Lead AWS Cloud Platform Engineer

About the job BEFORE APPLYING FOR THE JOB. KINDLY READ THE COMPLETE JOB DESCRIPTION PROPERLY(EVEN THE TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT ALSO), NO 1099, C2C , H1 TRANSFER Title: Lead AWS Cloud Platform Engineer Location: Hybrid. The selected candidate must work onsite in Reston, VA once per week, with occasional meetings in Washington, D.C Terms of Employment • W2 Contract, 12 Months (Likely Extensions) • This position is hybrid. The selected candidate must work onsite in Reston, VA once per week, with occasional meetings in Washington, D.C. The remaining work can be performed remotely. Overview & Responsibilities Work with a leading firm in the healthcare/regulated industry space as a Lead AWS Cloud Platform Engineer. The core objective of this role is to provide hands-on expertise in supporting a massive AWS footprint, focusing on security guardrails and infrastructure automation. You will be a key player in migrating workloads to EKS and building out new tech stacks that support corporate innovation and scalability. You will… • Design, implement, and integrate cloud platform resources using an "Infrastructure as Code" (IaC) approach. • Support the end-to-end lifecycle of services, from initial design and inception to deployment and ongoing operations. • Collaborate with architecture teams to review proposed solutions, provide feedback, and execute implementation. • Automate the patching, upgrades, and maintenance of the AWS ecosystem to improve system reliability and velocity. • Troubleshoot complex stability, availability, and performance issues across enterprise platforms. • Mentor peers and socialize technical solutions across various technology teams. Required Qualifications • Minimum of 10 years of total IT experience, with at least 5 years specifically in AWS Cloud Platform engineering and administration. • At least 2 years of deep, hands-on experience with Amazon EKS (Kubernetes) in a production environment. • Mandatory AWS Certification (e.g., Solutions Architect or DevOps Engineer). • Strong proficiency in Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and Ansible for configuration management. • Hands-on experience with Python (specifically Boto3 for Lambda functions) and Linux Bash scripting. • Previous experience in Linux System Administration. • Solid understanding of networking components: VPC, Direct Connect, NACLs, Security Groups, and Load Balancers (ELB/ALB). • Proven experience in a Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) role or a platform operations environment. Preferred Qualifications • Experience working in a regulated industry (Healthcare, Finance, etc.) with knowledge of PHI/PII security controls. • Exposure to AWS AI/ML services such as Bedrock and SageMaker. • Familiarity with Service Mesh (Istio or AWS App Mesh) and Container Security tools (Twistlock, Sysdig, or Aqua). • Experience with Java, Go, or Groovy development.