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Insight Global

AWS Tech Lead

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What they do

A Platform Engineer is responsible for the development of platforms that support the needs and use cases of different engineering teams across the organization. Creates reusable tools and workflows to streamline operational needs and facilitate automation tasks, supporting scalability of DevOps practices.

$140,770 / year median in Connecticut

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Job Description

Job Description We are seeking a AWS Tech Lead to serve as the technical leader and owner of the enterprise AWS platform. This individual will define cloud architecture standards, lead cloud transformation initiatives, and build secure, scalable, and automated AWS environments from the ground up. As the AWS subject matter expert, you will own platform governance, AWS Organizations, Control Tower, Landing Zone architecture, security, networking, observability, and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) standards across the enterprise. You will drive platform engineering initiatives focused on automation, self-service capabilities, compliance, and cloud cost optimization while partnering closely with architecture, security, operations, and business stakeholders. This role requires a hands-on leader who mentors engineers, conducts design reviews, establishes cloud engineering best practices, and serves as the final technical authority for AWS platform decisions. We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to HR@insightglobal.com.

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  •  10+ years of infrastructure, cloud, or platform engineering experience.
  •  5+ years of hands-on AWS engineering and architecture experience in enterprise environments.
  •  Proven experience designing and building AWS environments from scratch, including AWS Organizations and multi-account governance.
  •  Strong leadership experience driving cloud platform strategy and mentoring engineering teams.
  •  Deep expertise with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred) and cloud automation.
  •  Experience building CI/CD pipelines using AWS native services and/or GitHub Actions.
  •  Strong understanding of AWS security, identity management, networking, compliance, and cloud governance.
  •  AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional
  •  AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional
  •  Terraform Associate or Professional Certification
  •  Experience supporting regulated environments (HIPAA, PCI, SOC2, FedRAMP)
  •  AWS Outposts and EKS Anywhere
  •  Multi-cloud connectivity experience
  •  Amazon Bedrock
  •  SageMaker
  •  MLOps / AI platform experience

Benefits

  • Dental Insurance