AWS Cloud Engineer

At Stout were dedicated to exceeding expectations in all we do we call it Relentless Excellence . Both our client service and culture are second to none stemming from our firmwide embrace of our core values: Positive and Team-Oriented Accountable Committed Relationship-Focused Super-Responsive and being Great communicators. Sound like a place you can grow and succeed Read on to learn more about an exciting opportunity to join our team.

As an AWS Cloud Engineer you will support the reliability scalability and security of Stouts cloud infrastructure. You will manage AWS environments infrastructure automation CI/CD pipelines and containerized workloads while helping teams improve deployment processes and production operations.

• Build and maintain reliable AWS infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code practices.
• Support containerized applications and production environments with a focus on availability security and performance.
• Improve deployment consistency through automated CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows.
• Monitor cloud environments respond to incidents and address infrastructure and application reliability issues.
• Identify opportunities to improve cloud operations automation security and cost management.

• Build manage and maintain AWS infrastructure using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code practices.
• Administer AWS services including ECS EC2 VPC ALB/NLB Auto Scaling IAM S3 Secrets Manager and Systems Manager.
• Manage Docker-based workloads and ECS services including deployments scaling capacity management and production troubleshooting.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline CodeBuild GitHub Actions or comparable technologies.
• Configure and maintain AWS networking security groups load balancing TLS certificates private connectivity and access controls.
• Maintain monitoring logging and alerting through CloudWatch and related observability tools.
• Troubleshoot production incidents involving AWS infrastructure containers networking and deployment pipelines.
• Support high availability backup and recovery capacity planning cloud security and cloud cost management.
• Maintain infrastructure and deployment configurations in Git using peer-reviewed GitOps-based workflows.
• Develop and maintain operational documentation automation and runbooks that support reliable cloud operations.
• Partner with technology teams to improve platform engineering practices developer tooling and operational processes.

• Strong hands-on experience managing AWS infrastructure and production environments.
• Advanced Terraform experience including reusable modules remote state management and multi-environment deployments.
• Strong Docker and container orchestration experience preferably with AWS ECS.
• Experience building or supporting CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline CodeBuild GitHub Actions Jenkins GitLab CI or similar tools.
• Strong knowledge of AWS networking including VPCs subnets security groups load balancers NAT and IAM.
• Experience with CloudWatch monitoring logging incident response and production troubleshooting.
• Strong understanding of Git Infrastructure as Code GitOps cloud security and highly available AWS architectures.
• Experience with MongoDB Atlas OpenSearch Redis ElastiCache or Valkey is preferred.
• Familiarity with security tools such as Wazuh Falco Rapid7 Action1 or comparable technologies is preferred.
• Experience with EC2 Image Builder Lambda SNS Fluentd or related AWS automation and observability tools is a plus.
• Familiarity with PHP/Laravel Python/Flask Celery and Redis-based application architectures is preferred.
• Experience with platform engineering developer tooling operational automation or runbook development is a plus.

• Take ownership of cloud infrastructure and follow operational issues through resolution.
• Apply sound judgment when troubleshooting production incidents and making infrastructure changes.
• Balance reliability security performance and cost when evaluating cloud solutions.
• Maintain clear documentation and disciplined change management practices.
• Collaborate effectively with engineering and technology teams to improve deployment and operational processes.
• Stay current with AWS services cloud infrastructure practices and emerging technologies relevant to the environment.
• Embody Stouts core values: Positive and Team-Oriented Accountable Committed Relationship-Focused Super-Responsive and Great Communicators.
• Deliver Relentless Excellence through reliable infrastructure disciplined execution and continuous improvement.

Why Stout
At Stout we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards program with competitive compensation benefits and wellness options tailored to support employees at every stage of life.

We foster a culture of inclusion and respect embracing diverse perspectives and experiences to drive innovation and success. Our leadership is committed to inclusion and belonging across the organization and in the communities we serve.

We invest in professional growth through ongoing training mentorship employee resource groups and clear performance feedback ensuring our employees are supported in achieving their career goals.

Stout provides flexible work schedules and a discretionary time off policy to promote work-life balance and help employees lead fulfilling lives.

Learn more about our benefits and commitment to your success.

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Stout is an Equal Employment Opportunity.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of valid job requirements qualifications and merit without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability age protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable local state or federal law.

Interested in joining a rapidly growing group of bright ambitious professionals in a work environment that values culture inclusion and personal growth Stout might just be the right place for you.