Cloud Engineer - Contract - Columbia, SC.

Cloud
Engineer
Location: Columbia,
SC Hybrid (3 days per month onsite)

Interview Process: 1 round, Virtual/Online
Duration: 12 Months
Employment Type: Contract
Experience Required: 12+ Years

Project Scope:

We are seeking an experienced Cloud
Engineer to support cloud operations and migration initiatives as the
organization transitions to a managed cloud environment. The ideal candidate
will have strong expertise in AWS, Azure, Terraform, cloud architecture, and
infrastructure automation, with the ability to support enterprise cloud
platforms and migration projects.

Key Responsibilities:

·        Perform system
administration, automation, and engineering tasks for the Cloud Management
Platform (CMP).

·        Support
migrations to AWS and Azure cloud environments.

·        Collaborate with
technical teams to ensure successful cloud adoption and migration activities.

·        Maintain and
support shared cloud services across AWS and Azure.

·        Develop and
maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.

·        Monitor,
troubleshoot, and optimize cloud infrastructure performance and security.

·        Provide technical
leadership, documentation, and knowledge transfer to internal teams.

·        Support cloud
governance, cost optimization, and operational best practices.

Required Skills & Experience:

·        12+ years of
overall IT experience.

·        10+ years of
experience in infrastructure, systems engineering, DevOps, or cloud
architecture.

·        8+ years of
technical architecture experience.

·        Strong experience
with AWS and Azure cloud platforms.

·        Experience with
Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).

·        Strong
understanding of cloud networking, identity and access management, and cloud
operations.

·        Excellent
troubleshooting, automation, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Skills:

·        Expertise in
Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

·        5–7 years of AWS
experience (IAM, Organizations, Networking, Cost Management, Security).

·        3–5 years of
Azure experience (RBAC, Azure AD, Networking, Cost Management).

·        3–7 years of
enterprise cloud architecture or cloud governance.

·        3–5 years of
cloud migration and platform operations experience.

·        Experience with
Kubernetes, Docker, or other container technologies.

·        Experience with
ServiceNow, Datadog, Dome9, Aviatrix, or similar cloud management and
monitoring tools.

·        Background in
DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Software Development, or Systems
Engineering.

·        Experience with
configuration management and continuous deployment (CI/CD).

·        Strong
leadership, mentoring, and knowledge transfer experience.

Education
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.

Preferred Certifications

• AWS
  Certification and/or Microsoft Azure Certification preferred.