AWS Cloud Engineer - AWS Networking/VPC/Transit Gateway - W2 Only, NO Third Party
Role: AWS Cloud Engineer - AWS Networking / VPC/ Transit Gateway Engineering Location: Remote, must be in Detroit MI Duration: 6 - 12 months Pay rate: $65-75/hour W2 Only, client will not consider C2C Job overview: The AWS Cloud Engineering III role is a hands-on technical position focused on day-to-day cloud platform operations including AWS account lifecycle management, infrastructure provisioning, VPC networking, security controls enforcement, and operational support. Must Haves:
- AWS VPC architecture and network design patterns (multi-CIDR VPCs, subnets, route tables, security groups, NACLs)
- Cloud security controls: encryption, network isolation, identity management, policy enforcement
- Elastic Load Balancing (ALB, NLB) — listener rules, target groups, TLS termination
- Linux/macOS command-line proficiency
- NAT Gateway, VPC endpoints (interface and gateway), and AWS PrivateLink configuration
- Proficiency in Python, Bash/Shell scripting
- Route53 DNS architecture (private hosted zones, resolver rules, hybrid DNS)
- Transit Gateway design, attachments, route table propagation, and cross-account connectivity
- Understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, TLS/SSL, and network troubleshooting (flow logs, packet captures, traceroute)
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