AWS Cloud Engineer-Contract-to-Hire-Hybrid

ABSOLUTELY no third parties please !!!

Local candidates only please -Candidates must reside locally in Albuquerque New Mexico. The client is not considering candidates willing to relocate.  

Compensation-$ 60.00 per hour W2, $ 70.00 per hour as an Independent Contractor

Our direct client, an engineering and consulting company that provides a wide range of service integrating science, engineering and technology is seeking a AWS Cloud Engineer for a contract to hire engagement.

Qualifications
5 years of IT/cloud engineering experience with production AWS workloads.
Hands-on with IaC (CloudFormation or Terraform) and scripting (PowerShell/Bash/Python).
Strong grasp of AWS operations, networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, VPN concepts), and observability.
Foundational DBA skills for Oracle/SQL Server/Postgres (deploy, configure, connectivity, backup/restore).
Clear communicator with solid troubleshooting and documentation habits.
Able to work onsite in Albuquerque 3 days per week.
Ability to provide occasional after-hours work for migrations, maintenance windows, or incidents; primary help desk covered by others with escalation to this role as needed.

Preferred Qualifications
AWS certification (Solutions Architect Associate, SysOps Administrator, or Developer) or willingness to obtain within 6 months.
Exposure to Azure; familiarity with Google Cloud Platform helpful.
Experience with containers (Docker, ECS/EKS basics) and CI/CD (GitHub Actions/Azure DevOps/Jenkins).
Knowledge of HA/DR patterns (multi-AZ, read replicas, snapshots) and cost/performance trade-offs.
Familiarity with ITSM environments (ServiceNow) and ITIL practices.
Collaborative, documentation-first approach; comfortable explaining trade-offs to technical and non-technical audiences.

Apply today for immediate consideration !!