AWS Cloud Engineer - AWS Compute / AMI / EC2 Platform Engineering - W2 Only, NO 3rd Party
Role: AWS Cloud Engineer - AWS Compute / AMI / EC2 Platform Engineering Location: Remote, Detroit MI Duration: 6 - 12 months contract Pay rate: $65-75/hour on W2, Client will not consider C2C Job overview: The AWS Cloud Engineering III role is a hands-on technical position focused on day-to-day cloud platform operations including AWS account lifecycle management, infrastructure provisioning, compute pipeline management, security controls enforcement, and operational support. Must Have
- AWS EC2 architecture including instance types, placement groups, and Auto Scaling Group lifecycle management
- Cloud security controls: encryption, network isolation, identity management, policy enforcement
- EBS volume management, encryption enforcement, and snapshot lifecycle
- EC2 Image Builder pipelines — recipe configuration, component authoring, image testing, and cross-account AMI distribution
- Golden AMI lifecycle management: base image selection, CIS benchmark hardening, security agent integration (endpoint protection, vulnerability scanning), and automated image rotation/deprecation
- Infrastructure as Code principles and Terraform lifecycle management
- Launch template and Auto Scaling Group integration with AMI pipelines for fleet-wide image updates
- Linux/macOS command-line proficiency
- Proficiency in Python, Bash/Shell scripting
- Understanding of OS hardening standards (CIS Benchmarks), patch management, and image compliance
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