Crawford Thomas Recruiting · 1 week ago
Senior AWS Cloud Engineer
Dallas, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$150K/yr - $180K/yrCrawford Thomas Recruiting is seeking a Senior AWS Cloud Engineer to manage, support, and continuously improve cloud infrastructure. This role is critical in building and maintaining secure, scalable, and reliable AWS environments that support customer-facing applications and internal systems.
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Responsibilities
Maintain deep technical expertise in AWS and related cloud technologies
Design, implement, and support secure AWS solutions following best practices across the full software development lifecycle
Monitor cloud environments to ensure performance, reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency; implement enhancements as needed
Design and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to support rapid incident detection and response
Identify, analyze, and remediate infrastructure and configuration vulnerabilities
Troubleshoot incidents, perform root cause analysis, document resolutions, and implement preventive measures
Own backup, restoration, disaster recovery, and failover processes
Conduct regular environment reviews and support monthly/quarterly audits and security risk assessments
Recommend and lead cloud infrastructure improvements and modernization efforts
Proactively identify and resolve issues before they impact users or operations
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, implement, and document cloud standards and best practices
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
Proven experience owning and operating production AWS environments with responsibility for reliability, security, and continuous improvement
Strong experience designing and operating AWS VPC architectures, including routing, security controls, and service connectivity
Hands-on expertise with core AWS services, including: Compute: EC2 Storage: S3, EBS Databases: RDS, DynamoDB Containers: EKS, ECS, ECR Serverless & integration: Lambda, Glue
Experience managing Windows and Linux servers in production environments
Strong knowledge of AWS IAM, security controls, and compliance frameworks (CIS, SOC, ISO)
Advanced automation and scripting skills (Terraform, Bash, PowerShell, Python)
Excellent problem-solving abilities with strong communication skills and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
Preferred
AWS certifications strongly preferred (Solutions Architect, Advanced Networking, Security)
Familiarity with Microsoft .NET and modern web application architectures is a plus
Company
Crawford Thomas Recruiting
Crawford Thomas Recruiting is a nationwide recruiting and staffing firm for a wide variety of professional positions.
Founded in 2007
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
William C. Stonehouse III
Founder, President
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