Senior Cloud Engineer

Job Category: Cloud Engineer
Job Type: Onsite
Job Location: Mc Lean Virginia
Compensation: Depends on Experience
W2: W2-Contract Only; Kindly note that applications on a C2C basis will not be considered for this role.

Job Description: 

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Cloud Engineer with 10+ years of experience in cloud and data-focused environments. The ideal candidate will lead development initiatives, support production systems, manage cloud-based data workflows, and ensure high availability, reliability, and operational excellence within AWS environments.

Core Responsibilities

🔹 Development & Support

  • Maintain, optimize, and modernize existing data models and cloud applications.
  • Lead the design and rollout of new cloud-based projects and enhancements.
  • Architect and support complex ETL workflows and data pipelines.
  • Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior team members.

🔹 Production Oversight

  • Oversee automated jobs and cloud workloads to ensure maximum uptime and stability.
  • Proactively troubleshoot production issues and performance bottlenecks.
  • Implement monitoring and reliability best practices.

🔹 Data Management

  • Manage enterprise-level data retention, archival, and lifecycle policies.
  • Ensure data integrity, availability, and governance within AWS environments.
  • Support large-scale operational data frameworks.

🔹 Incident Response

  • Lead incident response efforts and root cause analysis.
  • Respond to system alerts and ensure timely resolution of issues.
  • Contribute to documentation, runbooks, and post-incident reviews.

Technical Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in cloud engineering, data engineering, or related technical roles.
  • Strong expertise in Python and SQL.
  • Advanced understanding of ETL workflows and large-scale data processing.
  • Extensive hands-on experience in AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, IAM, CloudWatch, etc.).
  • Experience monitoring and maintaining production-grade cloud systems.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with monitoring tools such as PagerDuty.
  • Exposure to financial services or fintech systems.
  • Familiarity with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Experience leading cloud modernization or migration initiatives.