Cloud Engineer

Role:

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable AWS cloud infrastructure aligned with business objectives.
• Architect and deploy containerized platforms using ECS/EKS, Docker, and AMIs.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Define and implement multi-environment landing zones and governance frameworks using AWS Control Tower, IAM, Organizations.
• Configure and manage AWS networking components including VPCs, subnets, PrivateLink, NAT/Internet Gateways, Route 53, and hybrid connectivity.
• Set up and manage RDS databases (Aurora, PostgreSQL, Redshift, MariaDB) with secure and optimized connectivity.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines using GitHub/Bitbucket, integrating code quality and security tools like SonarCloud.
• Lead patching, lifecycle management, and resilience strategies for large-scale cloud environments.
• Monitor and optimize cloud environments using CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, and New Relic.
• Collaborate with development teams on cloud-native solution design using Java/Spring Boot, Node.js, and React.
• Drive cost optimization strategies using AWS Cost Explorer, Trusted Advisor, and custom reporting.
• Document SOPs, reference architectures, and technical knowledge bases for maintainability and knowledge transfer.
• Maintain Acquia/Drupal platform and take care of deployments.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Proven experience architecting and leading AWS cloud solutions at enterprise scale.
• Deep expertise in AWS services: EC2, S3, RDS, Aurora, Redshift, VPC, ECS/EKS, Route 53, Load Balancers, WAF, CloudFront, API Gateway.
• Proven hands-on working knowledge on designing AWS infrastructure for various applications based on business needs and AWS well-architected frameworks. Implement a given architecture by writing Terraform scripts and deploying them in various AWS accounts.
• Deep expertise in cost optimization strategies including tagging of resources, right sizing, Ris, savings plans, etc.
• Hands-on experience in configuring networking services such as VPC, subnet, security group, NAC, IG and Route 53.
• Expertise in configuring multi-tiered applications into subnets and establish connectivity to various resources within organization networks including on-premise networks.
• Strong understanding of cloud security frameworks (CIS, NIST, ISO 27001) and best practices.
• Hands-on experience with IAM, federated authentication, role-based access control, and least-privilege models.
• Skilled in DevOps and CI/CD modernization using any of Bitbucket or GitHub, implementation of pipelines in Bitbucket or Jenkins for deploying containerized applications and terraform scripts.
• Experience with data engineering tools: AWS Glue, Athena, DMS, and analytics pipelines.
• Work experience with industry standards such as Cloud, Security and AWS well-architected frameworks.
• Familiarity with ticketing systems like ServiceNow and Jira.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills with the ability to influence stakeholders and mentor engineering teams