AWS Cloud Engineer

AWS Cloud Engineer

Location: Jersey City, NJ

Duration: Fulltime

Job Description:

Must-Have Technical Skills:

• Cloud Infrastructure:
• AWS services: EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, Lambda, RDS, Route 53, ELB, CloudFront, Auto Scaling
• Serverless architecture design using Lambda, API Gateway, and DynamoDB
• Containerization: Docker and orchestration with ECS or EKS (Kubernetes)
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC):
• Terraform (preferred), AWS CloudFormation
• Hands-on experience creating reusable modules and managing cloud resources via code
• Automation & CI/CD:
• Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, AWS CodePipeline
• Automating deployments and configuration management
• Scripting & Programming:
• Proficiency in Python, Bash, or PowerShell for automation and tooling
• Monitoring & Logging:
• CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack
• Networking:
• VPC design, Subnets, NAT Gateway, VPN, Direct Connect, Load Balancing
• Security Groups, NACLs, and route tables
• Security & Compliance:
• IAM policies and roles, KMS, Secrets Manager, Config, GuardDuty
• Implementing encryption, access controls, and least privilege policies

Must-Have Functional Skills:

• Problem Solving: Ability to troubleshoot complex infrastructure and networking issues under pressure.
• Collaboration: Experience working cross-functionally with developers, DevOps, and security teams
• Documentation: Creating runbooks, architectural diagrams, and configuration documentation
• Project Ownership: Taking initiative and full ownership of AWS environments from design to operations.
• Cost Awareness: Understanding of AWS billing, cost optimization techniques, and budgeting.
• Adaptability & Learning Agility: Willingness to learn new AWS services and emerging technologies quickly.
• Agile Practices: Comfortable working in Agile/Scrum environments, using tools like Jira and Confluence

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain AWS cloud infrastructure following best practices.
• Build and manage highly available, secure, and scalable environments.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code templates to automate resource provisioning.
• Set up and maintain CI/CD pipelines for fast and reliable deployments.
• Monitor and troubleshoot production systems and performance issues.
• Ensure cloud security by managing IAM, encryption, and compliance configurations.
• Optimize cloud usage and manage costs through analysis and recommendations.
• Stay updated with AWS announcements, new services, and community best practices.
• Participate in architecture reviews and contribute to technical design decisions.
• Support disaster recovery planning, backup strategies, and incident response