Cloud Engineer

AWS Platform Engineer (Only W2)Location: Reston, VA/ HybridDuration: 12 MonthsInperson InterviewLocals OnlyQualifications:-10+ years of overall experience in IT including hands-on Development and Systems engineering background.-Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field; master’s degree preferred.-[5-10] years of experience in cloud engineering and automation, with a focus on AWS cloud services.-Minimum of 5 years must be in AWS Cloud Automation and Administration.-3+ years of experience with implementation of Containerization (Kubernetes), AI workloads, Cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, or Google, etc.), DevOps tool chain (Jenkins, Artifactory, bitbucket, etc.), and technical patterns (IaC, Automated Provisioning/Release, CI/CD, etc.)-Must be well versed in Terraform automation, Ansible playbooks, and Python code.-In-depth knowledge of AWS services and solutions, including but not limited to EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, CloudFormation, and CloudWatch.-Strong understanding of cloud architecture principles, design patterns, and best practices for building scalable, resilient, and secure cloud environments.-Proficiency in infrastructure as code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.-Exposure to Artificial intelligence patterns and engineering of AWS solutions. Good knowledge of leveraging Amazon Kendra, Lambda, Bedrock, Rag models etc.-Minimum of 1 AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer is required.-Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment preferred.-Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes), and serverless computing is a plus.