AWS Cloud Engineer

RESPONSIBILITIES (INCLUDES ALL TASKS):

Cloud Operations & Management

· Design, implement, and manage enterprise AWS infrastructure focusing on high availability

· Develop and maintain infrastructure standards and best practices documentation

· Implement comprehensive monitoring solutions with proactive alerting

· Design and implement backup and disaster recovery solutions with proven RPO/RTO

· Manage capacity planning and resource optimization across multiple environments

· Handle security implementations including compliance requirements (ISO, SOC, PCI as applicable)

· Provide L3 technical support for production issues

· Manage cloud costs and implement optimization strategies

· Build and maintain infrastructure automation solutions

· Participate in 24x7 on-call support rotation

Migration & Transformation

· Conduct detailed infrastructure and application assessment for migration planning

· Create and execute migration strategies for different types of workloads

· Handle complex database migrations with minimal downtime

· Implement and manage hybrid cloud connectivity

· Ensure application dependency mapping and migration

· Execute staged migrations with proper testing and validation

· Manage stakeholder communication during migration events

· Create and maintain migration runbooks and documentation

· Provide post-migration support and optimization

· Handle data synchronization and cutover planning

DevOps Implementation

· Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for application deployments

· Implement Infrastructure as Code practices using industry-standard tools

· Create automated solutions for routine operational tasks

· Manage container orchestration platforms for microservices

· Implement comprehensive logging and monitoring solutions

· Automate security and compliance checks

· Support development teams with deployment automation

· Maintain deployment documentation and runbooks

Azure Knowledge Requirements

· Good Understanding of Azure infrastructure services (Compute, Storage, Network)

· Familiarity with Azure migration tools and methodologies

· Experience in hybrid cloud scenarios between AWS and Azure

· Understanding of Azure monitoring and management tools

· Knowledge of Azure identity and access management

TECHNICAL SKILLS /COMPETENCIES:

MANDATORY

AWS Core Services Expertise

Compute & Containers

• Amazon EC2 (deep expertise in instance types, AMIs, user data)
• Auto Scaling Groups and Launch Templates
• AWS Lambda for automation and serverless operations
• EC2 Image Builder for AMI management
• AWS Systems Manager for instance management

Storage

• Amazon S3 (including lifecycle policies, replication)
• Amazon EBS (including snapshots, encryption)
• Amazon EFS and FSx
• AWS Storage Gateway
• AWS Backup

Networking

• Amazon VPC (including subnetting, routing, security groups)
• Transit Gateway and VPC peering
• Route 53 (including health checks, routing policies)
• AWS Direct Connect and Site-to-Site VPN
• Application and Network Load Balancers
• AWS Global Accelerator

Database

• Amazon RDS (including Multi-AZ, Read Replicas)
• Amazon Aurora
• DynamoDB
• ElastiCache
• Database Migration Service (DMS)

Security & Identity

• AWS IAM (roles, policies, permissions boundaries)
• AWS Organizations and Control Tower
• AWS Security Hub and GuardDuty
• AWS KMS and CloudHSM
• AWS WAF and Shield
• AWS Certificate Manager

Monitoring & Management

• Amazon CloudWatch (metrics, logs, events)
• AWS CloudTrail
• AWS Config
• AWS Systems Manager
• AWS Service Catalog
• AWS Control Tower

Migration Tools Proficiency

• AWS Application Migration Service (MGN)
• AWS Database Migration Service (DMS)
• AWS Server Migration Service (SMS)
• AWS Application Discovery Service
• AWS Migration Hub
• AWS Schema Conversion Tool (SCT)
• CloudEndure Migration

Automation & DevOps

• Infrastructure as Code using CloudFormation and Terraform
• AWS CLI and SDK proficiency
• Python scripting for AWS automation
• PowerShell scripting for Windows workloads
• Git for version control
• Jenkins/AWS CodePipeline experience

CI/CD & Automation

• AWS CodePipeline
• AWS CodeBuild
• AWS CodeDeploy
• AWS CodeArtifact
• Jenkins
• GitHub Actions
• GitLab CI/CD
• Terraform and AWS CDK
• Ansible
• Chef/Puppet

Containerization & Orchestration

• Docker and container concepts
• Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS)
• Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS)
• AWS Fargate
• Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR)
• Kubernetes administration
• Container security and best practices
• Service mesh (AWS App Mesh)

OPTIONAL

• Strong problem-solving abilities
• Excellent documentation skills
• Good communication in English
• Time management capabilities
• Ability to work independently
• Quick learning aptitude
• Analytical mindset

SOFT SKILLS:

MANDATORY

• Large-scale cloud migration projects
• Production environment management
• Cost optimization initiatives
• Security and compliance implementation
• Infrastructure automation projects
• High availability architecture design
• Database migration and management
• DevOps transformation initiatives