AWS EKS Engineer - Remote / Telecommute

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This role is for an AWS EKS Engineer, a contract position based remotely. Requires 5+ years of AWS experience, proficiency in EKS, Agile, GitLab, Terraform, and Ansible. Key responsibilities include IT design, testing strategy, and project management.
🌎 - Country
United States
💱 - Currency
$ USD
💰 - Day rate
Unknown
Unknown
🗓️ - Date discovered
April 22, 2025
🕒 - Project duration
Unknown
🏝️ - Location type
Remote
📄 - Contract type
Unknown
🔒 - Security clearance
Unknown
📍 - Location detailed
Richmond, VA
🧠 - Skills detailed
#Ansible #Compliance #AWS (Amazon Web Services) #Infrastructure as Code (IaC) #Security #Documentation #Web Services #Programming #Agile #Terraform #Monitoring #Deployment #Automation #GitLab
Role description

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We are looking for AWS EKS Engineer - Remote / Telecommute for our client in Richmond, VA

Job Title: AWS EKS Engineer - Remote / Telecommute

Job Location: Richmond, VA

Job Type: Contract

Job Description:

Responsibilities:

   • Develops conceptual, logical and physical IT engineering designs, that support the infrastructure requirements of varying levels of technical and business application projects.

   • Completes analysis of business requirements, as it relates to technical infrastructure design, and ensure traceability of the design to the business requirements.

   • Assesses testing requirements and prepares testing strategies, as well as preparing implementation and transition plans.

   • Experienced level position requires developing career in field and gaining knowledge of industry practices.

   • Requires moderate level of experience and proficiency in field.

Qualifications:

   • Highly Proficient with Amazon Web Services including EKS and other container based services with a min of 5 years of experience working with AWS services and specifically EKS.

   • Highly proficient with Agile work environment and use of GitLab and similar source control and deployment technologies.

   • Proficient with Terraform and other IaC technologies.

   • Well versed with Ansible Automation and in general automation technologies.

   • Well Versed with Packer and similar tools for building Virtual Machine Images.

   • Performs resolution of complex hardware and problems affecting application systems. Initiates problem avoidance actions.

   • Prepares detailed specifications from which programs will be written.

   • Analyzes and revises existing system logic and documentation as necessary.

   • Recommends solutions to minimize and/or prevent system interruption.

   • Performs change and problem management using standard tools following Client change management policies and procedures for software/hardware propagation to other platforms and/or environments.

   • May indirectly lead moderately complex projects, and participate on technical/complex projects.

   • Provides project updates, and prepares management reports as required.

   • Follows and ensures adherence to technical standards for programming and design techniques.

   • Trains computer operations and System technical staff on use of software /hardware tools in accordance with required standards and procedures.

   • Contributes to development and revision of department standards and procedures.

   • Assists with monitoring compliance with internal audit requirements and Information Security Manual guide-lines.