Cloud Engineer

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Job Title:  Cloud Engineer
Location: Remote
Job-Type:  Contract
Salary Range:  $125K – $150K
Referral Fee: $1,000
Position Overview:
We are seeking a hands-on Cloud Engineer to support a highly reliable, high-volume Web Services team operating primarily on AWS. This role focuses on running and improving cloud-based services that handle billions of requests per year, supporting ongoing cloud migrations, and ensuring uptime, performance, and cost efficiency. The engineer will work closely with Java/React development teams that understand cloud concepts but rely on this role for deep cloud engineering expertise.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Operate, maintain, and improve highly available AWS-based web services with strict uptime expectations
• Respond to incidents, troubleshoot issues, and support day-to-day operational needs (no fixed daily routine)
• Own cloud operational excellence, including monitoring, alerting, and reporting (CloudWatch)
• Support migration of remaining on-prem services to AWS
• Drive cost efficiency and FinOps practices, including resource tagging and usage optimization
• Contribute to 2026 planning, capacity, and utilization forecasting
• Partner with developers and a portfolio architect to implement and evolve cloud architectures for new initiatives
• Create and maintain operational and knowledge base documentation in ServiceNow

Required Experience & Skills:

• Strong AWS experience in production environments
• Experience with Docker and/or other containerization tools
• Experience with AWS tools/services such as Fargate, CloudFront, CloudWatch (monitoring and reporting), SNS, SQS, etc.
• Experience supporting hybrid environments (AWS + on-prem VMs, Oracle on-prem)

Nice to Have Experience:

• DevSecOps experience, especially related to cloud migration and promotion
• CloudFoundry exposure
• Java-based backend services (engineering support level, not pure app dev)
• Familiarity with React front-end environments
• Exposure to mobile testing workflows

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Gravity IT Resources is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.