C2C Job Hybrid Onsite – AWS SME is shared with you

I'm working with the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services (ITS) on an opportunity for an AWS Subject Matter Expert (AWS SME) supporting the State's Cloud Center of Excellence and enterprise AWS environment.

Please review the details below and let me know if you're interested. If so, share your updated resume, rate expectations, availability, three professional references, and the last 5 digits of your SSN. If the location, work arrangement, or technical requirements do not align with your preferences, please feel free to disregard this email.

Additional Details:

Client: Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services (ITS)
Job ID: 159641
Location: Jackson, MS
Submission Requirements: Resume, RTR, Location RTR, Last 5 Digits of SSN & 3 References

Work Model:

• Hybrid Onsite
• Must report onsite in Jackson, MS one week per month
• Remote-only candidates will not be considered

About the Role:

ITS is seeking a senior AWS SME to support and enhance its enterprise AWS Organization built on AWS Control Tower. This role will serve as a technical leader for cloud architecture, governance, troubleshooting, security, mentoring, and multi-agency AWS initiatives while helping ITS build its internal Cloud Center of Excellence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and maintain the State's AWS Organization and Control Tower environment
• Design and review secure, scalable AWS architectures
• Lead cloud migration and implementation initiatives
• Troubleshoot complex AWS networking, connectivity, and infrastructure issues
• Support multi-account AWS governance and security controls
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions
• Collaborate with AWS and third-party vendors
• Develop cloud standards, documentation, and operational playbooks
• Mentor and train internal staff on AWS best practices
• Support compliance, security, and cloud governance initiatives
• Conduct architecture reviews and technical assessments

Required Skills:

• Deep expertise with AWS services including EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, Lambda, and CloudFormation
• Experience managing complex multi-account AWS environments
• AWS Control Tower and Landing Zone experience
• Strong AWS networking and connectivity troubleshooting skills
• Infrastructure as Code experience (CloudFormation, Terraform, AWS CDK)
• CI/CD pipeline implementation experience
• AWS security and governance expertise
• Experience with IAM, SCPs, encryption, and network segmentation
• Containerization experience (Docker, ECS, EKS)
• Serverless architecture experience
• Strong troubleshooting skills across compute, storage, and networking layers
• Experience mentoring technical teams and providing knowledge transfer
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
• Government or highly regulated industry experience
• HIPAA, CJIS, or IRS 1075 compliance experience
• ITIL, PMP, Agile, or governance framework experience
• Hybrid-cloud and multi-cloud experience
• Python, Bash, or PowerShell scripting experience

Ideal Candidate:

This is not a cloud administrator role. The ideal candidate is a senior AWS Architect or Cloud SME who has led enterprise-scale AWS environments, implemented governance and security frameworks, supported multi-account cloud architectures, and can serve as both a technical advisor and mentor to internal teams.