Sr AWS Cloud Engineer

Experience: 5 to 10 Years

Qualifications:
● Education and Certifications:
○ Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
○ AWS certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate or AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate are preferred.

● Experience:

○ Minimum of 5 years in cloud infrastructure roles, with 3+ years on AWS.

○ Proven experience designing, deploying, and managing .NET Microservices in distributed environments.

○ Strong expertise in networking configurations, event-driven systems, and data lake architectures.

● Technical Expertise:

○ Proficiency in AWS services, including EC2, EKS, RDS, S3, Lambda, DynamoDB, SNS, SQS, and EventBridge.

○ Advanced knowledge of networking concepts, including DNS, IPSec, BGP, and load balancing (ALB/NLB).

○ Hands-on experience with automation frameworks and monitoring tools.

○ Strong understanding of cloud security practices, including IAM, encryption, and compliance standards.

Preferred Skills:

● Experience with real-time analytics and big data processing tools like AWS EMR, Glue, and Redshift.

● Familiarity with data lake architectures and real-time data pipelines across multiple services.

● Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills with a focus on scalability and performance.

● Hands-on experience with AWS cost management tools and optimization strategies.

Key Responsibilities:

● Cloud Infrastructure Implementation:

○ Deploy and manage highly scalable, fault-tolerant cloud infrastructure on AWS, supporting global trading platforms.

○ Implement event-driven architectures using EventBridge, and other AWS tools to enable real-time and asynchronous communication.

○ Design and manage containerized workloads using Fargate, and Docker.

● Event-Based Systems:

○ Develop and maintain event-driven workflows for seamless service integration and real-time processing.

○ Utilize Kinesis Streams, Kinesis Firehose, and Kinesis Data Analytics to design and operate real-time data pipelines.

○ Support pub/sub models for asynchronous communication using SNS and SQS.

● Networking and Security:

○ Configure and optimize AWS networking, including VPCs, Direct Connect, Transit Gateway, and VPNs for secure and low-latency communication.

○ Implement network security solutions, including AWS WAF, Shield, NACLs, and VPC Endpoints.

○ Ensure compliance with security policies through IAM best practices, encryption (e.g., KMS), and regulatory frameworks like SOC 2 and ISO 27001.

● Automation and Operational Excellence:

○ Develop CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, and GitOps practices to streamline infrastructure and application deployments.

○ Monitor system performance and troubleshoot issues using CloudWatch, X-Ray, and third-party tools like Prometheus and Grafana.

● Collaboration and Support:

○ Collaborate with Cloud Architects and DevOps teams to implement scalable and efficient solutions.

○ Provide technical guidance to junior engineers, sharing best practices for cloud infrastructure and event-based systems.

○ Participate in architecture reviews, contributing insights for continuous improvement and optimization.

● Incident Response and Disaster Recovery:

○ Establish and maintain disaster recovery strategies, leveraging AWS tools like Backup, EBS snapshots, and RDS Multi-AZ

○ Proactively address incidents and troubleshoot infrastructure issues to minimize downtime and ensure system reliability.