AWS Network Engineer

Location: Deerfield, IL Job Type: 3 Months Contract to Hire

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled AWS Architect/Engineer with proven expertise in AWS cloud migrations, infrastructure design, and automation. The ideal candidate will have deep hands-on experience with AWS migration tools, Terraform, and landing zone implementation, along with a strong background in designing secure, scalable, and compliant AWS environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and execute AWS migration projects using AWS Migration Methodology and prescriptive guidance.
• Utilize AWS migration tooling including MGN, DMS (Data Migration Services), and CloudEndure to successfully plan and implement migrations.
• Design, build, and manage Terraform Landing Zones for enterprise-scale AWS environments.
• Implement and deliver AWS Control Tower , AWS Organizations , and Service Control Policies (SCPs) .
• Architect AWS landing zones with a focus on security, organizational unit (OU) structure, networking, and monitoring .
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align migration and modernization strategies with business requirements.
• Provide thought leadership and best practices in cloud adoption, automation, and governance.

Required Qualifications

• Proven experience in AWS migration projects , including large-scale enterprise workloads.
• Deep knowledge of AWS migration methodology and hands-on expertise with migration tools ( MGN, DMS, CloudEndure ).
• Strong background in Terraform , with experience in building and automating AWS landing zones.
• Hands-on experience with AWS Control Tower, AWS Organizations, and SCPs .
• Solid understanding of AWS prescriptive guidance for modernization and migration.
• Ability to design secure, scalable, and compliant AWS architectures covering networking, security, monitoring, and OU structures.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with containerization (ECS, EKS, Docker, Kubernetes) and serverless (Lambda).
• Experience in FinOps - Cost management practices and well architected Frameworks.