Lead Cloud Engineer

Job Title: AWS Tech Lead Cloud Transformation Service Line

Location: REMOTE

Experience: 6+ Years

Employment Type: Full-Time / Contract

Reports To: Cloud Transformation Technology Director

Role Overview:

We are seeking an experienced AWS Technical Lead to spearhead the design,

implementation, and modernization of cloud-native and hybrid solutions as part of a

strategic Cloud Transformation Program. The ideal candidate will possess deep

expertise in Amazon Web Services, cloud architecture, automation, and DevOps

practices. This role will serve as the technical anchor for project delivery and client

success.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead the technical design and architecture of cloud-native and hybrid solutions

on AWS.

Drive end-to-end cloud migration or modernization of applications and services

from on-prem or other cloud platforms to AWS.

Collaborate with cloud architects, developers, infrastructure teams, and

business stakeholders to dene AWS adoption and transformation strategies.

Provide hands-on leadership in provisioning AWS infrastructure services,

including compute, networking, storage, security, and identity.

Dene and implement best practices for scalability, resiliency, performance

tuning, security hardening, and cost optimization on AWS.

Design and implement AI/ML-driven applications using AWS AI/ML services,

including Amazon SageMaker (ML model development and deployment),

Amazon Rekognition, Polly, Lex, Comprehend (for vision, speech, and NLP

workloads), Amazon Textract (document text extraction), Bedrock and Titan (for

generative AI and foundation models)

Collaborate with data scientists and ML engineers to enable intelligent

transformation initiatives.

Guide CI/CD pipeline setup, infrastructure as code using Terraform, AWS

CloudFormation, or CDK, and implement DevSecOps practices.

Lead design/code reviews and provide mentoring to engineers and developers

across the cloud team.

Ensure AWS solutions comply with enterprise policies, regulatory requirements,

and security frameworks (CIS, NIST, etc.).

Support UAT, cutover, and go-live activities in collaboration with delivery and

operations teams.

Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues across cloud workloads and integrated

systems.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

6+ years of overall IT experience, with at least 35 years in AWS cloud platform

leadership roles.

Proven experience in leading cloud transformation or migration programs on

AWS.

Strong expertise in

AWS Compute (EC2, Lambda, ECS, EKS)

AWS Storage (S3, EBS, EFS, Glacier)

AWS Networking (VPC, Transit Gateway, Route 53, Load Balancers, VPN,

WAF, Firewall)

AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Secrets Manager, AWS

Organizations

AWS CloudWatch, CloudTrail, AWS Cong, and AWS Backup

Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, AWS

CloudFormation, or CDK

CI/CD pipeline experience with AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, GitHub

Actions, or Jenkins

Lift and shift Migration Tool experience on AWS Application Discovery Service

(ADS), AWS MGN (Application Migration Service), and AWS DMS (Database

Migration Service)

Integrate security controls such as SAST/DAST tools, dependency scanning,

and secrets detection into the CI/CD lifecycle.

Scripting knowledge in Python, Bash, or PowerShell

Familiarity with modern application architectures (microservices, containers,

serverless)

Understanding of ITIL processes and Agile/Scrum methodologies

Preferred Certifications:

AWS Certified Solutions Architect- Professional

AWS Certified DevOps Engineer -Professional

AWS Certified Machine Learning - Specialty

AWS Certified Security -Specialty

Soft Skills:

Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

Ability to lead teams, resolve conicts, and drive technical decision-making

Collaborative, mentoring-oriented mindset with a focus on enablement and

knowledge sharing