AWS Cloud Admin

At Staffworxs, we don’t just connect talent — we power transformation. Headquartered in Frisco, TX, with teams in Bengaluru and Hyderabad, we combine global reach with deep expertise. Our Digital & Data Analytics practice drives growth and innovation for some of the world’s top CPG brands, who continue to retain us as their trusted partner. If you’re ready to make an impact, you’re in the right place.

Job Details

Title: AWS Admin

Location: Trenton, New Jersey (Onsite)

Duration: Long-term Contract (Client Extension Likely)

Pay Rate: Open, DOE

Client Industry: Pharmaceutical / Healthcare

Skills Required: AWS Administration, Red Hat Linux, EMR, RDS/Aurora/PostgreSQL, ETL Optimization, Cloud Security, Performance Monitoring, Troubleshooting

Job Description

• Install, configure, and maintain AWS environments following cloud best practices and security standards.
• Configure and manage IAM, KMS, and other AWS security parameters while implementing information assurance policies and reporting.
• 5 years of experience in system administration, including installation and maintenance of software and hardware infrastructure.
• Experience with AWS cloud services (Azure or GCP exposure preferred).
• Deploy, manage, and operate AWS services including EC2, VPC, IAM, and AWS Console root user administration.
• Administer and troubleshoot Red Hat Linux environments, including patching, security, upgrades, and user management.
• Work with Amazon EMR to manage large-scale data processing using Spark, Hadoop, Hive, Pig, etc.
• Configure EMR clusters, optimize performance/costs, ensure security and access control, and integrate with other AWS services.
• Design and tune RDS databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Aurora) including schema design, locking strategy, SQL optimization, and performance tuning.
• Lead administration and optimization of relational databases (AWS RDS/Redshift/Aurora) for availability, security, and performance.
• Enhance and optimize ETL pipelines for throughput, scalability, and maintainability.
• Implement monitoring, backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies for databases and cloud infrastructure.
• Ensure 100% uptime through proactive planning, coordination, and timely resolution of access/performance issues within SLAs.
• Conduct system performance analysis and proactively monitor memory, disk usage, and cost optimization opportunities.
• Collaborate with project/development teams to troubleshoot infrastructure/application issues.
• Proficient with version control tools like Git and Bitbucket.
• Strong analytical, research, and documentation skills with high attention to detail.
• Work with business and IT stakeholders to translate requirements into highly available and scalable AWS solutions.

Staffworxs is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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