What are the responsibilities and job description for the L2 Production Support Specialist with AWS position at CGI?
Position Description
Do you want to take your career to the next level? CGI is looking for dedicated Production Support Specialists with a passion for solving business problems to join our team. At CGI, you will solve important business and technical problems as a full-time consultant serving local, enterprise clients. You'll be part of a team of dedicated people like yourself and make an impact with both internal and client partners. Consider joining CGI, a premier consulting firm that inspires personal and professional growth and values your ideas.
This position is located in Lafayette, Louisiana in a hybrid environment.
Your future duties and responsibilities
CGI is seeking an experienced L2 Production Support Specialist with AWS to support and enhance cloud operations across a complex, multi-cloud environment. This role is responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting highly available, scalable, and secure cloud infrastructure while ensuring compliance with enterprise cloud governance standards. This position will require different levels of experience as well as multiple shift requirements (day, night, weekends, holidays, on-call, etc.).
The ideal candidate will partner with development, infrastructure, and security teams to automate operational processes, implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC), improve observability, and strengthen platform reliability. Responsibilities include monitoring production environments, developing governance dashboards and compliance reporting, automating preventative and corrective controls, supporting incident response, and driving continuous operational improvements across AWS and other cloud platforms.
Required Qualifications To Be Successful In This Role
CGI is required by law in some jurisdictions to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. The determination of this range includes various factors not limited to skill set, level, experience, relevant training, and licensure and certifications. To support the ability to reward for merit based performance, CGI typically does not hire individuals at or near the top of the range for their role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range for this role in the U.S. is $46,400 to 110,100.
CGI's benefits are offered to eligible professionals on their first day of employment to include:
Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because…
You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction.
Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.
You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.
Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, sex, religion, creed, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, pregnancy, medical condition, military and veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation or perceived sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, and gender expression, familial status or responsibilities, reproductive health decisions, political affiliation, genetic information, height, weight, or any other legally protected status or characteristics to the extent required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws where we do business.
CGI provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need an accommodation to apply for a job in the U.S., please email the CGI U.S. Employment Compliance mailbox at US_Employment_Compliance@cgi.com. You will need to reference the Position ID of the position in which you are interested. Your message will be routed to the appropriate recruiter who will assist you. Please note, this email address is only to be used for those individuals who need an accommodation to apply for a job. Emails for any other reason or those that do not include a Position ID will not be returned.
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All CGI offers of employment in the U.S. are contingent upon the ability to successfully complete a background investigation. Background investigation components can vary dependent upon specific assignment and/or level of US government security clearance held. Dependent upon role and/or federal government security clearance requirements, and in accordance with applicable laws, some background investigations may include a credit check. CGI will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrests and conviction records in accordance with all local regulations and ordinances.
CGI will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with CGI’s legal duty to furnish information.
Do you want to take your career to the next level? CGI is looking for dedicated Production Support Specialists with a passion for solving business problems to join our team. At CGI, you will solve important business and technical problems as a full-time consultant serving local, enterprise clients. You'll be part of a team of dedicated people like yourself and make an impact with both internal and client partners. Consider joining CGI, a premier consulting firm that inspires personal and professional growth and values your ideas.
This position is located in Lafayette, Louisiana in a hybrid environment.
Your future duties and responsibilities
CGI is seeking an experienced L2 Production Support Specialist with AWS to support and enhance cloud operations across a complex, multi-cloud environment. This role is responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting highly available, scalable, and secure cloud infrastructure while ensuring compliance with enterprise cloud governance standards. This position will require different levels of experience as well as multiple shift requirements (day, night, weekends, holidays, on-call, etc.).
The ideal candidate will partner with development, infrastructure, and security teams to automate operational processes, implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC), improve observability, and strengthen platform reliability. Responsibilities include monitoring production environments, developing governance dashboards and compliance reporting, automating preventative and corrective controls, supporting incident response, and driving continuous operational improvements across AWS and other cloud platforms.
Required Qualifications To Be Successful In This Role
- 2 years of strong hands-on experience supporting production environments in AWS.
- Solid understanding of AWS services including EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, Route 53, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, ELB, EBS, SQS, AMIs, and AWS CLI.
- AWS certification is required for senior positions.
- Experience implementing cloud governance frameworks, security controls, and compliance monitoring.
- Ability to build automated dashboards, operational reports, and compliance metrics.
- Strong scripting skills using Python, PowerShell, or Bash to automate operational tasks.
- Experience with production support, incident management, root cause analysis, and on-call support.
- Familiarity with monitoring and observability platforms such as CloudWatch, Splunk, Dynatrace, OpenTelemetry or similar tools.
- Experience with AutoSys, RedHood, Apache Airflow, or other job management is preferred.
CGI is required by law in some jurisdictions to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. The determination of this range includes various factors not limited to skill set, level, experience, relevant training, and licensure and certifications. To support the ability to reward for merit based performance, CGI typically does not hire individuals at or near the top of the range for their role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range for this role in the U.S. is $46,400 to 110,100.
CGI's benefits are offered to eligible professionals on their first day of employment to include:
- Competitive compensation
- Comprehensive insurance options
- Matching contributions through the 401(k) plan and the share purchase plan
- Paid time off for vacation, holidays, and sick time
- Paid parental leave
- Learning opportunities and tuition assistance
- Wellness and Well-being programs
Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because…
You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction.
Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.
You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.
Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, sex, religion, creed, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, pregnancy, medical condition, military and veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation or perceived sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, and gender expression, familial status or responsibilities, reproductive health decisions, political affiliation, genetic information, height, weight, or any other legally protected status or characteristics to the extent required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws where we do business.
CGI provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need an accommodation to apply for a job in the U.S., please email the CGI U.S. Employment Compliance mailbox at US_Employment_Compliance@cgi.com. You will need to reference the Position ID of the position in which you are interested. Your message will be routed to the appropriate recruiter who will assist you. Please note, this email address is only to be used for those individuals who need an accommodation to apply for a job. Emails for any other reason or those that do not include a Position ID will not be returned.
We make it easy to translate military experience and skills! Click here to be directed to our site that is dedicated to veterans and transitioning service members.
All CGI offers of employment in the U.S. are contingent upon the ability to successfully complete a background investigation. Background investigation components can vary dependent upon specific assignment and/or level of US government security clearance held. Dependent upon role and/or federal government security clearance requirements, and in accordance with applicable laws, some background investigations may include a credit check. CGI will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrests and conviction records in accordance with all local regulations and ordinances.
CGI will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with CGI’s legal duty to furnish information.