Description
The Associate **AWS Cloud Engineer** will be responsible for maintaining scalable, secure, and reliable AWS cloud infrastructure. This is a **hands-on** engineering role requiring deep expertise in **Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation, cloud networking, and security** . The ideal candidate should have **strong AWS knowledge** and be capable of writing and maintaining **Terraform, CloudFormation, and CI/CD pipelines** to streamline cloud deployments. Please note, this is an onsite role based in Hyderabad.
**Roles & Responsibilities:**
**AWS Infrastructure Design & Implementation**
+ Implement, and manage **highly available AWS cloud environments** .
+ Maintain **VPCs, Subnets, Security Groups, and IAM policies** to enforce security best practices.
+ Optimize AWS costs using **reserved instances, savings plans, and auto-scaling** .
**Infrastructure as Code (IaC) & Automation**
+ Maintain, and enhance Terraform & CloudFormation templates for cloud provisioning.
+ Automate deployment, scaling, and monitoring using AWS-native tools & scripting.
+ Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and application deployments.
**Cloud Security & Compliance**
+ Enforce best practices in IAM, encryption, and network security.
+ Ensure compliance with SOC2, ISO27001, and NIST standards.
+ Implement AWS Security Hub, GuardDuty, and WAF for threat detection and response.
**Monitoring & Performance Optimization**
+ Set up AWS CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, and logging solutions for proactive monitoring.
+ Implement autoscaling, load balancing, and caching strategies for performance optimization.
+ Troubleshoot cloud infrastructure issues and conduct root cause analysis.
**Collaboration & DevOps Practices**
+ Work closely with software engineers, SREs, and DevOps teams to support deployments.
+ Maintain GitOps best practices for cloud infrastructure versioning.
+ Support on-call rotation for high-priority cloud incidents.
**Basic Qualifications and Experience:**
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, IT, or related field with 3-5 years of hands-on cloud experience.
**Functional Skills:**
**Must-Have Skills:**
+ **Hands-on experience with AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, ECS/EKS, API Gateway, etc.)** .
+ **Expertise in Terraform & CloudFormation** for AWS infrastructure automation.
+ Strong knowledge of **AWS networking (VPC, Direct Connect, Transit Gateway, VPN, Route 53)** .
+ Experience with **Linux administration, scripting (Python, Bash), and CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, CodePipeline, etc.)** .
+ Troubleshooting and debugging skills in **cloud networking, storage, and security** .
**Good-to-Have Skills:**
+ Experience with **Kubernetes (EKS) and service mesh architectures** .
+ Knowledge of **AWS Lambda and event-driven architectures** .
+ Familiarity with **AWS CDK, Ansible, or Packer** for cloud automation.
+ Exposure to **multi-cloud environments (Azure, GCP)** .
+ Familiarity with **HPC, DGX Cloud** .
**Professional Certifications (preferred):**
+ **AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate or Professional**
+ **AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional**
**Soft Skills:**
+ Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
+ Ability to work effectively with global, virtual teams
+ Effective communication and collaboration with cross-functional teams.
+ Ability to work in a fast-paced, cloud-first environment.
**Shift Information:** This position is required to be onsite and participate in 24/5 and weekend on call in rotation fashion and may require you to work a later shift. Candidates must be willing and able to work off hours, as required based on business requirements.
