Position Description:

Start Time/ End Time : 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Hybrid Role - Position is primary remote with time in office as needed for meetings.

Position is primary remote with time in office as needed for meetings.

Candidate will be working alongside the PM and be expected to provide technical leadership for a major AWS Cloud Migration project.

Ability to mentor fellow team members on cloud best practices is also important for this role.

The AZ Department of Revenue is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior AWS Cloud

Engineer to join our dynamic technology team. The ideal candidate will be a cloud infrastructure

expert with deep knowledge of the AWS ecosystem, a strong background in automation,

security, and best practices, and the ability to lead complex projects.

Responsibilities:

? Design, deploy, and manage scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant cloud

environments on Amazon Web Services (AWS).

? Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform,

CloudFormation, or Ansible to automate provisioning and management.

? Implement and enforce security best practices across all AWS resources, including

IAM, security groups, KMS, and WAF configuration.

? Establish and optimize CI/CD pipelines using services like AWS CodePipeline,

Jenkins, or GitHub Actions.

? Monitor cloud infrastructure performance, costs, and security, and implement solutions

for optimization and continuous improvement.

? Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues related to cloud infrastructure, networking,

and application deployment.

? Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers, driving the

adoption of new cloud technologies and architectural patterns.

? Collaborate with development, operations, and security teams to ensure successful

project delivery and alignment with business goals.

Qualifications:

? 7+ years of professional experience in IT, with 4+ years focused on cloud engineering

and operations on AWS.

? Expert-level knowledge of core AWS services (e.g., EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, Lambda,

ECS/EKS, API Gateway, CloudWatch).

? Proven experience with a major IaC tool (Terraform strongly preferred).

? Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, or Go.

? Deep understanding of networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, Load Balancing) within the

cloud environment.

? Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes/EKS).

? AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional or AWS Certified DevOps

Engineer – Professional is highly desirable.

? Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent

practical experience.

Required Competencies:

? Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.

? Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, and manage multiple projects

concurrently.

? Commitment to writing clean, maintainable, and well-documented code and

infrastructure.

? Proactive attitude toward learning new technologies and improving existing systems