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Sr. Cloud Engineer(AWS)

Post Date

Feb 23, 2026

Location

Livonia,
Michigan

ZIP/Postal Code

48152
US
Apr 25, 2026 Insight Global

Job Type

Perm

Category

Programmer / Developer

Req #

MIC-82abe6d7-1459-48d1-bdc9-3041f0a5bf77

Pay Rate

$130k - $150k (estimate)

Job Description

Day-to-Day Responsibilities
· 50% – Cloud operations & support
• Supporting multiple AWS production accounts
• Maintaining Terraform-based Infrastructure as Code
• Supporting AWS services, pipelines, and deployed workloads
• Performing updates and upgrades
· 30% – Net-new cloud development & architecture
• Building new AWS infrastructure and services
• Designing and improving cloud architectures
• Partnering with Data Engineers on data workload migrations
· 20% – Optimization, monitoring & collaboration
• Managing GitHub repositories and CI/CD pipelines
• Monitoring with Datadog and CloudWatch
• Applying FinOps practices for cost optimization
• Guiding networking teams on hybrid connectivity and private links

Key Responsibilities
- Cloud Infrastructure & DevOps
• Support AWS production environments using Terraform
• Build and maintain AWS pipelines and cloud services
• Own deployed infrastructure end-to-end
• Perform cloud updates, upgrades, and lifecycle management
- Architecture & Cloud Enablement
• Contribute to AWS cloud architecture design
• Support net-new cloud development initiatives
• Guide networking strategy with on-prem teams
• Support limited Azure workloads as needed
- Monitoring, Security & Operations
• Monitor AWS environments using Datadog and CloudWatch
• Partner with Security teams on cloud best practices
• Support operational readiness and production stability
Participate in an on-call rotation including occasional off-hours support

Compensation: $130k to $150k, Exact compensation may vary based on several factors, including skills, experience, and education. Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.

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Required Skills & Experience

· 5+ years of experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, or platform engineering
· Strong hands-on Terraform experience in production AWS environments
· Deep experience operating AWS workloads
· Experience supporting production cloud systems
· Strong Python scripting skills
· Experience with cloud monitoring and observability (Datadog preferred)
· Solid cloud security fundamentals
· Strong networking knowledge including private connectivity
· Experience with FinOps and cloud cost management
· Collaborative, ownership-driven personality
AWS certifications (SysOps or Solutions Architect – Associate or Professional)

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

· Containerization experience (ECS, EKS, Kubernetes)
· Advanced observability tooling experience
· On-prem infrastructure experience (VMware, enterprise environments)
Azure experience

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.