AWS Senior Cloud Administrator

Job Level - Associate & Associate Consultant
Mode: WFO

Pierian Services

Finance & Accounting (F&A) services

Finance & Accounting, Compliance Management, People Practices, and Business Process Management

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Below is a brief overview:

About the Client:

Trusted by organizations throughout 150+ countries worldwide, NiCE s platforms are widely adopted across industries connecting people, systems, and workflows to work smarter at scale, elevating performance across the organization, delivering proven measurable outcomes.

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior DevOps Engineer with expertise in Kubernetes, AWS and CICD, and secondary skills in Terraform or Python, to join our team. As a key member of our DevOps team, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the infrastructure and deployment pipelines for our cloud-based applications and services on the AWS platform. Your deep knowledge of Kubernetes and AWS services will be instrumental in automating infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and deployment processes to ensure scalability, reliability, and security of our cloud environments.

Technical Responsibilities -

• Skilled in Python-driven automation for AWS infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and scalable solution implementation to enhance cloud environment reliability and efficiency.
• Develop and maintain Kubernetes clusters on AWS EKS for deploying and managing containerized applications, implementing best practices for cluster management, including scaling, upgrades, and security.
• Containerize applications using Docker to ensure consistency across development, testing, and production environments, developing and maintaining Dockerfiles and Docker Compose configurations for multi-container applications.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure as code (IaC) templates using Terraform to provision and manage AWS resources.
• Implement best practices for modularization, reusability, and version control of Terraform configurations.
• Architect scalable, cost-effective, and resilient AWS infrastructure solutions to support our applications and services.
• Configure and manage AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, and CloudFormation.
• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or AWS Code Pipeline to automate build, test, and deployment processes.
• Integrate Terraform with CI/CD pipelines for automated infrastructure deployment and configuration.
• Set up monitoring and alerting systems using AWS CloudWatch, Prometheus, or similar tools to track performance metrics and detect anomalies.
• Configure centralized logging solutions with tools like AWS CloudWatch Logs, ELK stack, or Splunk for log aggregation and analysis.
• Implement security best practices and compliance standards (e.g., CIS benchmarks, GDPR, HIPAA) in AWS environments.
• Manage IAM roles and policies, encryption keys, and security groups to enforce least privilege access and data protection.
• Optimize AWS infrastructure for cost efficiency by rightsizing resources, implementing auto-scaling, and leveraging AWS cost management tools.
• Monitor AWS usage and spending, identify cost-saving opportunities, and implement cost optimization strategies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience of working as a DevOps Engineer with a focus on AWS cloud platform.
• Strong proficiency in Kubernetes and secondary skills in Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and management.
• In-depth knowledge of AWS services and their configuration, including EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, and CloudFormation.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or AWS CodePipeline.
• Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Docker.
• Solid understanding of networking concepts, security principles, and best practices in AWS environments.
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills with the ability to debug complex issues in cloud infrastructure.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team environment.
• Comfortable working in rotational shifts
• Ability to quickly learn new platforms, languages, tools, and techniques as needed to meet project requirements.
• Self-motivated and directed, with strong attention to detail.
• Certification on Terraform / AWS certified is a plus.