Cloud Engineer

Overview

One of Our Start up Client is looking for a hands-on AWS Cloud Engineer to support day-to-day cloud operations, automation, and reliability of AWS environments. This role works closely with the Cloud Operations Lead, DevOps, Security, and Application teams to ensure stable, secure, and cost-effective cloud platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Operate and support AWS production environments across multiple accounts
• Manage infrastructure using **Terraform** and support CI/CD pipelines
• Support **Amazon EKS** clusters, upgrades, scaling, and troubleshooting
• Build and manage Docker images and push to **Amazon ECR*
• Monitor systems using CloudWatch and third-party tools; respond to incidents
• Support AWS networking (VPCs, NAT, Transit Gateway, VPN/DX
• Assist with cost optimization, tagging, and governance standards
• Automate operational tasks using **Python, Lambda, and Systems Manager*

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Ideal Candidate

• Strong hands-on AWS experience (EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, ALB, CloudWatch
• Experience with **Terraform** and Git-based workflows
• Hands-on experience with **Kubernetes / EKS
• Experience with CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc)
• Scripting experience in **Python or Bash
• Understanding of monitoring, incident management, and cloud security basics

Nice to Have

• AWS Associate-level certifications
• Experience with Karpenter, Prometheus, New Relic
• Exposure to FinOps and cost optimization practices