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Platform Engineer – AWS Cloud

Teqdata
Richmond, VA Contractor
POSTED ON 6/19/2026 CLOSED ON 7/17/2026

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Job Title: Platform Engineer – AWS Cloud
Job Summary:
We are looking for a Platform Engineer to design, automate, and operate secure, scalable AWS cloud platforms supporting enterprise migration from on-premise environments. The role focuses on cloud infrastructure, automation, container platforms, DevSecOps, and self-service enablement.
Responsibilities:
  • Build and manage AWS infrastructure including VPC, IAM, KMS, CloudWatch, ECS/EKS, networking, and storage.
  • Develop secure cloud platform solutions aligned with Landing Zone, Zero Trust, and compliance requirements.
  • Automate infrastructure provisioning using Terraform, CloudFormation, and Ansible.
  • Create reusable IaC modules, CI/CD workflows, and self-service deployment solutions.
  • Manage container platforms (ECS, EKS, Kubernetes) and cloud-native services.
  • Implement monitoring, logging, observability, and reliability engineering practices.
  • Support hybrid cloud connectivity, workload migration, and platform operations.
  • Collaborate with Cloud, Security, DevOps, and Application teams.
Required Skills:
  • Strong AWS infrastructure experience (Networking, Compute, Storage, IAM, Monitoring).
  • Hands-on experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, and Ansible.
  • Experience with ECS/EKS/Kubernetes and container technologies.
  • Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, and automation.
  • Experience with observability tools like CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, Elastic, or Datadog.
  • Understanding of security frameworks, compliance, and cloud best practices.
Preferred:
  • AWS certifications, Kubernetes certification, or Terraform certification.
  • Experience with VMware-to-AWS migration, Service Mesh, API Gateway, and SRE practices.

Salary : $50 - $60

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