Senior AWS Cloud Platform Engineer - Ops / Migration / IaC / Kubernetes

Senior AWS Cloud Platform Engineer Location: Reston, VA (Hybrid) Duration: 12-Month Contract Pay Rate: $109.05/hr (W2) About the Role We are looking for a highly skilled Senior AWS Cloud Platform Engineer to support a large-scale enterprise cloud environment. This is a hands-on technical role focused on AWS infrastructure engineering, cloud migration, automation, platform support, troubleshooting, and production operations. This is not a people-management position. The ideal candidate is a strong individual contributor with deep AWS expertise who enjoys solving complex technical issues, supporting mission-critical production environments, and implementing cloud-native solutions at scale. Key Responsibilities Design, deploy, and support AWS cloud infrastructure in production environments. Perform cloud migrations, modernization efforts, and application onboarding to AWS. Troubleshoot complex infrastructure, networking, performance, and application issues. Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, CloudFormation, and AWS CDK. Develop automation solutions using Python, Ansible, and AWS-native services. Support Kubernetes and containerized workloads running in AWS. Monitor system health, performance, reliability, and security across cloud platforms. Conduct root cause analysis and implement long-term solutions for recurring issues. Collaborate with development, security, and infrastructure teams to improve platform stability and operational efficiency. Support CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices to streamline deployments and operations. Required Qualifications 8+ years of IT infrastructure, systems engineering, cloud engineering, or DevOps experience. 5+ years of hands-on AWS experience supporting production environments. Strong experience with AWS services including: EC2 VPC IAM S3 RDS Lambda CloudWatch CloudTrail EKS Direct Connect Expertise with Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS CDK, and Ansible. Strong Python and Linux/Bash scripting experience. Experience supporting and troubleshooting Kubernetes environments. Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Git, Bitbucket, and Artifactory. AWS Certification preferred (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, or similar). Preferred Skills Experience with Amazon EKS, ECS, and Docker. Background in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) or production operations. Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Datadog, New Relic, AppDynamics, or Jaeger. Understanding of cloud-native architectures, microservices, and container platforms. Exposure to AWS AI/ML services such as SageMaker or Bedrock. Ideal Candidate We're looking for a technical AWS expert who thrives in production environments and enjoys: Troubleshooting complex cloud infrastructure issues. Supporting highly available enterprise platforms. Driving automation and operational excellence. Working hands-on with AWS services, Kubernetes, Linux, and Infrastructure as Code. Supporting cloud migration and modernization projects from planning through implementation. If you're passionate about AWS, automation, cloud operations, and solving challenging technical problems, we'd love to hear from you. Ref: #851-Rockville-S1