Lead AWS Cloud engineer

Our client is a global corporation with more than 100 years of history and operations in over 180 countries. The company is currently focused on developing Reduced-Risk Products (RRPs) — innovative alternatives designed for more than 1 billion consumers worldwide.

Intellias supports the client in building a large-scale digital ecosystem for a next-generation IoT product, combining innovative consumer experience with cutting-edge technology.

You will join the Core Architecture team, working on a Digital Engineering Enterprise Platform that helps engineering teams build, deploy, and operate software faster and more efficiently. The platform supports 700+ applications and provides shared infrastructure, services, and best practices across development teams.

The project has been successfully running in production for over two years and is supported by multiple distributed teams.

Technology Stack

• Cloud: AWS (primary), partially Azure
• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform Enterprise, Terratest
• Serverless: AWS Lambda, Step Functions, Fargate
• Containers & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes (EKS)
• Security & Access: SSO, IAM, Hashicorp Vault
• Observability: Splunk, OpsGenie, logging, tracing, monitoring
• Networking: Hybrid networking architectures
• Automation: Python, Bash, PowerShell

What You Will Do

• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure
• Automate deployment, monitoring, and operational processes
• Collaborate closely with development and platform teams
• Monitor production environments and resolve incidents
• Perform root cause analysis and implement improvements
• Ensure security, scalability, and reliability of the platform
• Optimize infrastructure performance and cost efficiency
• Contribute to platform engineering best practices

Requirements

• 8+ years of DevOps experience
• 2+ years in a DevOps Lead role
• Strong experience with AWS cloud
• Solid programming or scripting skills (Python, Bash, PowerShell)
• Experience with Terraform or other IaC tools
• Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab, etc.)
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools
• Strong problem-solving and leadership skills
• Upper-intermediate English (B2+)

Nice to Have

• Experience with serverless architectures
• Knowledge of security and access management practices
• Experience supporting large-scale enterprise platforms