AWS Engineer for AI Infrastructure

About OpenTrain

OpenTrain is the #1 platform for finding and building careers in AI training and data labeling. It helps freelancers discover projects, consolidate opportunities across platforms, and build a unified portfolio so they can grow durable careers contributing to how AI is built.

Why AI training work matters

AI systems learn from real-world examples prepared and curated by people. Working on AI training and infrastructure puts you on the human side of model development — helping shape how models learn, behave, and perform. Many roles in this industry are remote, flexible, and accessible to people with practical skills rather than a specific academic background.

The role

OpenTrain is recruiting an AWS Engineer to design, deploy, and maintain cloud infrastructure that supports AI systems and data pipelines. This is a contractor, part-time role (20+ hours per week) open to candidates worldwide and fully remote.

• Employment type: Contractor, Part-time
• Time commitment: 20+ hours/week
• Location: Remote, global
• Experience level (from posting): Entry level

What you'll do

You will be responsible for applying cloud engineering best practices to deliver secure, scalable, and reliable environments that support AI training workflows. Work is hands-on and operational, with opportunities to improve automation and observability.

• Design, deploy, and manage AWS infrastructure using EC2, S3, RDS and related services
• Implement and maintain IAM, VPC/network configurations, and security controls
• Automate provisioning and configuration using Terraform or CloudFormation
• Monitor performance and troubleshoot issues with CloudWatch and other tools
• Develop and maintain Bash and Python scripts to streamline operational tasks
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver resilient cloud solutions

Requirements

The role requires demonstrable hands-on experience with core AWS services, Linux administration, scripting, and IaC. Every skill listed below comes from the job description and is required or strongly expected for success.

• Proven expertise with AWS core services: EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, RDS, and CloudWatch
• Solid foundation in Linux administration and Bash shell scripting
• Experience developing automation with Python
• Deep understanding of network fundamentals and cloud security best practices
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation
• Skilled in troubleshooting, monitoring, and optimizing cloud environments
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a remote setting

Helpful background (preferred)

The posting notes several useful, non-mandatory backgrounds that can strengthen your application and impact in this role.

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect or comparable certifications
• Experience in customer-facing or consulting roles
• History designing highly available, fault-tolerant AWS systems

Compensation, logistics, and how to apply

Compensation is hourly (PAY_PER_HOUR) in USD: the posting lists a range of $30–$80 per hour, with the listing's stated hourly rate at $80/hr. The position is a global remote contractor role and expects at least 20 hours per week. To apply, create an OpenTrain account, complete your profile, and submit an application so OpenTrain can review your experience and contact you.

• Pay: $30–$80 per hour (USD); listed hourlyRate: $80/hr
• Contract type: Part-time contractor, 20+ hrs/week
• Apply: Register on OpenTrain and submit your profile and application