Staff AWS Engineer

Robert Half Technology • Salt Lake City, UT • Posted June 13, 2026

About the Role

Description
We are looking for an experienced Staff AWS Engineer to support and enhance a large-scale cloud environment. This contract-to-hire position is suited for a senior, detail-oriented individual who can strengthen platform reliability, security, and performance while driving infrastructure automation across AWS services. The role will play a key part in designing resilient cloud solutions, improving operational efficiency, and supporting disaster recovery readiness across multiple availability zones.


Responsibilities:

• Oversee and improve AWS infrastructure to maintain strong system availability, security controls, and overall platform performance.

• Design, manage, and optimize core network and edge components, including VPCs, DNS services, firewalls, load balancers, and content delivery capabilities.

• Build, enhance, and maintain infrastructure as code solutions using Terraform to standardize cloud provisioning and operational w...