- On-Site M-F in Atlanta GA
- USC/Green Card/EAD required
- Direct Hire - Salary up to $120k
Think Consulting is seeking a highly technical Python / AWS Infrastructure Automation Engineer to support a Software Defined Networking (SDN) team responsible for automating network and networksecurity functions across a largescale AWS environment. This role centers on cloud infrastructure engineering and automation-not application development. The ideal candidate brings deep AWS networking expertise, strong Python automation skills, and extensive experience building Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions in enterprise cloud environments.
Key Responsibilities
AWS Networking & Infrastructure Automation
- Design, develop, and maintain automation solutions for AWS networking and security infrastructure.
- Build and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using CloudFormation and related AWS-native technologies.
- Develop Python automation to streamline provisioning, configuration, monitoring, and operational workflows.
- Automate network provisioning, routing configuration, security group management, and network security controls.
- Deploy and manage AWS-native services to support scalable, resilient cloud infrastructure.
Cloud Infrastructure Engineering
- Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure deployment and automation initiatives.
- Collaborate with cloud, networking, security, and platform teams to implement enterprise cloud strategies.
- Support software-defined networking initiatives across AWS environments.
- Develop technical documentation, standards, and operational procedures.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex cloud infrastructure and networking issues.
- Promote automation best practices, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years of hands-on experience designing, building, and supporting cloud infrastructure environments.
- Strong AWS experience, with emphasis on networking and infrastructure services.
- Proficiency in Python scripting and automation.
- Significant experience with CloudFormation and IaC methodologies.
- Deep understanding of AWS networking concepts, including:
- VPCs
- CIDR
- Route Tables
- Security Groups
- Network ACLs (NACLs)
- Network Segmentation
- Load Balancing
- Experience designing secure, highly available, and scalable AWS environments.
- Experience implementing network security automation and infrastructure orchestration.
- Strong troubleshooting and problemsolving skills.
AWS Services Experience
Hands-on experience with:
- AWS Lambda
- DynamoDB
- ECS / Containers
- SNS
- SQS
- EventBridge
- VPC & AWS Networking Services
- IAM
Automation & DevOps Experience
- Python automation (required)
- CloudFormation (required)
- Terraform
- CI/CD pipelines
- AWS CodeCommit, CodeBuild, CodePipeline
- Infrastructure deployment automation
- Cloud orchestration
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or related field.
- AWS certifications (verification required prior to submission).
- Experience supporting missioncritical enterprise environments.
- Experience with software-defined networking (SDN).
- Understanding of cloud resiliency, failover, disaster recovery, and faulttolerant architectures.
- Knowledge of security best practices, encryption, access control, and compliance frameworks.
- Experience working in Agile delivery environments.
Team Overview - Software Defined Networking
Primary Focus Areas:
- AWS network provisioning automation
- Security group automation
- Routing automation
- Flow log enrichment
- Network security automation
- Automated deployment of networking services
This team builds and maintains the automation framework that enables cloud networking and security services to scale efficiently across the enterprise. Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status
|