Infrastructure Engineer - AWS CDK

Position : AWS CDK + TypeScript Engineer (Contract)

Start Date : Immediate

Job Type : Full-time Contract

Work Requirements : 8 hours/day including 4-hour overlap with PST time zone

Job Description :

Were seeking a skilled Infrastructure Engineer with hands-on expertise in AWS CDK using TypeScript. This is a full-time contract role focused on architecting and automating AWS infrastructure using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) principles. Youll use your proficiency in TypeScript and the Node.js ecosystem to build modular, secure cloud environments and reusable CDK constructs.

Experience Requirements :

- DevOps : 4+ years

- AWS DevOps : Minimum 2 years

- TypeScript : 2 years of experience

- AWS CLI : 2 years hands-on

- Terraform : 2 years

- Docker : 1 year

- Kubernetes : 1 year

- CI/CD Tools : 1 year

- AWS Cloud: 3+ years in production environments

Responsibilities :

- Develop and manage AWS infrastructure using AWS CDK with TypeScript

- Create reusable CDK constructs using TypeScript interfaces, classes, types, and generics

- Migrate and implement scalable cloud architectures involving VPCs, subnets, NAT gateways, EC2, and Lambda

- Use CDK CLI (e.g., cdk synth, cdk deploy) to build and manage cloud stacks

- Manage Node.js dependencies using npm within CDK projects

- Implement unit tests for infrastructure code using Jest

- Diagnose and resolve infrastructure issues, stack deployment errors, and runtime failures

- Collaborate with DevOps and Cloud Architecture teams to align on security and scalability standards

- Deliver maintainable, production-ready CDK code with clear documentation

Required Skills :

- Proficiency with AWS CDK (TypeScript SDK) for infrastructure as code

- Deep understanding of TypeScript : interfaces, classes, types, generics

- Experience with Node.js and package management via npm

- Hands-on with AWS services like Lambda, EC2, IAM, S3, VPC, Subnets, NAT Gateways, Security Groups

- Familiar with CDK CLI commands: synth, deploy, diff

- Capable of implementing and maintaining network architecture using public/private subnets

- Solid grasp of unit testing frameworks like Jest for testing infrastructure code

- Skilled at debugging CloudFormation deployment issues and runtime errors

- Awareness of AWS best practices across security, cost, and availability

- Strong communication skills for documentation and collaboration