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