Cloud Engineer

Job description

• We are seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Engineer to support the operation, administration, deployment, and migration of AWS cloud infrastructure.
• The role will focus on maintaining secure, reliable, and scalable cloud environments, implementing automation, supporting migration activities, and resolving technical issues in accordance with defined service levels.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform daily operations and administration of AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Configure and maintain AWS environments to meet performance, security, scalability, availability, and maintainability requirements.
• Implement infrastructure automation using Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Ansible, and related tools.
• Develop and maintain automated processes for cloud provisioning, configuration, deployment, and operational activities.
• Maintain AWS cloud systems and ensure technical documentation is kept up to date.
• Collaborate with solution architects and technical teams on cloud infrastructure operations and administration.
• Participate in cloud migration activities, including virtual machine and database migrations.
• Troubleshoot cloud infrastructure and operational issues and ensure timely resolution in accordance with defined SLAs.
• Participate in technical and operational meetings and contribute to process improvement initiatives.
• Provide technical support for cloud infrastructure implementation and operational activities.
• Monitor cloud environments and identify opportunities to improve performance, reliability, security, and operational efficiency.
• Maintain relevant technical certifications and continuously develop cloud and infrastructure skills.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 3+ years of relevant experience in cloud operations, cloud administration, infrastructure deployment, or related areas.
• Hands-on experience with AWS cloud infrastructure, administration, and deployment.
• Experience in AWS cloud migration projects, including virtual machine and database migrations.
• Practical experience with Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Ansible, or similar automation and infrastructure-as-code tools.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate certification is required.
• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, security, scalability, and operational practices.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good communication and collaboration skills. Ability to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues within defined service levels.

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS Specialty certification. AWS DevOps or Database certification.
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) certification.
• Practical experience with Kubernetes or other containerisation technologies.
• Experience with additional DevOps, automation, monitoring, or configuration management tools.