AWS Cloud Engineer – SaaS Infrastructure
ECP, a market-leading SaaS platform for senior living communities, is seeking an AWS Cloud Engineer to build scalable, zero-trust infrastructure and develop innovative solutions. This role will collaborate closely with the AWS Cloud Architect to maintain and enhance cloud architectures and implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
This is a Full-time, Fully Remote position open to candidates within the U.S. Legal authorization to work in the U.S. without sponsorship is required.
Role Summary and Well-Architected Mandate
The Engineer will be tasked with continuous innovation, development, and optimization of infrastructure within the AWS Cloud ecosystem. A core focus is engineering solutions aligned with the AWS Well-Architected Framework pillars: operational excellence, security, reliability, performance efficiency, and cost optimization.
Key Responsibilities:
- IaC & Provisioning: Provision and manage infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Onica Runway and AWS CloudFormation (and Terraform).
- Security & Compliance: Implement and enforce security best practices, including least privilege, encryption, and network segmentation to build a zero-trust infrastructure.
- Resilience: Implement and maintain cloud-native disaster recovery and backup strategies to ensure resilience and business continuity.
- Architecture & Design: Work closely with the AWS Cloud Architect on the design, implementation, and maintenance of infrastructure workflows that support application delivery, scalability, and feature development.
- Operations & Troubleshooting: Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve issues across cloud services, deployments, and operational workflows.
- Documentation: Document infrastructure designs, workflows, configurations, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- Continuous Learning: Stay current with AWS services, emerging features, and evolving best practices.
Required Experience and Technical Qualifications
The ideal candidate has significant hands-on AWS experience, proficiency in IaC (Terraform/CloudFormation), and a foundational skill in automation scripting with Node.js.
- Experience (Mandatory):
- 3+ years of hands-on experience working within the AWS Cloud ecosystem.
- Proven experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform and AWS CloudFormation.
- Technical Proficiency:
- Proficiency in scripting for automation using Node.js.
- Strong understanding of core AWS services, cloud networking, and security, including EC2, ECS, S3, VPC, RDS, Lambda, API Gateway, IAM, CloudWatch, and Security Groups.
- Work Environment: Experience working in an agile development environment.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent work experience.
Job Features
| Job Category | Cloud Engineering |