Job Requisition ID #

25WD89646

Position Overview 

We are seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer with deep expertise in Amazon Web Services (AWS) to join our engineering team. You will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable, secure, and resilient cloud infrastructure. You will build one-click deployment solutions, manage serverless and containerized applications, and ensure high availability and disaster recovery across environments.

This role is highly technical and requires hands-on experience across a broad spectrum of AWS services, infrastructure as code (IaC), CI/CD, and automation tools. Familiarity with Microsoft Azure is also beneficial for hybrid or multi-cloud strategies.

Key Responsibilities:

Design, build, and maintain scalable and secure AWS infrastructure using services such as Lambda, EC2, ECS, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, API Gateway, CloudFront, etc

Build and maintain one-click deployment pipelines using AWS SAM, CDK, CloudFormation, or Terraform

Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using AWS Code Pipeline, Code Build, GitHub Actions, or similar tools

Develop and deploy serverless applications using AWS Lambda, API Gateway, and DynamoDB

Write and maintain automation scripts in Python and JavaScript/Node.js

Design and implement active-passive disaster recovery (DR) strategies across AWS regions

Set up comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting using AWS CloudWatch, X-Ray, SNS, and third-party tools like Datadog, New Relic, or PagerDuty

Optimize cost, performance, and security of cloud resources.

Perform routine infrastructure maintenance, updates, and security patches

Collaborate with developers to support full application lifecycle from development to production

Participate in on-call rotations and provide root-cause analysis for incidents

Minimum Qualification:

5+ years of hands-on experience in cloud engineering, with 3+ years on AWS

Strong proficiency in AWS core services, including EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, CloudFormation, Lambda, API Gateway, CloudFront, RDS, DynamoDB, and SNS

Proficient with Infrastructure as Code tools such as AWS SAM, CDK, CloudFormation, or Terraform

Strong experience in CI/CD pipeline creation and automation.

Solid scripting and programming skills in Python and JavaScript (Node.js)

Experience in designing and implementing disaster recovery plans in AWS

Knowledge of networking, security best practices, and cost optimization in AWS

Experience with observability tools and designing effective monitoring and alerting systems

Strong problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot complex system issues

Preferred Qualifications:

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional or DevOps Engineer certification

Experience with containerization (Docker, ECS, EKS) and Kubernetes

Experience with compliance frameworks like SOC2, HIPAA, or ISO 27001

Knowledge of other cloud providers (GCP, Azure) is a plus

Additional Responsibilities (Azure):

Support hybrid or multi-cloud deployments leveraging Microsoft Azure where needed

Integrate Azure services such as Azure Functions, Azure App Services, and Azure Storage with AWS-based systems

Contribute to architecture decisions involving Azure-native tools alongside AWS services

Knowledge and experience with Microsoft Azure services such as Azure Functions, Azure DevOps, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), and Azure Monitor

Ability to design and manage solutions in hybrid or multi-cloud environments

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