Sr AWS Cloud Engineer (Plano, CLT, JC)

Description

The HPS Cloud Engineering/DevOps team builds and operates a highly secure, regulated AWS platform supporting healthcare payment systems. The team owns Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), CI/CD pipelines with security gating, and platform reliability across environments. The platform is evolving toward multi-region resiliency and cloud-native deployment patterns.

• Ideal Candidate:

A hands-on Cloud Engineer with deep AWS expertise and strong Terraform/IaC skills, experienced in building secure, scalable cloud infrastructure and working within regulated environments. Candidate should be comfortable with DevOps practices, security controls, and cross-team collaboration.

• Tell me your Top Three Hard Skills that go along with Solutions Engineer: 1) AWS infrastructure engineering (compute, networking, security, data services), 2) Terraform (IaC design, module development, and lifecycle management) and 3) CI/CD pipelines with integrated security scanning and approval gates
• Tell me your Top Three Soft Skills: 1) Strong communication (including interaction with senior leadership) 2) Ownership mindset / self-starter and 3) Problem solving in complex, regulated environments
• Will this person need to speak with different types of people, like Senior Leadership, or will it be mostly other engineers?: Yes - role requires interaction with engineering teams, platform services, and senior leadership, including occasional presentations and design discussions.

A Cloud Engineer (AWS) designs, builds, and operates cloud infrastructure for the HPS platform. The role emphasizes Infrastructure as Code, secure and governed deployment pipelines, and resilient architecture patterns (e.g., blue/green deployments, progressive traffic shifting, multi-region failover).

This individual will partner with application, security, and operations teams to deliver scalable, compliant, and highly available cloud solutions.

Key ResponsibilitiesDesign, build, and maintain AWS infrastructure using Terraform (IaC)

Develop and support secure CI/CD pipelines with validation, scanning, and approval gates

Implement cloud architecture patterns including high availability, failover, and multi-region designs

Support platform standardization and governance, ensuring auditability and repeatable deployments

Collaborate with application teams to onboard and migrate workloads to cloud infrastructure

Monitor and optimize cloud resources for performance, cost, and reliability

Implement and support security controls, including vulnerability remediation and compliance requirements

Troubleshoot platform and deployment issues across environments (Dev, SIT, Prod)

Maintain documentation, runbooks, and deployment standards to support consistent execution

Participate in release activities and ensure safe, controlled deployments

Minimum 7 years of experience in AWS Cloud Engineering.

Strong hands-on experience with AWS services (e.g., VPC, EC2, ECS/EKS, IAM, Route 53, S3, RDS, CloudWatch)

Proven experience with Terraform, including module development, state management, and debugging

Experience with CI/CD pipelines including build, scan, approval, and deployment workflows

Experience with cloud security practices, vulnerability remediation, and compliance controls

Understanding of networking, load balancing, and application connectivity in AWS environments

Experience working across multi-environment deployments (Dev, Test, Prod)

Strong troubleshooting skills across infrastructure and application deployment layers

Ability to work in Agile delivery models and manage concurrent priorities

Excellent communication skills with ability to work across engineering and leadership teams

Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

Experience with containerized platforms and image management (Docker, ECS/EKS)

Experience with security scanning tools and vulnerability management processes

Exposure to blue/green deployments, progressive routing, or traffic shifting strategies

Experience working in regulated environments (financial services, healthcare, etc.)

Familiarity with Java/Ruby/.NET application environments and middleware integration

Experience with automation and scripting (Python, Bash)

Knowledge of multi-region and disaster recovery architectures