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JSG (Johnson Service Group, Inc.)

AWS Engineer

On site

Mississauga, Canada

Freelance

05-03-2026

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Skills

Cloud Security GitLab CI/CD DevOps Docker Monitoring Jenkins Security and Networking Scrum Networking Architecture Cloud Architecture Analytical Skills AWS Agile AWS Cloud Spring Spring Boot CI/CD Pipelines Gitlab CI Terraform Prometheus Grafana GitLab CI/CD Infrastructure as Code Microservices

Job Specifications

Our client Senior AWS Cloud Engineer responsible for designing and implementing scalable cloud infrastructure, modernizing microservices, and driving automation and observability across AWS environments. (Hybrid- Toronto 2 days/wk)

Must Have Skills

Strong experience with AWS Cloud services (ECS, EC2, DynamoDB, SQS, SNS, S3, CloudWatch, Auto Scaling, OpenSearch)
Expertise in Terraform for Infrastructure as Code
Strong experience with Spring Boot and Microservices architecture
Hands-on experience with containerization and deployments (Docker, ECS)
Experience implementing monitoring and observability using Prometheus and Grafana
Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or similar)

Nice to Have Skills

Experience with CloudFormation
Experience with AWS cloud migration strategies
Knowledge of cloud security and networking best practices
Experience with cost optimization strategies in cloud environments
Familiarity with Agile/Scrum development methodologies
Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills

Responsibilities

Design and execute cloud migration strategies to AWS
Develop and maintain Terraform scripts for infrastructure provisioning and management
Modernize and deploy Spring Boot microservices on AWS infrastructure
Implement scalable and secure cloud architecture using AWS services
Configure monitoring, logging, and alerting using Prometheus, Grafana, and CloudWatch
Build automation for CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows
Optimize application performance, availability, and disaster recovery strategies
Collaborate with DevOps, cloud, and development teams to support deployments and integrations
Troubleshoot infrastructure and application performance issues in cloud environments

Additional Information

Cloud Platform: AWS
Infrastructure: ECS, EC2, Auto Scaling Groups
Data & Messaging Services: DynamoDB, SQS, SNS, S3
Search & Logging: OpenSearch, CloudWatch
Infrastructure as Code: Terraform (CloudFormation as plus)
Containerization: Docker with ECS deployments
Monitoring & Observability: Prometheus, Grafana
CI/CD Tools: Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD or similar
Development Methodology: Agile / Scrum
Focus Areas: Cloud migration, microservices modernization, automation, and reliability engineering

About the Company

Johnson Service Group, Inc. (JSG) is a leader in the staffing and consulting services industry, with 40 years of experience investing in people and companies. We can be found locally in more than 30 offices throughout the United States and Canada and make connections throughout North America. JSG continues to work diligently to offer our clients and candidates world-class service and diversified offerings to fit their evolving needs. Which is why we have recently expanded our consulting services to include information techno... Know more