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LRS Consulting Services is seeking a AWS Cloud Engineer- Cloud Modernization & Production Migration for a 100% remote contract opportunity with our client.

Summary of the Role

We are looking for an AWS Cloud Engineer to support cloud infrastructure modernization and production migration activities across a complex AWS environment.

The role requires strong hands-on experience with AWS networking, compute, security, Infrastructure as Code, and production cutovers. The engineer will work closely with architecture, application, data, DevSecOps, security, and QA teams to implement infrastructure changes, support migration activities, validate environments, and maintain rollback readiness.

The ideal candidate should have experience operating AWS infrastructure in production and should be comfortable making infrastructure changes across multiple environments and AWS accounts.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain AWS infrastructure supporting modernization and migration activities.
• Perform hands-on configuration and troubleshooting of VPCs, subnets, route tables, security groups, NACLs, and load balancers.
• Support modernization of EC2, ECS, and Fargate workloads.
• Implement infrastructure changes using CloudFormation and/or Terraform.
• Support production migration and cutover activities, including pre-cutover readiness and post-cutover validation.
• Develop and maintain repeatable infrastructure deployment patterns across multiple environments and AWS accounts.
• Configure and manage IAM, KMS, S3, CloudWatch, Systems Manager, and Patch Manager as required.
• Troubleshoot network connectivity, routing, security, TLS, compute, and application infrastructure issues.
• Support infrastructure hardening and remediation of cloud security findings.
• Work with DevSecOps teams to integrate infrastructure changes into CI/CD pipelines.
• Participate in maintenance windows and controlled production deployments.
• Maintain rollback readiness and support rollback activities when required.
• Monitor infrastructure health and resolve production issues during migration and stabilization.
• Document infrastructure changes, deployment procedures, validation steps, and operational runbooks.
• Collaborate with application, data, security, and QA teams to resolve cross-platform dependencies.

Must-Have Skills

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Strong production experience with AWS VPC, subnets, route tables, security groups, and NACLs.
• Strong experience with EC2, ECS, and/or Fargate.
• Hands-on experience with CloudFormation and/or Terraform.
• Strong understanding of AWS networking and cloud connectivity.
• Experience with IAM, KMS, S3, and CloudWatch.
• Experience supporting production cloud migrations or infrastructure modernization.
• Experience performing infrastructure changes in production environments.
• Experience with production cutovers, maintenance windows, and rollback procedures.
• Experience working across multiple AWS environments/accounts.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across networking, compute, security, and infrastructure.
• Ability to work closely with application, data, DevSecOps, security, and QA teams.

Good-to-Have Skills

• Experience with Amazon Linux 2023.
• Experience with AWS Systems Manager and Patch Manager.
• Experience with TLS/SSL and load balancer configuration.
• Experience with AWS security remediation and hardening.
• Experience with networking migration and legacy-to-cloud modernization.
• Experience with CI/CD-based infrastructure deployment.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code automation and reusable modules.
• Experience with AWS Config or Security Hub.
• Experience supporting restricted or regulated production environments.
• Experience with enterprise-scale AWS modernization programs.

The base range for this contract position is $80.00 - $100.00 per hour, depending on experience.
Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hires of this position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

LRS is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants for employment will receive consideration without unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, gender identity, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, citizenship, status or protected veteran status.

In some cases, LRS Consulting uses generative artificial intelligence ("AI") in support of our hiring processes. LRS takes steps to ensure the use of AI does not result in discrimination based on protected class(es). AI may be used in the hiring process solely in support of the assessment of candidate qualifications. All decisions in the hiring process are made by LRS employees. If AI will be used in the hiring process for the position for which you are applying, you will be notified and will have the opportunity to opt out. Please contact AI.Questions@lrs.com with any questions.