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Senior AWS Solutions & Platform Engineer- W2 Only

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Des Moines, IA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/16/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/15/2026
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Role: Senior AWS Solutions & Platform Engineer- W2 Only

Work Location: Des Moines, IA

Duration: Long-term (extends beyond 07/01/2026)

IRG Clients is seeking an experienced Hybrid Cloud Platform / Systems Engineer to support senior infrastructure resources in modernizing enterprise IT operations across hybrid cloud environments.

This role is critical to advancing cloud-centric operations by eliminating inefficient legacy solutions, improving operational reliability, reducing manual intervention, and enabling scalable, automated infrastructure practices across AWS and on-premises platforms.

The ideal candidate brings strong expertise in AWS architecture, hybrid identity and networking, infrastructure automation, platform resiliency, and cost optimization (FinOps mindset).

Nice to Have: Experience with Ansible

Required: Strong AWS IAM and RBAC expertise, FinOps cost estimation skills

Key Responsibilities

Hybrid Cloud Architecture & Modernization

  • Design, administer, and optimize AWS environments (EC2, VPC, IAM, S3) for enterprise workloads
  • Develop hybrid workload patterns integrating cloud and on-prem identity, authentication, and applications
  • Lead legacy system migrations to AWS, including readiness assessments and modernization roadmaps
  • Produce and maintain detailed AWS architecture diagrams and system documentation

Advanced Troubleshooting & Tier-3 Support

  • Diagnose complex AWS identity, compute, and networking issues impacting enterprise applications
  • Resolve hybrid dependency failures (directory sync, routing conflicts, IAM misconfigurations)
  • Document root causes, troubleshooting workflows, and long-term mitigation strategies

Platform Resiliency, Monitoring & Performance

  • Eliminate single points of failure through resilient design patterns
  • Implement backup, disaster recovery, and RTO/RPO-compliant solutions
  • Develop performance dashboards for compute, storage I/O, and network throughput
  • Conduct root cause analysis and performance remediation
  • Identify and implement cost optimization strategies (rightsizing, storage tiers, lifecycle policies)

Infrastructure as Code, Automation & CI/CD

  • Define Infrastructure as Code (IaC) standards and collaborate on Terraform module design
  • Document automated provisioning workflows, standards, and parameterization
  • Support CI/CD pipelines promoting environments through automated validation
  • Ensure consistency across platform standards, automation artifacts, and enforcement rules
  • Prepare change impact assessments and release documentation

Security, Compliance & Governance

  • Enforce AWS guardrails: encryption, MFA, IAM boundaries, segmentation
  • Produce audit evidence packages and compliance documentation
  • Create platform hardening guides and policy interpretation documentation
  • Develop operational guides, onboarding materials, and architecture reference documentation
  • Deliver executive briefings on modernization initiatives and platform improvements

Collaboration & Knowledge Sharing

  • Work closely with automation, networking, application, and engineering teams
  • Provide guidance on migration strategies, hybrid optimization, and cost efficiency
  • Maintain comprehensive documentation to support audits and knowledge transfer

Required Experience (5 Years)

  • AWS Architecture & Administration (EC2, VPC, IAM, S3)
  • Hybrid cloud design integrating on-prem and AWS services
  • Legacy system migration and modernization planning
  • AWS IAM, RBAC, identity federation, and directory integrations
  • Advanced troubleshooting across hybrid environments
  • Designing for high availability and disaster recovery (RTO/RPO)
  • Performance monitoring, root cause analysis, and remediation
  • Cost optimization and FinOps practices
  • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and automation standards
  • CI/CD pipeline support for infrastructure deployments
  • Security hardening, guardrails, and audit documentation
  • Creating architecture diagrams, operational procedures, and platform standards
  • Preparing change impact and release documentation

Preferred Skills

  • Ansible automation experience
  • Experience supporting Public Safety or highly regulated environments
  • Strong documentation and executive communication skills

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