Cloud Engineer

For our Client, a global online research company, we are looking for: AWS Cloud Engineer 
 

What you will do:

• Multi-Account AWS Management:
  • Help design, implement, and manage multi-account AWS environments using AWS Organizations, Control Tower, and AWS Landing Zones.
  • Develop and enforce account provisioning processes, guardrails, and security policies across multiple AWS accounts.
  • Continue to improve and secure an existing AWS environment as well as building a greenfield development.
• Identity and Access Management (IAM):
  • Work with existing ITOps and ITSec engineers to help configure and manage IAM roles, policies, and groups to ensure secure and efficient access control across AWS accounts.
• AWS Service Management:
  • Manage and optimize key AWS services including EC2, RDS, EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service), and OpenSearch as well as other AWS services.
  • Monitor and optimize performance, cost, and security of AWS resources, ensuring high availability and resilience.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC):
  • Develop and maintain IaC scripts for deploying and managing cloud infrastructure using  Terraform
  • Working with SRE team to help implement automated CI/CD pipelines to streamline the deployment of infrastructure and application updates.
• Security and Compliance:
  • Implement AWS security best practices, including encryption, network security, and logging.
  • Conduct regular security audits and vulnerability assessments and collaborate with the ITSec team to remediate any findings.
  • Ensure compliance with industry regulations and internal security policies.
• Monitoring and Incident Response:
  • Set up monitoring and alerting for AWS resources using CloudWatch, AWS Config, and other monitoring tools.
  • Respond to incidents, troubleshoot issues, and ensure timely resolution to minimize downtime.

What you will bring:

• Technical Expertise:
  • Extensive experience with AWS services including but not limited to EC2, RDS, EKS, OpenSearch, S3, Lambda, and VPC creation.
  • Strong knowledge of multi-account management, AWS Organizations, and Control Tower.
  • Proficiency in identity management using IAM, AWS SSO, and integration with EntraID.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code:
  • Hands-on experience with Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or CDK.
  • Knowledge of CI/CD tools and practices for automating infrastructure deployment.
• Soft Skills:
  • Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot complex cloud environments.
  • Strong communication skills to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
  • Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Preferred Certifications:

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate/Professional
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
• AWS Certified Security – Specialty
• AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty