Remote Cloud Engineer

Description:

• Astor & Sanders Corporation is seeking a Cloud Engineer for a 100% remote position.
• The role involves leading the analysis and research to roadmap existing technologies and plan for future upgrades/enhancements, including AWS cloud migration and product/solution replacement.
• The Cloud Engineer will work closely with stakeholders to understand solution requirements and identify architectural patterns.
• Responsibilities include developing a unified strategy for transitioning IT services to AWS cloud-hosted services and performing trade-off analysis between various AWS service offerings.
• The engineer will serve as the ‘go-to-person' for cloud-related solutions, designing end-to-end scalable and resilient cloud architectures, and defining cloud migration strategies.
• Monitoring compliance of cloud resources to ensure they fit industry guardrails and best practices is also a key responsibility.
• The role requires researching and proposing solutions for AWS data transformation, data connections, operational frameworks, and application integration.
• Additional duties may be assigned as needed.

Requirements:

• A Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Telecommunications, Information Technology, or other related fields is required.
• Candidates must have demonstrated hands-on experience migrating several on-prem applications to AWS.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience with public, private, and/or AWS hybrid cloud services is required, including planning, development, migration, administration, or integration of applications and services from on-premises infrastructure to cloud-based formats.
• Expertise in procedures that ensure effective and efficient use of cloud computing is necessary.
• Strong experience in architecting AWS cloud migration solutions is required.
• Candidates must possess strong knowledge and practical experience with AWS.
• Experience with building and delivering Single Sign-On (SSO) solutions using SAML, LDAP, and related technologies is essential.
• Experience with cloud relational and NoSQL databases is required.
• The ability to explain complex problems to stakeholders and customers in layman’s terms is necessary.
• Exposure to cloud managed services and microservices like Function as a Service, Containers, and managed databases is preferred.
• Expertise in Amazon AWS Cloud Administration, including services like EC2, S3, EBS, VPC, ELB, AMI, SNS, RDS, IAM, Route 53, Autoscaling, AWS cost management, Cloud Front, Cloud Watch, Cloud Trail, Cloud Formation, Terraform, OPS Work, and Security Groups is required.
• An AWS cloud certification is desirable.
• Experience with Government cloud migrations is a plus.

Benefits:

• Astor & Sanders Corporation offers a unique, stimulating, and challenging environment that fosters individual growth and rewards performance.
• Competitive benefits include generous Paid Time Off (PTO) and all Federal Holidays off.
• Comprehensive Health and Dental Insurance Coverage is provided.
• A Retirement Savings Plan is available for employees.
• Pre-Tax Benefit Programs are offered.
• Wellness and Work-Life Support is included.
• Opportunities for Professional Development are provided.
• Performance and Referral Bonuses are available.
• Life and Disability Insurance is included in the benefits package.