AWS Cloud Engineer - EKS and Production Support

Role - AWS Cloud Engineer - EKS and Production Support

Skills - AWS EKS, Linux systems administration, Terraform, Cloud Formation

Experience - 5+ years

Location - Brisbane

We at Coforge are hiring for Cloud Engineer with following skillset:

About the Role

We are seeking a skilled and proactive AWS Cloud Engineer with hands-on experience in Amazon EKS, production support, and platform enhancement.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in dynamic environments, enjoys solving complex infrastructure challenges, and is passionate about cloud-native technologies

• Manage and support production-grade EKS clusters, ensuring high availability, scalability, and performance.
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure and application issues in a timely manner.
• Collaborate with development and DevOps teams to implement enhancements and automation across cloud environments.
• Monitor system health and performance using tools like New Relic or similar observability platforms.
• Maintain and improve Gitlab CI/CD pipelines for containerized applications.
• Apply strong understanding of network fundamentals (IP addressing, routing, DNS, firewalls) to diagnose and resolve connectivity issues.
• Participate in on-call rotations and incident response processes.
• Document infrastructure, processes, and troubleshooting guides.
• Work effectively within a culturally diverse team, demonstrating professionalism and respect in resolving differences and fostering collaboration.

Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with AWS services, especially EKS.
• Strong background in Linux systems administration and container orchestration.
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools (e.g., New Relic, Datadog, Prometheus).
• Solid understanding of networking concepts: IP addressing, routing, NAT, VPNs, load balancing.
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (e.g., Gitlab or similar, Jenkins, ArgoCD).
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in multicultural teams, with a commitment to resolving conflicts constructively and respectfully.

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Solutions Architect).
• Experience with service mesh technologies (e.g., Istio, Linkerd).
• Exposure to security best practices in cloud environments.