Cloud AWS Enginner

Cloud Engineer

About the Role:

We are seeking a highly skilled Cloud Engineer with strong AWS Solutions Architecture and AWS Development expertise to design, build, and deploy secure, scalable, and resilient cloud solutions. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience across AWS Best Practices, cloud-native patterns, DevSecOps, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and agile delivery methodologies. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to craft innovative cloud solutions that drive business value while maintaining operational excellence and compliance.

Responsibilities:

Cloud Architecture & Design

• Design and implement highly available, scalable, and cost-optimized architectures using AWS Well-Architected Framework and cloud-native design patterns.
• Translate business requirements into detailed architectural blueprints and solution designs.
• Evaluate existing workloads and modernize applications using AWS services, serverless technologies, containers, and microservices architectures.

Cloud Development & Automation

• Develop cloud-native applications and automation workflows using AWS SDKs, Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, Step Functions, ECS/EKS, and other AWS services.
• Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, or CDK.
• Build automation for provisioning, configuration, deployment, and operational tasks to improve efficiency and reduce manual workloads.

DevSecOps & CI/CD

• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins.
• Embed security controls into pipelines, enabling automated compliance, code scanning, and artifact validation.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and observability using CloudWatch, X-Ray, OpenTelemetry, and other monitoring tools.

Security, Governance & Compliance

• Apply AWS security best practices across IAM, VPC, encryption, secrets, networking, and data protection.
• Ensure solutions comply with organizational, industry, and regulatory standards.
• Support threat modelling, risk assessments, and automated security policy enforcement.

Collaboration & Delivery

• Work within an agile environment—participate in sprint planning, backlog refinement, and iterative delivery.
• Collaborate with product owners, business analysts, developers, and security teams to deliver end-to-end cloud solutions.
• Provide technical guidance, perform code reviews, and mentor junior engineers if needed.

Required skills and qualifications:

·       Degree in Computer Science, Computing, Electrical Engineering, IT or equivalent.

• Strong hands-on experience with core AWS services (EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, Lambda, SQS, RDS, DynamoDB, API Gateway, ECS/EKS, CloudFront, etc.).
• Proven background in AWS architecture design and AWS development.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Node.js, Java, or Go.
• Experience with IaC tools (CloudFormation, Terraform, AWS CDK).
• Knowledge of AWS Well-Architected Framework, cloud-native patterns, serverless architectures, and event-driven designs.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD, DevSecOps pipelines, and automated testing.
• Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (EKS/Kubernetes or ECS).

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities.
• Strong communication skills to articulate technical solutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in cross-functional teams.
• Passion for innovation, automation, and continuous improvement
• Ability to quickly learn new technology and apply new skills

Preferred skills and qualifications:

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate or Professional (highly preferred). AWS Certified Developer – Associate.    Experience with cloud cost management and optimization.      Familiarity with zero-trust architectures, cloud security tooling, and compliance frameworks.   Experience in multi-account architectures using AWS Organizations and Control Tower.

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