| Location | Holyoke, MA |
| Industry | Energy and Utilities |
| Salary | $127,000–$163,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 1,000 to 1,499 employees |
| Year Founded | 1996 |
| Website | https://www.iso-ne.com/ |
ISO New England is looking for a Lead AWS Cloud Engineer to design, build, and operate secure, multi-region AWS infrastructure. In this hands-on role, you will lead cloud platform standards, support architecture decisions, automate infrastructure with Terraform and GitOps, and mentor engineers while helping deliver reliable cloud services for a mission-critical environment.
What we offer you:
A stable, mission-driven workplace where your impact truly mattersA highly engaged work environment that values inclusion, collaboration, and employee safety and wellbeingCompetitive compensation with a base salary + performance bonusRobust benefits package, including:
Enhanced 401(k) and financial planning supportTuition reimbursement and professional developmentWellness programs, including an onsite gymFlexible work hoursEmployee Business Networks
Free coffee at our onsite café
Hybrid work environment (3 days/week onsite)Distance-based relocation assistance available
How you will make an Impact
Lead design, delivery, and operations for enterprise AWS cloud infrastructure and platform servicesBuild and maintain secure, scalable multi-region AWS environments using Terraform, GitOps, and reusable modulesDefine and improve cloud standards, architecture patterns, security guardrails, and infrastructure-as-code practicesOwn core AWS services including identity, networking, security, observability, AWS Organizations, Control Tower, and AFTDevelop automation for account vending, baseline customization, golden AMI pipelines, and cloud operationsPartner with Security, Networking, Application, Cloud Platform, and Infrastructure Architecture teams to support production reliability and on-call operations
What we are looking for
Bachelor's degree in a related technical field or equivalent experienceAWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate or higher certification preferred; equivalent hands-on AWS expertise accepted8+ years of infrastructure, cloud engineering, or platform engineering experience in regulated, critical infrastructure, or high-availability environmentsAdvanced hands-on experience with AWS, Terraform, multi-account architecture, multi-region infrastructure, and infrastructure as codeStrong AWS security and identity expertise, including IAM, IAM Identity Center, SCPs, KMS, least privilege, policy as code, and audit-ready configurationsExperience with AWS networking and platform services such as VPC, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, VPN, Network Firewall, Route 53, AWS Organizations, and Control TowerManage AWS Account Factory for Terraform (AFT) for automated account vending and baseline customizationProficiency with automation and serverless technologies, including Python, Lambda, EventBridge, Step Functions, SAM, Packer, Ansible, and EC2 Image BuilderExperience with Terraform Cloud, Scalr, private module registries, GitOps workflows, or similar orchestration platformsKnowledge of hybrid cloud, observability, governance, CMDB integrations, CSPM tools, SIEM integrations, Splunk, Kinesis Firehose, and HEC pipelines
This employer will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position (ex: H-1B, F-1/CPT/OPT, O-1, E-3, TN, J, etc.).
The expected salary range for this position is $127,000 - $163,000 per year. This role is also eligible for an annual performance bonus, comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental and vision), flexible spending and health savings accounts, a 401(k) plan with generous employer contributions and a student debt benefit, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance, critical illness and hospital indemnity benefits, paid time off, paid leave, a wellness program, an employee assistance program and other great company perks.#LI-HYBRID
ISO New England helps protect the health of New England's economy and the well-being of its people by ensuring the constant availability of electricity, today and for future generations. ISO New England meets this obligation in three ways: by ensuring the day-to-day reliable operation of New England's bulk power generation and transmission system, by overseeing and ensuring the fair administration of the region's wholesale electricity markets, and by managing comprehensive, regional planning processes.