Cloud Engineer

**Job Title:** AWS Cloud Engineer **Location:** Atlanta (Hybrid) **Role Summary** * We are seeking an AWS Cloud Engineer who can build, deploy, and operate secure, scalable, and cost\-efficient cloud infrastructure on AWS * The ideal candidate combines strong cloud engineering expertise with execution skills across Terraform (IaC), Kubernetes (EKS), and Helm, while following best practices in security, reliability, and DevOps * Ability to leverage AI tools, including agentic AI systems, to automate workflows, improve productivity, and enhance cloud operations **Key Responsibilities** * Design, develop, and support AWS\-based solutions across multiple environments (dev, staging, production) * Build, deploy, and manage infrastructure using Terraform (IaC) * Deploy and operate containerized platforms on Amazon EKS, including deployments using Helm * Follow and implement cloud standards, governance, and operational best practices * Define and manage IAM roles and policies aligned with team responsibilities and least\-privilege principles * Implement best practices for multi\-account AWS environments, including AWS Organizations, SCPs, and account structure * Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows (Jenkins, Argo CD, etc.) * Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting, and continuously improve system reliability and performance * Optimize AWS costs through right\-sizing, usage analysis, and operational improvements * Leverage AI/ML and agentic AI tools to automate infrastructure management, incident response, and operational tasks * Troubleshoot and resolve complex infrastructure and platform issues **Required Skills** * 5\+ years of experience in cloud engineering/DevOps with strong hands\-on delivery * Deep expertise in AWS services (EKS, IAM, EC2, ALB/NLB, RDS, Route 53, etc.) * Strong hands\-on experience with Terraform (mandatory) * Proven experience deploying and operating Kubernetes (EKS) platforms * Experience with Helm for application deployment and management * Strong understanding of AWS security best practices, especially IAM and access control * Experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitOps, Argo CD, etc.) * Solid understanding of networking concepts (subnets, routing, DNS, load balancing, security groups, NACLs) **Good to Have** * Experience with Argo CD / GitOps workflows * Exposure to monitoring and observability tools (Datadog, Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana) * Knowledge of service mesh (Istio, Linkerd) and container security tools * Experience managing multi\-account AWS environments at scale * Familiarity with AI\-driven automation frameworks, copilots, or autonomous agents for DevOps * AWS Certifications (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, etc.) **Key Expectations** * Ability to independently implement, operate, and support AWS environments * Ability to proactively identify issues, automate operational tasks, and maintain production systems with minimal supervision