Cloud Developer / Engineer-AWS || Plano, TX Onsite
Job Title: Cloud Developer / Engineer-AWSLocation: Plano, TX OnsiteDuration: ContractRole OverviewWe are seeking a highly experienced Cloud Developer / Engineer (AWS Cloud Architect) to lead the end-to-end cloud architecture and implementation lifecycle. This role is responsible for translating complex business requirements into secure, scalable, and resilient cloud-based solutions. The ideal candidate brings deep hands-on expertise in AWS cloud infrastructure, automation, DevOps, and enterprise-scale cloud migrations, with the ability to collaborate closely with business, engineering, and operations teams. Experience with multi-cloud strategy and governance is highly desirable.Cloud Architecture & Strategy• Design secure, scalable, and cost-optimized cloud architectures on AWS• Define multi-account AWS strategies aligned with governance and compliance standards• Evaluate emerging cloud technologies and recommend adoption strategies• Design and implement IAM frameworks using least-privilege principles• Establish layered security controls across infrastructure and applications• Enforce governance, compliance, and cost controls across cloud environments• Lead Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) initiatives using Terraform• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines aligned with DevOps best practices• Enable automated, repeatable, and reliable cloud deployments• Guide engineering teams on cloud-native architectures, microservices, and containerization• Improve application scalability, resilience, and availabilityRequired Qualifications• 15+ years of software engineering experience with high-impact product delivery• 5+ years of hands-on experience designing and implementing complex AWS cloud architectures• Compute & Containers: EC2, ECS, EKS, Lambda, Fargate• Storage: S3, EBS, Storage Gateway• Advanced expertise with: RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, ElastiCache, Redshift• Deep experience with: VPC design, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, Route 53 IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager, WAF, Shield, GuardDuty, Security Hub• Advanced Terraform expertise for AWS infrastructure automation• Proven experience with: CloudWatch, X-Ray, CloudTrail