AWS Cloud Engineer

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated AWS Cloud Engineer with 67 years of hands-on experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining cloud infrastructure on Amazon Web Services (AWS).

The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of cloud architecture, automation, security, and best practices for deploying scalable and secure cloud environments.

You will work closely with cross-functional teams including DevOps, Security, and Development to ensure robust cloud operations.

Key Responsibilities :

- Design and implement highly available, scalable, and secure AWS infrastructure using services like EC2, VPC, S3, RDS, Lambda, ECS/EKS, etc.

- Automate cloud infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or AWS CDK.

- Manage and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools such as AWS CodePipeline, Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions.

- Monitor cloud systems with CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and third-party tools (e.g., Datadog, Prometheus, ELK stack).

- Implement backup, recovery, disaster recovery (DR), and business continuity strategies.

- Collaborate with security teams to implement IAM policies, VPC security, encryption, logging, and compliance controls (e.g., HIPAA, GDPR).

- Optimize performance and cost of cloud infrastructure through proper selection of resources, auto-scaling policies, and reserved instances.

- Support container orchestration and deployment using Docker, Kubernetes (EKS), or ECS.

- Provide troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and 24x7 operational support (on rotation).

- Maintain documentation, runbooks, and SOPs for all cloud operations.

Must-Have Skills :

- 67 years of overall IT experience with 4+ years in AWS Cloud Engineering.

- Strong experience with AWS core services : EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, VPC, Route 53, CloudFront, CloudWatch, etc.

- Solid understanding of networking in AWS, including NAT gateways, security groups, subnets, VPC peering, etc.

- Hands-on with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar tools.

- Good knowledge of Linux/Unix systems administration and Bash/Python scripting.

- Experience with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.

- Familiarity with logging, monitoring, and alerting tools.

- Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.

Nice-to-Have Skills :

- Knowledge of serverless architecture (AWS Lambda, Step Functions, EventBridge).

- Experience with hybrid cloud setups or multi-cloud environments.

- Familiarity with configuration management tools like Ansible, Chef, or Puppet.

- Understanding of database services (Amazon Aurora, DynamoDB, Redshift).

- Experience with cost management and optimization tools on AWS (e.g., AWS Cost Explorer, Trusted Advisor).

- Exposure to container security, WAF, and cloud compliance frameworks.

Educational Qualifications :

- Bachelors or Masters Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field