Richmond, Virginia
|Hybrid
|Contract
|Job ID 72740|Posted Dec 8, 2025Join a dynamic team as a Cloud AWS Engineer, where you'll play a pivotal role in deploying and maintaining infrastructure across diverse environments. This is a fantastic opportunity to leverage your AWS expertise in a collaborative and agile setting.
Responsibilities
- Participate actively in daily standups and Agile ceremonies, utilizing JIRA.
- Develop and maintain infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD, and automation tools.
- Administer systems and platforms, managing incidents and implementing remediation strategies.
- Patch and upgrade platform components as necessary to ensure optimal performance.
- Engage in solution design and troubleshoot infrastructure and platform performance issues.
- Train team members on AWS best practices, including sizing, administration, and security.
Skills
- Proven expertise in AWS operations and application development.
- Strong scripting and monitoring skills within AWS environments.
- Technical proficiency in both Linux and Windows environments.
- Solid understanding of databases, including basic SQL skills.
- Excellent problem-solving skills with strong communication and collaboration abilities.
Preferred Skills
- Experience with Terraform and Git/GitLab for DevOps source/version control and pipelines.
- Familiarity with Shell Programming/Scripting (Bash, Powershell).
- Knowledge of Linux Administration, including networking, services, and logging.
- Adaptability to change and strong time management skills.
At Horizontal, we celebrate diversity, equity, and inclusion as core principles. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds to apply and join our inclusive team.
Once you apply for this position, you may receive a phone call, SMS or email at the time of application from our Virtual AI Recruiter, Alex, to conduct an initial interview.We seek to provide employment opportunities to talented, qualified candidates regardless of race, color, sex/gender including gender identity and/or expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under federal, state or local law.
In addition, Horizontal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request a reasonable accommodation in order to complete the application or interview process, please contact us.
All applicants applying must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment.