Role
: AWS Cloud Engineer
Location
: [Onsite / Hybrid / Remote]
Type
: [Full-Time / Contract]
Experience
: 5 7 Years
Industry
: Aviation, Retail, Healthcare
Job Summary
We are seeking a skilled and hands-on
AWS Cloud Engineer
with 5 7 years of experience to provision, automate, and maintain cloud infrastructure across development, test, and production environments. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in AWS services
, Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
using Terraform or CloudFormation
, and a strong background in cloud architecture, automation, and environment enablement
.
Key Responsibilities
Design, provision, and maintain secure and scalable AWS infrastructure environments across Dev, UAT, and Prod.
Build reusable IaC templates using
Terraform
or CloudFormation
for rapid and consistent environment deployment. Automate provisioning of compute, storage, networking, and security resources using CI/CD pipelines.
Configure and manage core AWS services including:
EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, RDS, ECS/EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, Route53, ELB/ALB, Auto Scaling, CloudFront
Implement monitoring, alerting, and logging solutions using tools like
CloudWatch
, CloudTrail
, SNS
, ELK
, or third-party APM tools. Enable DevOps practices by integrating infrastructure with CI/CD platforms (e.g., GitLab CI, Jenkins, CodePipeline).
Enforce cloud security best practices, RBAC policies, and IAM role-based access controls.
Work closely with architects and developers to support cloud-native application deployment and performance tuning.
Perform cost optimization and resource right-sizing reviews periodically.
Troubleshoot and resolve environment or deployment issues quickly and efficiently.
Required Qualifications
5 7 years
of hands-on experience in AWS cloud engineering
and DevOps practices
. Strong proficiency with
IaC tools
like Terraform
, CloudFormation
, or CDK
. Solid experience with
networking concepts
(VPC, subnets, NAT gateways, route tables, security groups). Experience in configuring and managing containerized workloads using
ECS
, Fargate
, or EKS
. Familiarity with
event-driven architectures
using services like SNS
, SQS
, EventBridge
, and Step Functions
. Working knowledge of
CI/CD pipelines
and automation tools. Proficient in scripting languages such as
Python
, Bash
, or PowerShell
. Experience with
logging and monitoring
using CloudWatch
, CloudTrail
, ELK
, or Prometheus/Grafana
. Hands-on experience with
IAM policies
, KMS
, Secrets Manager
, and other AWS security services.
Preferred Qualifications
AWS Certification
: Solutions Architect Associate or Professional, DevOps Engineer, or SysOps Administrator. Experience supporting
multi-account AWS environments
with AWS Organizations
and Control Tower
. Familiarity with
Cost Explorer
, Trusted Advisor
, and budget alarms
for cloud cost governance. Exposure to
service mesh
, API Gateway integrations
, and hybrid architectures
. Experience with
incident response
, infrastructure DR planning
, and compliance controls
(e.g., SOX, HIPAA, PCI).