Principal Cloud Engineer

Hybrid onsite 5 day/week every other week in Westlake, TX

We are seeking a local Principal Cloud Engineer for a long-term W2 consulting engagement with our client. The role focuses on Golang development, AWS EKS and IAM, Kubernetes, and infrastructure automation, with additional experience across languages such as Python, Java, or Terraform. Candidates must be local, willing to interview in person, and prepared to discuss application modernization across AWS services, SDKs, and frameworks.

Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $65.00 to $70.00/hr. w2

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain cloud platforms and solutions supporting development squads.
• Build containerized applications using Golang and deploy to AWS EKS.
• Implement and manage Kubernetes clusters with a focus on EKS and IAM.
• Create secure, scalable architectures and enforce cloud security best practices.
• Produce and enhance Terraform modules and related infrastructure automation.
• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines for application and platform delivery.
• Provide support to the development community for platform engineering products.
• Build self-service capabilities and tooling to improve developer productivity.
• Collaborate in an agile environment and present solutions to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Experience Requirements

• 5+ years of experience with cloud and related technologies.
• Advanced proficiency with AWS services, including strong EKS and IAM expertise.
• Expertise building containerized applications with Golang.
• Skilled with Python, including use of Boto3 for AWS integrations.
• Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform.
• Proficiency implementing CI/CD tools and pipelines.
• Experience designing and delivering secure cloud solutions.
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience creating self-service solutions for development teams.
• Java and Node.js experience (preferred).
• Background in retail financial markets or other highly regulated industries (preferred).

Education Requirements

• BS degree or equivalent experience in computer science preferred.
• AWS certification (preferred).

Recruitment Transparency Notice

Eliassen Group values transparency in our recruitment practices. Please be advised that Eliassen Group utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of its initial application screening process. You may receive email and SMS notifications from the Eliassen Virtual Recruiting Team ( [email protected] , 781-808-2924) inviting you to complete a brief voice screening as part of your application process. These tools assist our hiring teams in different ways, including but not limited to, assistance in reviewing application materials to help identify candidates whose qualifications most closely match the requirements of the position. All AI-assisted evaluations and responses are reviewed by human recruiters before any hiring decisions are made. The use of AI in our process is intended to support fairness, efficiency, and consistency, and Eliassen Group takes measures to prevent bias or discrimination in connection with its hiring practices. By proceeding, you acknowledge, agree, and consent to Eliassen Group’s use of these tools, including AI tools, as part of the application and hiring process.

Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

About Eliassen Group:

Eliassen Group is a leading strategic consulting company for human-powered solutions. For over 30 years, Eliassen has helped thousands of companies reach further and achieve more with their technology solutions, financial, risk & compliance, and advisory solutions, and clinical solutions. With offices from coast to coast and throughout Europe, Eliassen provides a local community presence, balanced with international reach. Eliassen Group strives to positively impact the lives of their employees, clients, consultants, and the communities in which they operate.

Eliassen Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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