Senior AWS Engineer - CI/CD Pipeline

Key Responsibilities:

Design & Implementation

• Lead the

  design and development of cloud-native applications

  with a focus on

  serverless architectures

  and

  event-driven systems

  .
• Architect solutions using core

  AWS services

  ensuring scalability, resilience, and cost-efficiency.

AWS Services Expertise

• Hands-on development with services such as:

• AWS Lambda

  ,

  API Gateway

  ,

  S3

  ,

  DynamoDB

  ,

  Step Functions

  ,

  SQS

  ,

  AppSync

• Amazon Pinpoint

  ,

  Cognito

  ,

  EventBridge

  ,

  KMS

  ,

  CloudWatch Logs

  ,

  X-Ray

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

• Implement and manage

  IaC using AWS CDK

  .
• Automate deployments via

  AWS CodePipeline

  or similar CI/CD tooling.
• Ensure infrastructure is consistent, version-controlled, and maintainable.

Serverless & Event-Driven Architecture

• Champion

  serverless patterns

  and decoupled design using

  event-driven workflows

  .
• Integrate systems via

  SQS, SNS, EventBridge, Step Functions

  , and

  API Gateway

  .

Monitoring & Observability

• Design and implement

  observability strategies

  using:

• CloudWatch Logs

• AWS X-Ray

• Custom metrics

• Proactively identify and resolve performance or availability issues.

Security & Compliance

• Enforce

  security best practices

  , including:
• Fine-grained

  IAM role

  and policy management

• PII/PHI data tagging and encryption

  (HIPAA compliance)
• Secure configurations via

  Cognito

  ,

  KMS

  , and

  Isolation Patterns

Cost Optimization

• Optimize cloud spend via:

• S3 lifecycle policies

• Leveraging

  serverless pricing models

• Comparing tools like

  Amazon Pinpoint vs. SES

Scalability & Resilience

• Design fault-tolerant systems with:

• Auto-scaling

• Dead-Letter Queues (DLQs)

• Retry & Backoff strategies

• Circuit breakers and fallback mechanisms

CI/CD & DevOps

• Collaborate on

  CI/CD pipeline design

  for streamlined, automated delivery.
• Ensure robust deployment strategies and rollback plans are in place.

Documentation & Workflow Design

• Maintain high-quality documentation for:
• Architecture diagrams
• Workflow processes
• Operational procedures

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with developers, QA, product managers, and business stakeholders to align on goals and deliverables.

AWS Best Practices

• Ensure all architectural decisions and deployments follow

  AWS Well-Architected Framework

  and security/compliance standards.

Required Skills & Experience:

• 5+ years

  experience in AWS cloud engineering or solution architecture roles.

• Expertise

  in:

• AWS Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, Step Functions, API Gateway, SQS, AppSync, EventBridge, Cognito, Pinpoint, KMS

• Advanced IaC skills

  with

  AWS CDK

  (TypeScript or Python preferred).
• Strong understanding of

  CI/CD processes

  and tools like CodePipeline.
• In-depth knowledge of

  event-driven design

  , microservices, and

  serverless frameworks

  .
• Experience with

  security and compliance

  implementation, especially HIPAA-related practices.
• Proven record in

  monitoring/observability

  and performance tuning.
• Excellent written documentation and

  cross-functional collaboration

  skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• AWS Certification (e.g.,

  Solutions Architect

  ,

  DevOps Engineer

  )
• Experience with

  API-first development

  and tools like

  Postman

  ,

  Swagger/OpenAPI

• Familiarity with container technologies (e.g., Docker, ECS, Fargate) is a plus
• Knowledge of

  cost monitoring tools

  like

  AWS Cost Explorer

  or

  CloudHealth