Onsite Requirement: Must be available to work onsite on Wednesdays (Local candidates preferred)
Experience Level: 10+ years total IT experience, 5+ years AWS-focused infrastructure experience
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced
AWS Cloud Platform Engineer to design, implement, and support enterprise-level cloud infrastructure solutions. The ideal candidate will have hands-on expertise with AWS services, infrastructure automation, container orchestration, and DevOps practices. You will play a key role in
migrating on-premises systems to AWS, building robust environments, troubleshooting complex issues, and ensuring platform security and reliability.
Key Responsibilities
- Design & Implementation
- Build, configure, and maintain AWS cloud infrastructure (VPC, EC2, EKS, IAM, Redshift, etc.).
- Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, CloudFormation, and CDK.
- Implement containerized environments using Docker and Amazon EKS.
- Migration & Integration
- Lead migration efforts from on-premises infrastructure to AWS.
- Migrate technology stacks, ensuring compatibility and scalability.
- Integrate monitoring and observability tools such as Datadog and SIEM.
- Operations & Troubleshooting
- Resolve infrastructure, networking, and application issues.
- Collaborate with Cybersecurity, Architecture, and Development teams.
- Maintain disaster recovery strategies and perform system tuning and upgrades.
- Automation & Optimization
- Automate provisioning, patching, and updates across AWS environments.
- Implement policy-as-code practices for security and compliance.
- Develop scripts in Python and Bash to streamline operations.
- Leadership & Mentorship
- Act as a subject matter expert for AWS platform services.
- Mentor junior engineers and promote best practices in cloud engineering.
- Drive adoption of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles.
Required Skills & Experience
- Core Cloud Expertise:
- 5+ years of hands-on AWS experience (EC2, VPC, IAM, EKS, Lambda, Redshift, CloudWatch, etc.)
- Strong background in Linux system administration.
- Proven experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and orchestration (EKS).
- Automation & DevOps:
- Proficient with Terraform, Ansible, and AWS CloudFormation.
- CI/CD pipeline experience (Jenkins, Bitbucket, Artifactory, etc.).
- Scripting skills in Python (Boto3) and Bash.
- Additional Skills:
- Networking fundamentals (NACLs, Security Groups, Direct Connect).
- Monitoring and logging tools (Datadog, AppDynamics, New Relic).
- Familiarity with service mesh (Istio, AWS App Mesh) and CNI plugins (Calico, Flannel).
- Exposure to AI-related AWS services (Amazon Kendra, Bedrock, etc.) is a plus.
Preferred Qualifications
- AWS Certification (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, or similar - minimum one required)
- Experience with Cloudera Hadoop platform (migration knowledge is a plus)
- Site Reliability Engineering background (3-5 years)
- Experience in enterprise-scale cloud transformation projects
- Strong communication skills for cross-functional collaboration
