Job Title: Senior AWS Cloud Engineer
Position Overview: We are seeking Senior AWS Cloud Engineer to join our cloud operations team with at least 5 years of experience. The ideal candidate will have expertise in AWS services, cloud architecture, automation, and troubleshooting within a complex production environment. As a senior engineer, you will design, implement, and manage scalable and reliable cloud solutions, working closely with cross-functional teams to enhance our infrastructure and support business growth.
Key Responsibilities:
- AWS Cloud Implementation:
- deploy, and manage scalable, secure, and high-performance cloud infrastructures using AWS services such as VPC, EC2, EKS, ECS, Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, MSK, and more.
- Deploy solutions that ensure high availability, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery capabilities.
- Automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC):
- Implement and manage Infrastructure as Code using tools like AWS CloudFormation and Terraform.
- Automate cloud infrastructure deployment and management to minimize manual intervention and improve reliability.
- DevOps and CI/CD Pipeline Management:
- Build, manage, and optimize CI/CD pipelines using tools like Bitbucket, Jenkins/Bamboo, and Nexus/SRM/Blackduck to streamline application deployment processes.
- Collaborate with development and operations teams to integrate DevOps best practices into workflows, ensuring seamless and efficient application rollouts.
- Containerization:
- Manage and support containerized applications using AWS EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service) and ECS.
- Optimize the orchestration and deployment of microservices within containerized environments.
- Security and Compliance:
- Implement security best practices across cloud environments, including network security (security groups), encryption (KMS), and IAM policies.
- Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations such as PCI and HIPPA.
- Monitoring, Performance, and Optimization:
- Understanding on leveraging different monitoring, logging, and alerting tools such as AWS CloudWatch, New Relic, OpsRamp, and Scalyr.
- Proactively monitor system performance and implement optimizations to ensure maximum efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
- Troubleshooting and Incident Response:
- Diagnose and troubleshoot complex cloud infrastructure and application issues.
- Provide root cause analysis for cloud infrastructure failures and work on continuous improvements to avoid future incidents.
- Cloud Cost Management and Optimization:
- Understanding on cloud spend, recommending areas for cost reduction and performance improvement.
- Ensure efficient use of cloud resources by leveraging AWS cost management tools and best practices.
- On-Call Support:
- Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation to provide support for production environments and ensure high availability of services.
Required Skills and Experience:
- Jr to Sr AWS Experience:
- Expert-level experience across a broad range of AWS services, including but not limited to VPC, EC2, IAM, Lambda, EKS, ECS, S3, DynamoDB, MSK, Route53, CloudFront, and KMS.
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC):
- Hands-on experience designing and deploying infrastructure using CloudFormation, Terraform, or other IaC tools.
- DevOps Expertise:
- Fair understanding of DevOps principles and extensive experience with CI/CD pipeline tools (e.g., Jenkins, Bamboo, Bitbucket) for automating software delivery.
- Containerization and Orchestration:
- Strong expertise in Docker, Kubernetes, and managing containerized workloads in AWS EKS or ECS.
- Security and Governance:
- Experience with cloud security best practices, including IAM, network security, encryption, and compliance frameworks.
- Monitoring and Logging Tools:
- Exposure with monitoring and logging tools such as AWS CloudWatch, New Relic, OpsRamp, or Scalyr to ensure optimal system performance or Similar monitoring tools.
- Linux Systems Administration:
- Basic experience with Linux system administration and troubleshooting in cloud environments.
- Scripting and Automation:
- Hands on experience in scripting languages such as Python or shell scripting for automating routine tasks and improving operational efficiency.
Preferred Qualifications:
- AWS certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Professional) or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer are preferred.
- Experience with blue-green deployments, canary releases, and other deployment strategies.
- Familiarity with serverless technologies such as AWS Lambda and API Gateway.
Soft Skills:
- Strong problem-solving abilities and a proactive mindset.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills with both technical and non-technical teams.
- Ability to lead technical discussions and guide decision-making processes.
If you're passionate about cloud engineering and excited to take on challenging projects in a dynamic environment, we'd love to hear from you!
