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AWS Cloud Engineer

Infosys Pontoon
3 days ago
Contract
On-site
San Diego, California, United States
AWS

Job Title: AWS Cloud Engineer
Experience: 5–8 Years
Education: BE/B.Tech / Master’s Degree

<.>Job Summary

We are looking for a seasoned AWS Cloud Engineer with 5–8 years of hands-on experience in designing, deploying, managing, and optimizing enterprise-scale AWS cloud environments.

The ideal candidate will have strong expertise across core AWS services, Infrastructure as Code, DevOps, containerization, Kubernetes, Linux administration, and cloud migration/modernization. The candidate will play a key role in driving cloud transformation initiatives, establishing cloud governance, optimizing cloud operations, and enabling enterprise adoption of AWS best practices.

<.>Must-Have Skills
  1. Strong hands-on experience with the AWS Cloud Platform.
  2. Expertise in AWS services including:
    • EC2
    • VPC
    • IAM
    • S3
    • RDS
    • Lambda
    • CloudFront
    • API Gateway
    • Route 53
    • ECS/EKS
    • CloudWatch
  3. Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using:
    • Terraform
    • AWS CloudFormation
    • AWS CDK
  4. Strong knowledge of Linux/Unix administration.
  5. Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps toolchains.
  6. Strong expertise in Docker and Kubernetes platforms.
  7. Experience with cloud migration, modernization, and transformation projects.
  8. Strong scripting experience with Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
<.>Detailed Responsibilities
  • Design, deploy, configure, and manage enterprise-scale AWS cloud environments.
  • Implement and manage AWS services including EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, RDS, Lambda, API Gateway, CloudFront, Route 53, ECS/EKS, and CloudWatch.
  • Develop, maintain, and optimize Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or AWS CDK.
  • Lead and contribute to AWS cloud migration, modernization, and transformation initiatives for enterprise applications.
  • Design and implement secure, scalable, highly available, and cost-optimized AWS architectures.
  • Build, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or similar DevOps tools.
  • Implement containerization solutions using Docker and container orchestration using Kubernetes/EKS.
  • Manage Linux/Unix-based cloud infrastructure and troubleshoot operating-system and application-level issues.
  • Develop automation scripts using Python, Bash, or PowerShell to improve operational efficiency.
  • Implement cloud monitoring, logging, alerting, and operational best practices using AWS CloudWatch and related tools.
  • Implement AWS security best practices around IAM, networking, access control, encryption, and resource governance.
  • Collaborate with application, infrastructure, security, and DevOps teams to support cloud adoption.
  • Identify opportunities for cloud optimization, automation, scalability, reliability, and cost reduction.
  • Troubleshoot complex AWS infrastructure, networking, container, and deployment issues.
  • Establish and follow AWS best practices for governance, security, availability, performance, and operational excellence.
  • Support enterprise adoption of standardized cloud architecture and DevOps practices.
<.>Top 3 Responsibilities
  1. AWS Cloud Expertise – Design, deploy, manage, and optimize enterprise AWS cloud environments.
  2. AWS Services – Provide strong hands-on expertise across EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, RDS, Lambda, CloudFront, API Gateway, Route 53, ECS/EKS, and CloudWatch.
  3. Docker & Kubernetes – Design, implement, and manage containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes/EKS.
<.>Preferred Experience
  • Experience working on large-scale AWS migration and modernization programs.
  • Experience with enterprise cloud governance and security.
  • Experience with Terraform and reusable IaC modules.
  • Experience with AWS EKS/ECS and production container environments.
  • Experience with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, or similar tools.
  • Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
  • Experience working in Agile/DevOps environments.