Cloud Engineer - Las Vegas, NV
Full Time • Washington DC
Job Description
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Cloud Engineer to join our fast-paced, Agile team. The ideal candidate will be a problem-solver with a good background in cloud-native technologies, automation, and security, with a specific focus on the AWS ecosystem. You'll be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable and secure cloud infrastructure while ensuring operational excellence and high availability.
Key Responsibilities
· Infrastructure Management: Design, deploy, and manage robust cloud infrastructure primarily using AWS services.
· Automation & CI/CD: Develop and maintain end-to-end automation pipelines using Terraform, GitLab CI/CD, and Shell scripting to streamline infrastructure provisioning and application deployment.
· Networking & Connectivity: Configure and manage advanced networking solutions, including AWS Transit Gateway (TGW) and Direct Connect, to ensure secure and efficient hybrid cloud connectivity.
· Containerization & Orchestration: Administer and support containerized workloads on Amazon EKS, and leverage Istio for service mesh functionalities like traffic management and security.
· Monitoring & Observability: Implement and manage monitoring solutions using tools like Amazon CloudWatch, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry (OTEL) to ensure proactive alerting and system health.
· Security & Compliance: Enforce security best practices, perform vulnerability remediation and patching, and utilize services like AWS Security Hub and GuardDuty to maintain a secure and compliant environment.
· Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including development and operations, to understand requirements and deliver reliable infrastructure solutions.
· Scripting & Development: Write and maintain scripts and tooling using Python to automate repetitive tasks and improve operational efficiency.
Required Qualifications :
AWS Expertise: Good hands-on experience with core AWS services, including VPC, EC2, S3, IAM, Route 53, EKS, SSO, and MSK.
Networking: Proven experience with advanced AWS networking concepts, particularly Transit Gateway (TGW) and Direct Connect.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Proficient in Terraform for managing infrastructure.
CI/CD: Experience with GitLab CI/CD for building and deploying pipelines.
Containerization: Solid understanding of Kubernetes (EKS) and Istio service mesh.
Scripting: Hands-on experience with Python and Shell scripting.
Monitoring: Familiarity with monitoring tools such as CloudWatch, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry.
Security: Experience with patching, vulnerability remediation, and AWS security tools like Security Hub and GuardDuty.
Soft Skills: A proactive, problem-solving mindset and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, Agile/Scrum environment.
Compensation: $24.00 - $26.00 per hour
About Us
AHU Technologies INC. is an IT consulting and permanent staffing firm that meets and exceeds the evolving IT service needs of leading corporations within the United States. We have been providing IT solutions to customers from different industry sectors, helping them control costs and release internal resources to focus on strategic issues.
AHU Technologies INC. was co-founded by visionary young techno-commercial entrepreneurs who remain as our principal consultants. Maintaining working relationships with a cadre of other highly skilled independent consultants, we have a growing number of resources available for development projects. We are currently working on Various projects such as media entertainment, ERP Solutions, data warehousing, Web Applications, Telecommunications and medical to our clients all over the world.
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