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Cloud Platform Systems Specialist

Rose International
Des Moines, IA Intern
POSTED ON 3/28/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/26/2026
Date Posted: 03/27/2026

Hiring Organization: Rose International

Position Number: 498989

Industry: Government/Staffing

Job Title: Cloud Platform Systems Specialist

Job Location: Des Moines, IA, USA, 50309

Work Model: Onsite

Shift: 8 AM to 5 PM CST

Employment Type: Temporary

FT/PT: Full-Time

Estimated Duration (In months): 3

Min Hourly Rate($): 75.00

Max Hourly Rate($): 80.00

Must Have Skills/Attributes: Authentication, Automation, AWS, Root Cause, Troubleshooting

Experience Desired: Experience in AWS cloud services including EC2, VPC, IAM, and S3 (5 yrs); Experience with AWS IAM and role-based access control (RBAC) (5 yrs)

Required Minimum Education: High School Diploma or equivalent

Preferred Education: Bachelor’s Degree

Job Description

Required Education

  • High School Diploma

Preferred Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent work experience)

Required Qualifications/Skills/Experience

  • 5 years of experience in AWS cloud services including EC2, VPC, IAM, and S3
  • Strong experience designing and supporting hybrid cloud environments
  • Experience with AWS IAM and role-based access control (RBAC)
  • Experience migrating legacy systems to AWS
  • Strong understanding of infrastructure design, networking, and system dependencies
  • Experience troubleshooting complex cloud and hybrid infrastructure issues
  • Knowledge of performance monitoring, optimization, and root cause analysis
  • Experience implementing backup, disaster recovery, and high availability solutions
  • Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) concepts and tools such as Terraform
  • Experience supporting CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure deployments
  • Strong documentation skills including architecture diagrams and operational procedures
  • Understanding of cost optimization strategies in cloud environments (FinOps)

Preferred Qualifications/Skills/Experience

  • Experience with Ansible for automation
  • Advanced experience with Terraform module development
  • Experience creating executive-level reports and technical briefings
  • Strong collaboration experience with cross-functional engineering teams

The Service Delivery Public Safety IT Team is seeking a candidate for a critical cloud/platform/systems specialist to Support senior resources.

Cloud / Platform Systems Specialist Overview

  • Support senior team members in delivering cloud and infrastructure modernization initiatives
  • Lead efforts to modernize IT infrastructure across hybrid cloud environments
  • Enhance scalability, efficiency, and reliability of enterprise systems
  • Support transition from legacy systems to modern cloud-based platforms
  • Implement cloud-centric administrative and engineering practices
  • Improve operational efficiency and reduce manual processes through automation
  • Enable scalable and resilient infrastructure solutions aligned with enterprise goals
  • Collaborate across teams to support hybrid cloud adoption and optimization
  • Provide technical expertise in AWS environments and hybrid architecture design

Job Duties

  • Design, maintain, and optimize hybrid cloud platforms integrating on-premises systems with AWS
  • Administer AWS environments including EC2, VPC, IAM, and S3
  • Develop and document cloud architecture and system designs
  • Support migration of legacy systems to AWS cloud environments
  • Provide senior-level support for escalated infrastructure and cloud issues
  • Troubleshoot identity, networking, and compute-related issues
  • Monitor system performance and implement optimization strategies
  • Ensure system resilience and eliminate single points of failure
  • Implement backup, recovery, and disaster recovery solutions
  • Identify and implement cost optimization opportunities
  • Maintain documentation including architecture diagrams and IaC artifacts
  • Support automated deployments using Terraform and CI/CD pipelines
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to optimize hybrid workloads
  • Implement and enforce cloud security controls and compliance standards
  • Produce audit documentation and compliance reports
  • Develop operational guides and onboarding documentation
  • Deliver technical and executive-level updates on platform initiatives

Benefits

For information and details on employment benefits offered with this position, please visit here. Should you have any questions/concerns, please contact our HR Department via our secure website.

California Pay Equity

For information and details on pay equity laws in California, please visit the State of California Department of Industrial Relations' website here.

Rose International is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender (expression or identity), national origin, arrest and conviction records, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Positions located in San Francisco and Los Angeles, California will be administered in accordance with their respective Fair Chance Ordinances.

If you need assistance in completing this application, or during any phase of the application, interview, hiring, or employment process, whether due to a disability or otherwise, please contact our HR Department.

Rose International has an official agreement (ID #132522), effective June 30, 2008, with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Employment Verification Program (E-Verify). (Posting required by OCGA 13/10-91.).

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