experience
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Advanced in one or more programming language(s) - Java, Python, Go
• A strong understanding of business technology drivers and their impact on architecture design, performance and monitoring, best practices
• Design and building web environments on AWS, which includes working with services like EC2, ALB, NLB, Aurora Postgres, DynamoDB, EKS, ECS fargate, MFTS, SQS/SNS, S3 and Route53
• Advanced in modern technologies such as: Java version 8+, Spring Boot, Restful Microservices, AWS or Cloud Foundry, Kubernetes.
• Experience using DevOps tools in a cloud environment, such as Ansible, Artifactory, Docker, GitHub, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Maven, and Sonar Qube
• Experience and knowledge of writing Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and Environment-as-Code (EaC), using tools like CloudFormation or Terraform
• Experience with high volume, SLA critical applications, and building upon messaging and or event-driven architectures
• Deep understanding of financial industry and their IT systems

• Expert in one or more programming language(s) preferably Java
• AWS Associate level certification in Developer, Solutions Architect or DevOps
• Experience in building the AWS infrastructure like EKS, EC2, ECS, S3, DynamoDB, RDS, MFTS, Route53, ALB, NLB
• Experience with high volume, mission critical applications, and building upon messaging and or event-driven architectures using Apache Kafka
• Experience with logging, observability and monitoring tools including Splunk, Datadog, Dynatrace. CloudWatch or Grafana
• Experience in automation and continuous delivery methods using Shell scripts, Gradle, Maven, Jenkins, Spinnaker
• Experience with microservices architecture, high volume, SLA critical applications and their interdependencies with other applications, microservices and databases
• Experience developing process, tooling, and methods to help improve operational maturity

About ApTask:
ApTask is a leading global provider of workforce solutions and talent acquisition services, dedicated to shaping the future of work. As an African American-owned and Veteran-certified company, ApTask offers a comprehensive suite of services, including staffing and recruitment solutions, managed services, IT consulting, and project management. With a focus on excellence, collaboration, and innovation, ApTask provides unparalleled opportunities for professional growth and development. As a member of the ApTask team, you will have the chance to connect businesses with top-tier professionals, optimize workforce performance, and drive success across diverse industries. Join us at ApTask and be part of our mission to empower organizations to thrive while fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment.

Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government issued ID during each interview.

Candidate Data Collection Disclaimer:
At ApTask, we prioritize safeguarding your privacy. As part of our recruitment process, certain Personally Identifiable Information (PII) may be requested by our clients for verification and application purposes. Rest assured, we strictly adhere to confidentiality standards and comply with all relevant data protection laws. Please note that we only collect the necessary information as specified by each client and do not request sensitive details during the initial stages of recruitment.

If you have any concerns or queries about your personal information, please feel free to contact our compliance team at businessexcellence@aptask.com