About the role

What will you do at Softthink Solutions?

Job Title: AWS Cloud Engineer

Work Authorization: US Citizen

Location: Hybrid (2 3 days onsite in West Sacramento, CA)

Position Summary

We are seeking an AWS Cloud Engineer to support cloud modernization initiatives, application development, infrastructure automation, and cloud operations within a large enterprise environment. The ideal candidate will have strong AWS expertise, DevOps experience, and a proven track record of building scalable, secure, and reliable cloud solutions.

Required Qualifications

3+ years of hands-on AWS experience including:

EC2

AWS Lambda

IAM

3+ years of experience with GitHub and CI/CD pipelines.

3+ years of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform and/or AWS CloudFormation).

3+ years of experience developing applications using Python, Node.js, or C#.

3+ years of experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and container orchestration.

3+ years of experience with SQL and/or NoSQL databases:

MySQL

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

DynamoDB

3+ years of experience with:

Encryption standards

AWS Secrets Manage

HashiCorp Vault

HIPAA, GDPR, and SOC2 compliance frameworks.

Preferred Qualifications

AWS Well-Architected Framework experience.
AWS cloud migration and modernization experience.
AWS cost optimization expertise.
Experience with:
AWS Config
Security Hub
CloudWatch
CloudTrail
Splunk
Bash or PowerShell scripting.
AI/ML services such as SageMaker.
Multi-cloud experience.

Responsibilities

Design and develop cloud-native applications on AWS.
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub.
Implement Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform and CloudFormation.
Develop REST APIs and cloud-based applications.
Deploy and manage containerized workloads using Kubernetes and Docker.
Design and maintain SQL/NoSQL databases.
Implement cloud security controls and compliance standards.
Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize cloud infrastructure.
Participate in cloud modernization initiatives.
Create technical documentation, runbooks, and knowledge-transfer materials.
Collaborate with architects, business analysts, and technical teams
Flexible work from home options available.

Which skills does this role require?

DevopsPythonNode.jsC#Encryption StandardsHipaaGdprEc2S3Aws LambdaIamAws CloudformationMysqlPostgresqlMongodbDynamodbAws Secrets ManagerHashicorp VaultSoc2JavaScriptPostgreSQLMySQLMongoDBMachine Learning

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