Cloud Compute Engineer at Synchrony
Chicago, IL 60606, USA -
Full Time


Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

04 Dec, 25

Salary

85000.0

Posted On

05 Sep, 25

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

No

Skills

Aws, Javascript, Code, Cloud Services, Architecture, New Hires, Kubernetes, Color, Consideration, Agile Methodologies, Python, Communication Skills, Powershell, Ansible, Docker, Logging, Infrastructure, Ecs, Microservices, Orchestration

Industry

Information Technology/IT

Description

Job Description:
Role Summary/Purpose:
We are seeking a skilled AWS Automation Engineer to join our compute engineering team. You will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining automated AWS cloud infrastructure and associated DevOps pipelines. The ideal candidate will have experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), configuration management, CI/CD processes, and deep knowledge of AWS services.

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:

  • 3+ years of experience working with AWS cloud services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, etc.)
  • Strong hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).
  • Proficient in at least one scripting or programming language (Python, Javascript, PowerShell).
  • Familiarity with containers and orchestration (Docker, ECS, EKS, Kubernetes a plus).
  • Knowledge of monitoring and logging solutions in AWS.
  • Strong problem solving and communication skills.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

  • You must be 18 years or older
  • You must have a high school diploma or equivalent
  • You must be willing to take a drug test, submit to a background investigation and submit fingerprints as part of the onboarding process
  • You must be able to satisfy the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
  • New hires (Level 4-7) must have 9 months of continuous service with the company before they are eligible to post on other roles. Once this new hire time in position requirement is met, the associate will have a minimum 6 months’ time in position before they can post for future non-exempt roles. Employees, level 8 or greater, must have at least 18 months’ time in position before they can post. All internal employees must consistently meet performance expectations and have approval from your manager to post (or the approval of your manager and HR if you don’t meet the time in position or performance expectations).
    Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
Responsibilities
  • Design, implement, and maintain highly available and scalable AWS cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).
  • Develop and manage automation scripts and tools to support cloud infrastructure lifecycle management, deployments, and monitoring (Javascript/Python).
  • Automate application provisioning, configuration, and deployments using CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Github, Cloudbees).
  • Collaborate with development and operations teams to define requirements and implement cloud-native solutions.
  • Maintain and improve existing automation frameworks and documentation.
  • Ensure compliance with security policies, best practices, and regulatory requirements.
  • Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned.
Loading...