Role: AWS Systems Engineer
Location: Jersey City , NJ
W2 candidates only
As a cloud infrastructure senior engineer, you'll set technical direction across two connected sides of the platform:
Platform / Infrastructure - event-driven build pipelines using AWS Step Functions and Lambda, defined as Infrastructure as Code in CloudFormation, orchestrating the full image lifecycle from import through customization, testing, distribution, and decommissioning.
Image customization & operations - the reusable packages, Ansible provisioning scripts, and compliance tests that define each image, delivered through a PR-driven, automated release pipeline.
What you'll do
Own and evolve serverless, event-driven build automation (Step Functions, Lambda, SNS, S3, EC2) that customizes machine images at scale.
Lead Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation) that deploys consistently across many regions and accounts.
Build and harden OS images for RHEL, Windows, macOS, and Amazon Linux, including GPU, ARM64, and Kubernetes node variants, to strict security and compliance standards.
Raise the bar on code quality, test coverage, and CI/CD health; mentor engineers and lead technical reviews.
Partner with OS engineering and consuming application teams to keep the image catalog secure, current, and reliable.
What we're looking for
7+ years in infrastructure, platform, or cloud engineering, with strong hands-on AWS experience (EC2/AMIs, Lambda, Step Functions, CloudFormation, IAM, S3, SNS). Custom VM Image building skills Google and Azure experience is plus.
Hands on experience in creating complex AI skills, agents.
Strong Python and a solid automated-testing discipline.
Proven ownership of production Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD pipelines, ideally multi-region/multi-account.
Linux and/or Windows administration and OS hardening experience; macOS a plus.
Configuration management (Ansible) and compliance-as-code testing (InSpec) strongly preferred.
Demonstrated technical leadership and mentoring.