AWS Platform Engineer - DevOps

4 - 9 years

4 - 9 Lacs

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AWS Platform Engineer - DevOps

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Key Responsibilities

  • Infra Design and Deployment:

    Design, deploy, and manage scalable, secure, and cost-effective infrastructure on AWS.
  • CI/CD Pipeline Management:

    Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and AWS Code Pipeline.
  • Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC):

    Implement Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform, AWS CloudFormation to automate infra provisioning and management.
  • Collaboration:

    Work closely with development and operations teams to optimize application environments and ensure seamless deployment processes.
  • Container Management:

    Manage containerized environments using AWS services like ECS, EKS, and Fargate.
  • Monitoring and Security:

    Configure and maintain monitoring systems with AWS CloudWatch, Prometheus, and Grafana. Perform security and vulnerability assessments of the cloud infrastructure.
  • Automation:

    Automate and streamline operations for platform provisioning, scaling, and monitoring.
  • Troubleshooting and Improvement:

    Troubleshoot platform-related issues and drive continuous improvements.

Core Tech Skills

  • AWS Expertise:

    Proven experience in cloud platform engineering with a strong knowledge of AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, Lambda, IAM, and CloudWatch.
  • Containerization:

    Hands-on experience with container orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes (EKS).
  • Scripting and Automation:

    Proficiency in scripting and automation using languages like Python, Bash, or similar.
  • IaC Tools:

    Solid experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools like Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or Ansible.
  • CI/CD Tools:

    Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins and GitHub Actions.
  • Cloud Security:

    Knowledge of cloud security best practices, including IAM, networking, encryption, and compliance.
  • Monitoring/Logging Tools:

    Experience with monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Dynatrace, AWS CloudWatch, Cloud Trail or the ELK stack.
  • Agile Methodologies:

    Familiarity with Agile DevOps methodologies.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Certifications:

    AWS Certifications (e.g., AWS Certified DevOps Engineer/Developer).
  • Multi-Cloud Experience:

    Experience with multi-cloud environments.
  • Serverless Architecture:

    Experience with serverless architecture, particularly AWS Lambda.
  • Performance Tuning:

    Experience with performance tuning and optimization.

Soft Skills

  • Communication:

    Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively across teams.
  • Problem-Solving:

    Ability to solve complex technical problems and think critically.
  • Attention to Detail:

    Strong attention to detail and a proactive approach to identifying and resolving issues.
  • Time Management:

    Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
  • Adaptability:

    Adaptability to new tools, technologies, and processes.
  • Continuous Improvement:

    Excellent problem-solving skills and a continuous improvement mindset.

Technologies / Toolchain

Containerization Tools & Orchestration

Kubernetes, Docker

Kubernetes development and security tools

Kubectl, Helm, Kustomize, Lens, K9s, Kubectx, Minikube, Trivy

Code Quality & Security

SonarQube, Blackduck, JaCoCo (Code Coverage), Coverity

Monitoring & Logging

Dynatrace, Prometheus & Grafana, OpenSearch, Elastic Cloud

Database

MS SQL, PostgreSQL, Aurora RDS

AWS Cloud Services

Amazon Aurora RDS - EKS -S3 Buckets - IAM Roles & Policies - VPC, Subnets, Route Tables - Security Groups, RDS Parameter/Subnet Groups CloudWatch and Cloud Trail

Project Management, Collaboration & Docs

Jira, Confluence

CI/CD Automation Tools

Jenkins, GitHub Actions

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Terraform

Build Tools

Maven, Gradle, Webpack, Yarn, Bun

Package Manager

NPM

SCM / VCS

Git & GitHub

Container Registry

Harbor

Container Security

Prisma Cloud

ITSM Tools

ServiceNow

Service Mesh

Linkerd, Istio

Artifact Repository

JFrog Artifactory

Secrets Management / Scanner

HashiCorp Vault, GitHub Actions secrets, AWS Secrets Manager

Ingress Controller / API Gateway

Traefik, Kong

Certificate Management

Cert-manager (ACME, Lets Encrypt)

Testing Tools

Jest (unit testing), Cypress (UI test automation) integrated with GitHub Actions CI/CD Pipelines

Scripting & Automation

Python, Shell, Bash

Operating System & Access

Linux (Ubuntu-based) for all runners and build agents
Jump Server (Bastion Host) for secure infrastructure access

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