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AWS Engineer /AWS Team Lead
Ref No.: 25-266773
Location: Remote
Position Type:Contract
Start Date: 11/13/2025
Title: AWS Engineer /AWS Team Lead
Location: 100% remote
Duration: 06+ months

Job Summary:
Seeking an experienced Cloud Application Architect & Engineer with deep expertise in AWS and healthcare data systems to lead the design and implementation of secure, scalable, and compliant cloud-native applications. This hybrid role combines strategic architecture with hands-on engineering to support operational and analytical use cases across the healthcare ecosystem for Claims Management.

Key Responsibilities:
  • AWS Solution Design: Architect end-to-end solutions using AWS services such as EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB, ECS/EKS, CloudFront, and more.
  • Application Modernization: Lead migration and refactoring of legacy or on-premises applications to take advantage of AWS-native features (e.g., microservices, serverless, managed services).
  • Performance Optimization: Monitor and optimize application and infrastructure performance using AWS CloudWatch, Auto Scaling Groups, and Elastic Load Balancers.
  • DevOps Integration: Implement CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, and Infrastructure-as-Code with AWS CloudFormation and Terraform.
  • Stakeholder Collaboration: Work with cross-functional teams to define requirements and communicate AWS architecture decisions and benefits.
  • Documentation: Develop AWS architecture diagrams, technical specifications, and reference implementations for team enablement.
  • Proof of Concept (PoC): Prototype and validate new AWS services and approaches to solve business and technical challenges.
  • Continuous Improvement: Stay current with AWS service updates and cloud trends, integrating best practices and innovative features.

Required Qualifications:
  • Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
  • Experience: 5+ years in software development, cloud architecture, or systems engineering, with significant hands-on experience in AWS environments.

AWS Technical Proficiency:
  • Deep expertise with AWS core services: EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB, VPC, IAM, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, and more.
  • Strong programming skills: Python, .NET, Node.js, especially in AWS Lambda or containerized workloads.
  • Experience with containerization and orchestration: ECS, EKS, Docker.
  • Infrastructure as Code: AWS CloudFormation, Terraform.
  • Understanding of AWS networking: VPC, Subnets, Route Tables, Security Groups, Direct Connect, VPNs.
  • Knowledge of AWS serverless architectures: Lambda, Step Functions, API Gateway, SQS, SNS.
  • Database skills: RDS (MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Aurora), DynamoDB, ElastiCache.
  • Monitoring and logging: CloudWatch, AWS X-Ray, CloudTrail, ELK stack