Expert AWS Cloud Engineer for Infrastructure Review & Security Hardening (DevOps Consultant)

We are seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Engineer / DevOps Consultant to help us review and strengthen our existing AWS infrastructure across multiple projects. This role is focused on cloud infrastructure assessment, security & network hardening, and best-practice recommendations. Our platforms are already live - we are not looking to rebuild everything, but to improve reliability, security, and operational maturity. This can start as a short-term engagement with the possibility of ongoing DevOps support based on outcomes. Key Responsibilities: Manage and optimize AWS infrastructure for multiple projects, ensuring reliability, scalability, and cost-efficiency. Manage AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, ALB, Lambda, and Route 53. Assess VPC design, subnets, routing, and public/private exposure Review Security Groups, NACLs, IAM roles, and access policies Identify security gaps and recommend hardening measures Review RDS and database access patterns Suggest improvements for scalability, availability, and fault tolerance Review logging, monitoring, and alerting setup Align recommendations with AWS Well-Architected Framework Provide clear, prioritized actionable recommendations Collaborate with development teams to address infrastructure and deployment needs. Requirements: Proven experience as an AWS Cloud Engineer / DevOps Specialist Strong understanding of AWS networking and security Experience securing production AWS environments Hands-on experience with IAM, VPC, SGs, NACLs, RDS security Ability to explain findings and recommendations clearly Strong troubleshooting and architectural thinking skills Preferred Qualifications: AWS certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, or SysOps Administrator. Experience with SaaS and/or startup environments. Experience with WAF, Shield, Bastion access patterns Familiarity with monitoring tools like CloudWatch, Grafana, or Datadog. To Apply: Please provide: Brief overview of your AWS & DevOps experience Examples of infra reviews or security hardening work you’ve done Your approach to auditing an existing AWS setup Availability and hourly or fixed-price rate Apply tot his job