{"id":3579337,"url":"https://alion.io/job/sunsoft-online-cloud-operations-engineer-aws-hybrid-mostly-remote","title":"Cloud Operations Engineer (AWS) | Hybrid / Mostly Remote","company":{"id":4447330,"name":"SunSoft Online","domain":"sunsoftonline.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/sunsoft-online","size_band":"501-1000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Zoho Recruit","truth_index":null},"role":"DevOps","role_family":"DevOps","seniority":"senior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Phoenix, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":99000,"max_usd":188000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":1808},"experience_years_min":5,"visa_sponsorship":true,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"AWS","optional":false},{"name":"Bash","optional":false},{"name":"Configuration Management","optional":false},{"name":"DNS","optional":false},{"name":"Git","optional":false},{"name":"Linux","optional":false},{"name":"PowerShell","optional":false},{"name":"Python","optional":false},{"name":"TCP/IP","optional":false},{"name":"Windows","optional":false},{"name":"Windows Server","optional":false},{"name":"Azure","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-01T00:59:21Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-01","last_verified_at":"2026-11-03T07:54:53Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":2,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":2},"description":"Cloud Operations Engineer (AWS) | Hybrid / Mostly Remote\nLocation:Phoenix, AZ (Hybrid / Mostly Remote)\nEmployment Type:Contract-to-Hire (W2)\nContract Duration:Initial 6 months, with potential conversion to permanent employment\nSchedule:Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM\nExpected Start Date:November 16, 2026\nWork Arrangement:Primarily remote, with occasional onsite requirements\nArizona Residents Only. Candidates must currently reside in Arizona.\nPosition Overview\nWe are seeking an experiencedCloud Operations Engineerto support enterprise cloud infrastructure, automation, and operational engineering for a large public-sector organization.\nThe ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience withAWS, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), DevOps automation, Windows/Linux administration, and cloud operations, along with the ability to use modern AI tools to improve engineering productivity.\nThis is acontract-to-hire opportunityintended for professionals interested in transitioning into a long-term, permanent position.\nKey Responsibilities\nDesign, deploy, configure, and maintain scalable, secure, highly available cloud infrastructure.\n\nAutomate cloud provisioning, configuration management, and operational processes using Infrastructure as Code (IaC), scripting, and source control.\n\nManage enterprise cloud environments across IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS platforms.\n\nCollaborate with enterprise architects to deliver secure, reliable, and resilient cloud solutions.\n\nMonitor, troubleshoot, and resolve infrastructure issues involving virtualization, containers, microservices, and complex application environments.\n\nImplement cloud security standards, monitoring, auditing, and cost optimization practices.\n\nDevelop and maintain automation scripts using PowerShell, Python, Bash, JSON, and CLI tools.\n\nUtilize AI-assisted engineering tools and Large Language Models (LLMs) to accelerate scripting, troubleshooting, documentation, and operational workflows.\n\nMaintain technical documentation, operating procedures, and cloud infrastructure standards.\n\nParticipate in occasional after-hours maintenance and operational change windows.\n\nRequired Qualifications\nMinimum 5 years of experience as a Cloud Engineer or in a comparable cloud infrastructure engineering role.\n\nStrong hands-on experience designing, deploying, administering, and troubleshootingAWS cloud environments.\n\nExperience administering Microsoft Windows Server and Linux Server in virtualized environments.\n\n3-5+ years of experience developing automation scripts using PowerShell, Python, Bash, JSON, or CLI tools.\n\nExperience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Git, source control, and modern DevOps workflows.\n\nSolid understanding of multi-tier application architecture and enterprise cloud operations.\n\nKnowledge of DNS, TCP/IP, firewalls, load balancers, and cloud networking.\n\nExperience monitoring and troubleshooting complex enterprise infrastructure.\n\nPractical experience using AI tools or LLMs for scripting, debugging, documentation, or workflow automation.\n\nStrong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and problem-solving skills.\n\nAbility to work independently and manage competing priorities.\n\nPreferred Qualifications\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.\n\nActive AWS certification, such as AWS Solutions Architect, CloudOps Engineer, or DevOps Engineer at the Associate or Professional level.\n\nMicrosoft Azure Administrator or Solutions Architect certification.\n\nExperience with cloud cost optimization, automated monitoring, auditing, and database deployments.\n\nExperience supporting enterprise-scale, mission-critical cloud environments.\n\nWork Arrangement & Employment Requirements\nMust currently reside in Arizona.\n\nMust be available for onsite work in Phoenix as required, including the first day.\n\nMust be available for an in-person interview within approximately one week of request.\n\nMust be able to start within approximately two weeks of an offer, subject to onboarding requirements.\n\nMust be eligible for conversion to permanent full-time employment without employer-sponsored visa support.\n\nMust successfully complete required background screening.\n\nMust be available for occasional after-hours maintenance activities.\n\nWhy Consider This Opportunity?\nPrimarily remote work arrangement.\n\nOpportunity to work with enterprise AWS cloud infrastructure and modern automation technologies.\n\nExposure to AI-assisted engineering and cloud modernization initiatives.\n\nPotential transition to a permanent position with a comprehensive benefits package.\n\nLong-term career growth in enterprise cloud operations.","description_format":"text","description_chars":4676,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":true},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Information Technology","IT Consulting & Digital Transformation"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-01T00:59:21Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":90,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.903,"p_room":1,"age_days":2,"expected_fill_days":35,"reasons":["conf:2","velocity","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-11-03T05:54:40Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/sunsoft-online-cloud-operations-engineer-aws-hybrid-mostly-remote","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/sunsoft-online-cloud-operations-engineer-aws-hybrid-mostly-remote.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-03T10:51:22Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":15004,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-04T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":4447330},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=4447330"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fsunsoft-online-cloud-operations-engineer-aws-hybrid-mostly-remote"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fsunsoft-online-cloud-operations-engineer-aws-hybrid-mostly-remote"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fsunsoft-online-cloud-operations-engineer-aws-hybrid-mostly-remote"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/sunsoft-online-cloud-operations-engineer-aws-hybrid-mostly-remote\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fsunsoft-online-cloud-operations-engineer-aws-hybrid-mostly-remote"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3579337}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"sunsoftonline.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3579337},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. Docs: https://alion.io/developers"}}