Sr. Cloud System Engineer - AWS

Job Title: Sr. Cloud System Engineer - AWS

Primary Location: Evanston, IL Hybrid, 2 Days On-site

Position Type: 6-month contract with potential to convert

Compensation Information
The expected salary range for this position is $65 - $80 per hour, depending on experience and qualifications. This role also qualifies for comprehensive benefits such as health insurance, 401(k), and paid time off. TalentFish is committed to pay transparency and equal opportunity. The salary range provided is in compliance with applicable state and federal regulations.





Overview
TalentFish is casting a line for a Sr. Cloud System Engineer - AWS. This is a 6-month contract with potential to convert, hybrid role in Evanston, IL with our premier client!


In this new position, the Sr. Cloud System Engineer will evaluate, remediate, and modernize the AWS environment while driving cloud governance, security, scalability, and workload migrations across cloud and datacenter environments.



What You Bring to the Role (Ideal Experience)

Must have 5 7+ years of experience supporting enterprise AWS environments, cloud engineer, IAC / Terraform, IAM.
Proficiency in AWS core services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, ECS/EKS, VPC)
Strong expertise in IAM, AWS Organizations, and multi-account governance
Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
Strong understanding of cloud security, monitoring, and cost optimization practices
Experience with cloud workload migrations (AWS Azure or datacenters)
AWS certifications (Solutions Architect Professional or DevOps Engineer preferred)
Strong troubleshooting, diagnostic, and communication skills, able to engage technical and non-technical stakeholders
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience



What You'll Do (Skills Used in this Position)
Evaluate the AWS environment, identifying gaps in security, governance, performance, and cost optimization, and deliver recommendations
Design, deploy, and maintain scalable AWS solutions across compute, storage, and networking services
Administer AWS accounts and organizations, ensuring secure multi-account operations with IAM and Control Tower
Collaborate with IT and business stakeholders to modernize workloads and implement cloud-native designs
Plan and execute workload migrations between AWS, other cloud providers, and datacenters
Implement and manage monitoring, logging, and alerting strategies (CloudWatch, CloudTrail, third-party tools)
Apply cost optimization practices including tagging, Savings Plans, and Reserved Instances
Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code for automation and configuration management
Work with Information Security to implement guardrails, ensure compliance, and align with cybersecurity best practices
Document system configurations, standards, and procedures to support governance and knowledge sharing
Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance on AWS best practices
Contribute to continuous improvement, training, and future enterprise cloud initiatives




This role requires authorization to work in the U.S. without current or future visa sponsorship.


All offers are contingent upon the completion of a background check, which may include but is not limited to: reference checks, education verification, employment verification, drug testing, criminal records checks, and any required certifications or compliance requirements based on the end client's background check policies and applicable laws.

If applying for this role - Please take each key point and provide number of years experience and what you would rate yourself, 1 thru 10 (10 being expert) for each key point. Send your resume and notes on the role to expediate our recruiting services.