AWS Cloud Engineer

Job Role: AWS Cloud Engineer

Location: Jersey City, NJ

Job Description: Must-Have Technical Skills:

Cloud Infrastructure:

AWS services: EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, Lambda, RDS, Route 53, ELB, CloudFront, Auto Scaling

Serverless architecture design using Lambda, API Gateway, and DynamoDB

Containerization: Docker and orchestration with ECS or EKS (Kubernetes).

Infrastructure as Code (IaC):

Terraform (preferred), AWS CloudFormation

Hands-on experience creating reusable modules and managing cloud resources via code

Automation & CI/CD:

Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, AWS Code Pipeline Automating deployments and configuration management

Scripting & Programming:

Proficiency in Python, Bash, or PowerShell for automation and tooling

Monitoring & Logging:

CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack

Networking:

VPC design, Subnets, NAT Gateway, VPN, Direct Connect, Load Balancing, Security Groups, NACLs, and route tables

Security & Compliance:

IAM policies and roles, KMS, Secrets Manager, Config, Guard Duty Implementing encryption, access controls, and least privilege policies.

Must-Have Functional Skills:

Problem Solving:

Ability to troubleshoot complex infrastructure and networking issues under pressure.

Collaboration:

Experience working cross-functionally with developers, DevOps, and security teams

Documentation:

Creating runbooks, architectural diagrams, and configuration documentation

Project Ownership:

Taking initiative and full ownership of AWS environments from design to operations.

Cost Awareness:

Understanding of AWS billing, cost optimization techniques, and budgeting.

Adaptability & Learning Agility:

Willingness to learn new AWS services and emerging technologies quickly.

Agile Practices:

Comfortable working in Agile/Scrum environments, using tools like Jira and Confluence

Roles & Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain AWS cloud infrastructure following best practices.

Build and manage highly available, secure, and scalable environments.

Develop Infrastructure as Code templates to automate resource provisioning.

Set up and maintain CI/CD pipelines for fast and reliable deployments.

Monitor and troubleshoot production systems and performance issues.

Ensure cloud security by managing IAM, encryption, and compliance configurations.

Optimize cloud usage and manage costs through analysis and recommendations.

Stay updated with AWS announcements, new services, and community best practices.

Participate in architecture reviews and contribute to technical design decisions.

Support disaster recovery planning, backup strategies, and incident response