Cloud/Platform/Systems Specialist -Local to IA & Local only

Dice is the leading career destination for tech experts at every stage of their careers. Our client, Mahantech Corporation, is seeking the following. Apply via Dice today!Engagement TypeContractShort DescriptionThe Service Delivery Public Safety IT Team is seeking acandidate for a critical cloud/platform/systems specialist to Supportsenior resources.Complete DescriptionTHIS IS AN ONSITE POSITIONAssignment will extend on 7/1/26. Additional background check requirements apply for Public Safety assignments. Due to the long-term nature of the assignment, DPS will require a Level 1 (L1) background check. To begin work, the contractor must first successfully complete the DOM DOIT background check and fingerprinting, as well as a DPS Level 2 (L2) background check. Continued employment after the start date is contingent upon the contractor successfully clearing the DPS L1 background check.Note: Experience with Ansible would be handy; Experience related to AWS IAM functionality for controlling RBAC is needed. FIN OPS - strong understanding on how to estimate costs and delivery quickly needed.The Service Delivery Public Safety IT Team is seeking acandidate for a critical cloud/platform/systems specialist to Supportsenior resources. Expectations include Leading infrastructure initiatives tomodernize IT infrastructure and operations to enhance efficiency, scalability,and reliability across hybrid cloud environments. This role supports enterprisemodernization goals by providing support for modern approaches to hybrid-cloudadministrative and engineering practices to eliminate expensive and inefficientlegacy solutions, while improving operational efficiency, reducing manualintervention, and enabling scalable infrastructure solutions.5 or more years of experience required in the followingareas:Designs, maintains, and optimizes hybrid platforms that bridge onpremisesinfrastructure with AWS cloud services, aligning with the shift toward cloudcentricoperations: Designing and administering AWS environments (EC2, VPC, IAM, S3) to supportenterprise workloads. Creating hybrid workload patterns where identity, authentication, andapplication services function seamlessly across cloud and onpremises systems. Migrating legacy systems to AWS, including developing modernization roadmapsand workload readiness assessments. Documenting system architectures and producing AWS architecture diagramsshowing network topology, dependencies, and service interactions.Provides seniortier support for issues escalated from Service Desk,Applications, Networking, or automation teams: Diagnosing complex AWS identity, network, or compute issues affectingdependent applications. Documenting troubleshooting workflows, root causes, and longterm mitigationstrategies. Guiding teams through hybrid dependency failures such as directory syncdisruptions, routing conflicts, or misconfigured IAM policies.Ensures platform resilience by monitoring, optimizing, and maintaining cloudand onprem compute, storage, networking, and identity components: Eliminate single points of failure in designs patterns Provide backup, recovery, and DR to meet all RTO/RPO requirements. Implementing performance dashboards covering compute utilization, storageI/O, and network throughput across AWS and onprem. Conducting rootcause analysis for performance issues and documentingremediation steps. Identifying cost optimization opportunities through instance rightsizing,storage tier adjustments, and lifecycle automation. Maintaining architecture diagrams, standards, IaC manifests, and operationalprocedures in versioncontrolled environments. Preparing change impact statements for major infrastructure modifications. Creating release documentation for platform updates promoted through CI/CDpipelines. Ensuring consistency across platform standards, enforcement rules,and automation artifacts.Works closely with automation specialist and other team members to ensureinfrastructure deployments follow consistent, automated, and auditablepatterns: Defining IaC patterns and collaborating on Terraform module designs. Documenting provisioning workflows, configuration standards, and parameterusage for automated deployments. Supporting CI/CD infrastructure pipelines that promote test, staging, andproduction environments through automated checks. Collaborate with engineering and application teams to optimize workloads forhybrid cloud environments. Provide guidance on migration strategies, performance tuning, and costoptimization for hybrid-cloud deployments.Maintain comprehensive documentation for hybrid cloud architecture, operationalprocedures, and automation workflows. Ensure documentation supports knowledgetransfer and compliance audits.Supports organizational security and compliance goals by implementing anddocumenting platform controls across cloud and onprem environments.Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Enforcing AWS guardrails such as encryption, MFA, IAM role boundaries, andnetwork segmentation. Producing audit evidence packages (configuration exports, pipeline logs,screenshots). Documenting platform hardening guidelines for compute, identity, and storagesystems. Creating policy interpretation guides to clarify required platformconfigurations for other technical teams. Writing operational guides, onboarding materials, and howto documentationfor AWS and hybrid operations. Delivering platform standards, architecture reference materials, andannotated diagrams explaining system interactions. Producing executivelevel briefings summarizing modernization progress andplatform initiatives.Required/Desired SkillsSkill Required/Desired Amount of Experience Required 7.0 Years - Designing and administering AWS environments (EC2, VPC, IAM, S3) to support enterprise workloads. Required 5.0 Years - Creating hybrid workload patterns where identity, authentication, and application services function seamlessly across cloud and on premises systems. Required 5.0 Years - Migrating legacy systems to AWS, including developing modernization roadmaps and workload readiness assessments. Required 5.0 Years - Documenting system architectures and producing AWS architecture diagrams showing network topology, dependencies, and service interactions. Required 5.0 Years - Diagnosing complex AWS identity, network, or compute issues affecting dependent applications. Required 5.0 Years - Guiding teams through hybrid dependency failures such as directory sync disruptions, routing conflicts, or misconfigured IAM policies. Required 5.0 Years - Documenting troubleshooting workflows, root causes, and long term mitigation strategies. Required 5.0 Years - Eliminate single points of failure in designs patterns Required 5.0 Years - Provide backup, recovery, and DR to meet all RTO/RPO requirements. Required 5.0 Years - Implementing performance dashboards covering compute utilization, storage I/O, and network throughput across AWS and on prem. Required 5.0 Years - Conducting root cause analysis for performance issues and documenting remediation steps. Required 5.0 Years - Identifying cost optimization opportunities through instance rightsizing, storage tier adjustments, and lifecycle automation. Required 5.0 Years - Maintaining architecture diagrams, standards, IaC manifests, and operational procedures in version-controlled environments. Required 5.0 Years - Preparing change impact statements for major infrastructure modifications. Required 5.0 Years - Creating release documentation for platform updates promoted through CI/CD pipelines. Ensuring consistency across platform standards, enforcement Required 5.0 Years rules, and automation artifacts. Required - Defining IaC patterns and collaborating on Terraform module designs. Required 5.0 Years - Documenting provisioning workflows, configuration standards, and parameter usage for automated deployments. Required 5.0 Years - Supporting CI/CD infrastructure pipelines that promote test, staging, and production environments through automated checks. Required 5.0 Years - Collaborate with engineering and application teams to optimize workloads for hybrid cloud environments. Required 5.0 Years - Provide guidance on migration strategies, performance tuning, and cost optimization for hybrid-cloud deployments. Required 5.0 Years - Enforcing AWS guardrails such as encryption, MFA, IAM role boundaries, and network segmentation. Required 5.0 Years - Producing audit evidence packages (configuration exports, pipeline logs, screenshots). Required 5.0 Years - Documenting platform hardening guidelines for compute, identity, and storage systems. Required 5.0 Years - Creating policy interpretation guides to clarify required platform configurations for other technical teams. Required 5.0 Years - Writing operational guides, onboarding materials, and how to documentation for AWS and hybrid operations. Required 5.0 Years - Delivering platform standards, architecture reference materials, and annotated diagrams explaining system interactions. Required 5.0 Years - Delivering platform standards, architecture reference materials, and annotated diagrams explaining system interactions. Required 5.0 Years