Cloud Engineer

Job role – AWS Cloud Engineer

Job Location – Sydney

Job type – Contract

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and manage AWS cloud infrastructure, including compute, storage, networking, and security services.
• Develop and implement infrastructure as code (IaaC) using tools such as Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or CDK to automate provisioning and configuration management.
• Architect highly available, scalable, and fault-tolerant solutions on AWS, leveraging services such as EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, ECS, and others.
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automating deployment, testing, and monitoring of applications and services on AWS.
• Configure and manage AWS security features, including IAM roles and policies, VPC security groups, and encryption mechanisms.
• Monitor the health, performance, and cost of AWS infrastructure using cloud monitoring tools such as CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and AWS Cost Explorer.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to AWS infrastructure, deployments, and performance.
• Collaborate with development teams to optimize application architecture for AWS cloud environments.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior members of the team.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years of experience as a Cloud Engineer, with a focus on AWS.
• Strong understanding of AWS services and best practices, including EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, Lambda, ECS, and others.
• Proficiency in infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or CDK.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (AWS CodePipeline, GitLab CI/CD).
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Solid understanding of networking concepts, including TCP/IP, DNS, VPN, and routing.
• Knowledge of security best practices and compliance standards on AWS.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred:

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, or other relevant certifications.
• Experience with serverless computing and event-driven architectures using AWS Lambda and API Gateway.
• Familiarity with AWS monitoring and logging tools such as CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and Elasticsearch.
• Experience with data migration and management on AWS, including databases and data lakes.
• Knowledge of other cloud platforms e.g., Azure is a plus.