Role: Cloud Platform Engineer

Role Overview

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Cloud Platform Engineer with a strong focus on AWS and DevOps practices. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining our cloud infrastructure platform, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security. A key focus will be continuous improvement of client Cloud Platform estate.
This role requires a deep understanding of AWS services and a solid foundation in DevOps methodologies.

Role Responsibilities

• Engineer and deploy highly available, scalable, secure, and resilient cloud infrastructure on AWS.
• Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins and Gitlab
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management using Terraform or CloudFormation
• Continually evaluating how we are operating on cloud platforms - Input into how client can continuously improve our cloud maturity.
• Optimize cloud infrastructure for cost, performance, security, and resilience.
• Design and implement disaster recovery and business continuity plans to ensure system resilience.
• Troubleshoot complex issues related to cloud infrastructure and services.
• Ensure compliance with security best practices and regulatory requirements (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA).
• Stay current with the latest AWS services, DevOps tools, and industry best practices. Experience / Competences
• 2 + years experience as a Cloud Engineer or similar role, with a strong focus on AWS.
• Strong understanding of network architecture and network security is the best practice in AWS.
• Usage of Jira / Confluence
• Proficiency in DevOps tools and practices, including CI/CD, Jenkins, Git, Nexus, Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm.
• Expertise in infrastructure as code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.
• Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Operating Systems Windows Server, Amazon Linux, RHEL, Ubuntu
• Good understanding of security best practices for AWS Services implementation.
• In depth knowledge in the following AWS Services - EC2 / RDS / VPC / IAM / Transit Gateway / Direct Connect / Cloud Watch / S3 / EBS / EKS / AWS Backup / AWS System Manager / AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery Service
• Good understanding of security best practices for AWS Services implementation.
• Experience in designing and implementing resilient systems, including disaster recovery and business continuity planning.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Ability to work independently
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications/Skills:

• AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer).
• Knowledge of security frameworks and compliance standards (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, NIST).
• Knowledge of Cloud Native Application Protection Platforms (such as wiz.io, Prisma Cloud, etc)