AWS Cloud Infrastructure Engineer - Senior Associate

Join us as we work to create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all.

We are looking for a “AWS Infrastructure Engineer" to design, implement, and maintain cloud infrastructure to ensure high availability, security, and performance. In this role, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to support business needs, optimize cloud resources, and enhance automation and monitoring capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage AWS infrastructure following best practices.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
• Configure and optimize AWS services, including EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, Lambda, and others.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments.
• Monitor system performance and troubleshoot infrastructure-related issues.
• Implement security best practices, including IAM roles, policies, encryption, and compliance controls.
• Design and manage AWS networking components, including VPCs, Transit Gateway (TGW), Subnets, Route Tables, Security Groups, Network ACLs (NACLs), and Direct Connect.
• Optimize IAM policies and permission models to ensure least-privilege access while maintaining operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with development, security, and operations teams to optimize cloud resources.
• Maintain documentation for architecture, configurations, and processes.
• Evaluate new AWS services and recommend improvements for scalability and cost optimization.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of experience managing AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Strong knowledge of AWS networking concepts, including VPC design, VPNs, Direct Connect, and Route 53.
• Expertise in IAM policy management, permission boundaries, and least-privilege principles.
• Experience with automation and scripting using Python, Bash, or similar languages.
• Familiarity with monitoring tools like CloudWatch, Prometheus.
• Knowledge of CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Harness, or AWS CodePipeline.
• Experience implementing security best practices and compliance frameworks (e.g., SOC2, HIPAA).
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect, AWS DevOps Engineer) are a plus.
  
  

Preferred Skills

• Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS ECS/EKS).
• Familiarity with serverless architecture (AWS Lambda, API Gateway, Step Functions).
• Understanding of cost optimization strategies within AWS
  
  

About Athenahealth

Here’s our vision: To create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all. 

What’s unique about our locations?

From an historic, 19th century arsenal to a converted, landmark power plant, all of athenahealth’s offices were carefully chosen to represent our innovative spirit and promote the most positive and productive work environment for our teams. Our 10 offices across the United States and India — plus numerous remote employees — all work to modernize the healthcare experience, together.

Our Company Culture Might Be Our Best Feature.

We don't take ourselves too seriously. But our work? That’s another story. athenahealth develops and implements products and services that support US healthcare: It’s our chance to create healthier futures for ourselves, for our family and friends, for everyone.

Our vibrant and talented employees — or athenistas, as we call ourselves — spark the innovation and passion needed to accomplish our goal. We continue to expand our workforce with amazing people who bring diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives at every level, and foster an environment where every athenista feels comfortable bringing their best selves to work.

Our size makes a difference, too: We are small enough that your individual contributions will stand out — but large enough to grow your career with our resources and established business stability.

Giving back is integral to our culture. Our athenaGives platform strives to support food security, expand access to high-quality healthcare for all, and support STEM education to develop providers and technologists who will provide access to high-quality healthcare for all in the future. As part of the evolution of athenahealth’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program, we’ve selected nonprofit partners that align with our purpose and let us foster long-term partnerships for charitable giving, employee volunteerism, insight sharing, collaboration, and cross-team engagement.  

What can we do for you?

Along with health and financial benefits, athenistas enjoy perks specific to each location, including commuter support, employee assistance programs, tuition assistance, employee resource groups, and collaborative workspaces — some offices even welcome dogs.

In addition to our traditional benefits and perks, we sponsor events throughout the year, including book clubs, external speakers, and hackathons. And we provide athenistas with a company culture based on learning, the support of an engaged team, and an inclusive environment where all employees are valued.

We also encourage a better work-life balance for athenistas with our flexibility. While we know in-office collaboration is critical to our vision, we recognize that not all work needs to be done within an office environment, full-time. With consistent communication and digital collaboration tools, athenahealth enables employees to find a balance that feels fulfilling and productive for each individual situation.