We are seeking a skilled Cloud Engineer to design, implement, and maintain cloud-based solutions using AWS tools, Docker, Fargate, containerization, and Ansible. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in cloud infrastructure, automation, and deployment strategies, with a focus on scalability, security, and performance.

• Design, develop, and manage cloud infrastructure using AWS services.
• Deploy and manage containerized applications using Docker and AWS Fargate.
• Automate container deployment, scaling and management using Kubernetes
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Ansible.
• Ensure high availability, scalability, and security of cloud-based applications.
• Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and implement optimizations.
• Collaborate with development and DevOps teams to streamline CI/CD pipelines.
• Implement best practices for cloud security, cost optimization, and compliance.
• Maintain and update cloud documentation, configurations, and processes.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in cloud engineering or related roles.
• AWS Cloud Certification highly preferred
• Strong experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, ECS, VPC, EKS, CloudFormation, Lambda, etc.).
• Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes and container orchestration.
• Proficiency in AWS Fargate for serverless container management.
• Expertise in Ansible for infrastructure automation and configuration management.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Atlassian Tools, CI/CD, AWS CodePipeline).
• Strong scripting skills (Python, Bash, or similar).
• Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Exposure to monitoring and logging tools (CloudWatch, Prometheus, ELK Stack).

Job Type: Contract
Pay: $40.00 - $65.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Experience:

• Cloud infrastructure: 7 years (Required)
• AWS services: 7 years (Required)
• Docker: 7 years (Required)
• Fargate: 7 years (Required)
• infrastructure-as-code: 7 years (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Rockville, MD 2085

Please refer the Job description for details