AWS Cloud Administrator

Cottingham & Butler is seeking an AWS Cloud Administrator to help shape the future of our cloud environment and support the growing demand for data, analytics, and AI-driven solutions. This is a high‑impact role for someone who enjoys building modern cloud infrastructure, optimizing performance and cost, and partnering across teams to deliver secure, scalable AWS capabilities.

What You’ll Do

• Administer and optimize AWS compute, storage, networking, and platform services
• Manage IAM, security configurations, and compliance controls
• Lead AWS cost optimization, including tagging, rightsizing, and Savings Plans
• Build and maintain cloud infrastructure using Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK
• Automate operations with Python, Bash, AWS CLI, and Lambda
• Support CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Maintain data lake infrastructure and S3 lifecycle policies
• Provision and support AWS AI/ML services such as Amazon Bedrock and SageMaker
• Partner with Data Engineering, Software Engineering, and Security teams
• Support backup, disaster recovery, and incident response

What You Bring

• 3+ years of hands‑on AWS administration experience
• Strong knowledge of core AWS services (EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, Lambda, RDS)
• Experience with AWS cost management and optimization
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools
• Scripting and automation experience
• Understanding of cloud security and IAM best practices
• Familiarity with CI/CD and DevOps concepts

Preferred Skills

• Experience with AWS data services (Glue, Redshift, Lake Formation, Athena, EMR)
• Exposure to AWS AI/ML services (Bedrock, SageMaker)
• FinOps experience
• Containerization (ECS, EKS, Docker, Kubernetes)
• Serverless and event‑driven architectures
• Networking (VPC design, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect)
• Experience in regulated industries