AWS Administrator

Role: AWS Administrator

Location: Houston, TX

Mode: Hybrid (2-3 days onsite a week)

We are seeking a skilled and experienced AWS Administrator with strong experience is AWS administration either commercial or government clouds. This role requires the candidate to have solid experience in designing and securing cloud-based infrastructure, along with hands-on expertise in integrating third-party systems, automating processes, and ensuring compliance with security standards.

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement secure, scalable cloud architectures using AWS solutions.

• Scan and install patches on EC2 servers.

• Configure and manage S3 storage solutions, ensuring secure access and compliance with internal and external regulations.

• Utilize Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to automate and deploy cloud resources, including tools such as CloudFormation and Terraform.

• Support and configure IAM Identity Center for identity and access management across the cloud environment.

• Develop and manage ETL pipelines using AWS Glue and Glue ETL.

• Create and manage cloud infrastructures using AWS ECS, Lambda, API Gateway, and other related services.

• Support and manage AWS EMR Serverless for big data processing and analytics.

• Work with AWS BedRock to implement AI and ML solutions in the cloud.

• Implement AWS Organizations, Control Tower, and Landing Zone Accelerator for centralized governance and resource management.

• Configure and manage AWS Security Hub to monitor, detect, and respond to security threats.

• Set up logging, monitoring, and alerting systems for cloud services.

• Manage and support Iceberg, RedShift, and Snowflake on AWS.

• Administer AWS Secrets Manager and KMS (Key Management Service) for secure handling of sensitive data.

• Troubleshoot and optimize cloud infrastructure, ensuring high availability, scalability, and performance.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure secure deployment of solutions.

Required Skills:

• 5 years of experience working as an AWS Administrator.

• Hands-on experience with AWS services such as EC2, S3 buckets, Lambda, and Terraform.

• Hands on experience with Glue/Glue ETL, ECS, EMR Serverless, BedRock, AWS Organizations, Control Tower, Security Hub,Logging & Alerting, Landing Zone accelerator, DynamoDB, KMS               

• Familiarity with AWS security best practices and services such as KMS, Secrets Manager, and AWS Security Hub.

• Understanding of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as CloudFormation or Terraform.

• Experience supporting Iceberg, RedShift, and/or Snowflake is a plus.

• Experience in troubleshooting and resolving issues in a cloud environment.