Cloud DevOps Engineer role focused on designing, deploying, and managing scalable and secure AWS cloud solutions. Responsibilities include AWS infrastructure management, Kubernetes (EKS) operations, Linux administration, CI/CD pipeline implementation, and DevOps integration for cloud-native applications. The role also involves collaborating with cross-functional teams, ensuring cloud security and governance, and supporting containerized application environments.

Responsibilities:

• Assist application teams in deploying solutions on AWS cloud platforms  
• Design and maintain secure, scalable AWS infrastructure  
• Ensure cloud governance, compliance, and security best practices  
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (network, DB, security)  
• Participate in architecture discussions, solution design, and POCs  
• Prepare technical documentation and presentations  

Linux Hosting & Administration 

• Deploy and manage Linux-based EC2 instances  
• Configure and maintain web servers (Apache/Nginx), databases, and services  
• Automate patching using AWS Systems Manager (SSM)  
• Monitor system performance using CloudWatch Agent  
• Troubleshoot and perform root cause analysis for system issues  

Kubernetes Operations (AWS) 

• Deploy and manage containerized applications using Amazon EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service)  
• Create and manage Kubernetes manifests, Helm charts  
• Implement auto-scaling using HPA & Cluster Autoscaler  
• Monitor cluster performance using CloudWatch Container Insights / Prometheus  

DevOps Integration 

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using:  AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy  Or Jenkins / GitHub Actions  
• Implement containerization using Docker and orchestration with EKS  
• Manage artifacts using Amazon ECR  

Application Support 

• Provide L1/L2 support for applications running in containerized environments  
• Collaborate with development teams for issue resolution in staging/production  

AWS Infrastructure Management 

• Deploy and manage:  EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, EKS  
• Implement Infrastructure as Code using:  AWS CloudFormation / Terraform  
• Manage storage and backup using:  S3 lifecycle policies, AWS Backup  

Monitoring & Logging (AWS + Open Source) 

• AWS Native:  
• CloudWatch (metrics, logs, alarms)  
• CloudTrail (audit logging)  
• Open Source (any of the following):  
• ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)  
• Grafana + Prometheus  
• Loki for log aggregation   
• Experience with Amazon Managed Prometheus / Managed Grafana  

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field  
• 3+ years of experience in AWS cloud infrastructure  
• Strong understanding of AWS cloud architecture and deployment models  
• Experience with AWS networking & security services:  Elastic Load Balancer (ELB), AWS WAF, AWS Shield  
• VPC, Subnets, Route Tables, Security Groups, NACLs  
• Expertise in Identity & Access Management (IAM)
• Integration with Active Directory (AWS Managed AD / AD Connector)  
• Good knowledge of Linux and Windows systems on AWS EC2  
• Experience with databases:  AWS RDS, DynamoDB, Aurora  
• Experience in monitoring & governance:  AWS CloudWatch, CloudTrail, AWS Config  
• Hands-on experience with: Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) and DevOps and microservices architecture  
• AWS Certification preferred: AWS Certified Solutions Architect / SysOps Administrator  
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills