AWS Cloud Engineer

Position: AWS Cloud Engineer
Location: Chicago, IL (Onsite)

Key Responsibilities

Technical Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage secure, scalable AWS cloud infrastructure
• Architect highly available and fault-tolerant AWS solutions
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (Terraform / CloudFormation)
• Manage AWS services including EC2, VPC, IAM, RDS, S3, EKS, Lambda, and CloudWatch
• Implement security best practices, compliance controls, and cost optimization
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve complex infrastructure issues
• Support production environments and participate in on-call rotations

Client-Facing Responsibilities

• Act as a technical point of contact for clients on AWS infrastructure and cloud architecture
• Gather client requirements and translate them into technical designs and solutions
• Lead client discussions for architecture reviews, cloud migrations, and optimization initiatives
• Provide technical guidance, best practices, and recommendations to clients
• Participate in client meetings, status calls, and technical workshops
• Assist with incident response and root cause analysis involving client environments
• Create and present technical documentation and architecture diagrams for clients
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure client expectations and SLAs are met

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of cloud engineering experience with strong AWS focus
• Proven experience in client-facing or consulting roles
• Deep knowledge of AWS networking, security, and core services
• Strong experience with Terraform or CloudFormation
• Linux administration and scripting experience (Bash, Python)
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer)
• Experience with Kubernetes / Amazon EKS
• Experience in MSP or managed services environments

Experience presenting technical solutions to non-technical stakeholders

Regards,

Manoj Goud

Derex Technologies INC

Contact : 973-834-5005 Ext 206

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.