About the Job

Role: Cloud Platform Engineer
Location: Erie, PA (Day 1 Complete Onsite)
Duration: Long Term

Skills:
Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
6–8 years of hands-on experience in AWS cloud and platform engineering roles.
Strong expertise in AWS networking services, including:
VPC, Route Tables, IGW, NAT
Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, VPN
ALB, NLB, Route 53, Global Accelerator
Network Firewall, WAF, Shield, PrivateLink, VPC Endpoints
In-depth knowledge of core AWS services:
EC2, S3, IAM, RDS, Lambda, ECS/EKS
Strong understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, routing, CIDR).
Proficiency in scripting/programming (Python, Bash, or PowerShell).
Hands-on experience with IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS CDK).
Experience with containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, EKS).
Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills in distributed systems.
Strong communication and collaboration skills.
Nice-to-Have / Plus
Experience with platform engineering or internal developer platforms (IDP).
Exposure to service mesh, ingress controllers, or advanced traffic management.
AWS Certifications such as:
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
AWS Advanced Networking – Specialty
Experience with CI/CD tools and GitOps workflows.

Responsibilities:
Cloud Platform & Infrastructure
Design, deploy, and maintain highly available, scalable, and secure AWS cloud platforms.
Build and manage multi-account AWS environments using AWS Organizations and Control Tower.
Define reusable cloud patterns, blueprints, and reference architectures.
Enable self-service infrastructure for application teams through IaC and platform abstractions.
AWS Networking (Expanded Focus)
Design and manage VPC architectures, including subnets, route tables, IGWs, NAT Gateways, and security boundaries.
Implement hub-and-spoke and multi-VPC networking using AWS Transit Gateway.
Configure and manage VPC Peering, AWS PrivateLink, and VPC Endpoints (Interface & Gateway).
Design hybrid connectivity using AWS Direct Connect, Site-to-Site VPN, and Client VPN.
Manage Load Balancing using ALB, NLB, and ELB, including TLS termination and traffic routing strategies.
Implement DNS and traffic management using Amazon Route 53 and AWS Global Accelerator.
Configure and enforce network security using:
AWS Network Firewall
AWS Firewall Manager
AWS WAF & AWS Shield
Security Groups and NACLs
Implement IP address management (AWS VPC IPAM) and network observability.
Troubleshoot complex network latency, routing, and connectivity issues across distributed systems.
Automation & Infrastructure as Code
Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or AWS CDK.
Automate provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle management of cloud resources.
Integrate IaC with CI/CD pipelines for automated platform deployments.
Observability, Reliability & Operations
Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting using Amazon CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and third-party tools.
Drive platform reliability through SRE practices, incident management, and root cause analysis.
Optimize cost, performance, and availability across cloud platforms.
Security & Compliance
Enforce security best practices, IAM policies, and least-privilege access.
Ensure compliance with organizational and regulatory standards.
Implement network and platform security controls by design (security-by-default).
Collaboration & Enablement
Partner with application and DevOps teams to guide architectural decisions.
Provide technical mentorship and documentation for cloud and platform usage.
Participate in on-call rotations and support production incidents.

Required Skills

• AWS