ACA Group - Senior Cloud Engineer - AWS

ACA Global; Pune District; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage for employee and 1+1+

Personal Accident Insurance

Group Term Life Insurance

Employee Discount programs

Paid Holidays

Privilege Leave

Casual/Sick Leave

Job summary

ACA Group is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to design, implement, and manage AWS cloud infrastructure for ACA Group's software, using CDK and IaC to build secure, scalable foundations. You will work with developers and product teams in a modern AWS-native stack, shaping architecture decisions that impact performance, reliability and security across our platforms.

You will contribute to thoughtful, well-architected infrastructure with automation, DevOps best practices, and ongoing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent work experience.
• Background in Software Development or Software Engineering.
• 7-11 years of hands-on experience building and managing AWS infrastructure using IaC (CDK/TypeScript, Terraform, or CloudFormation).
• Experience with scripting languages - Python, Bash, PowerShell, TypeScript optional.
• Experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows.
• Deep experience with observability platforms (New Relic, CloudWatch, Athena).
• Experience with containerizing workloads and Docker environments.
• Knowledge of Serverless architecture patterns and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain secure, fault-tolerant AWS infrastructure and cloud environments.
• Manage immutable infrastructure via CDK written in TypeScript.
• Operate development tools and enable developers through CI/CD and release processes.
• Oversee deployment of servers, storage, databases, and other infrastructure.
• Help design, oversee, and test disaster recovery and business continuity plans.
• Participate in an agile team and full development lifecycle.
• Perform analysis, design, development, unit testing, code reviews, and deployment of cloud infrastructure.
• Participate in on-call rotation and respond to incidents.

Skills

Cloud Architecture

DevOps Practices

IaC (CDK/Terraform)

Python/Bash scripting

Networking fundamentals

Security awareness

Agile/Scrum

On-call experience

CI/CD

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in related field

Tools

AWS CDK

Terraform

CloudFormation

GitHub Actions

Octopus Deploy

Docker

Kubernetes (EKS)

Jira/Confluence

Job description

About ACA

ACA Group is the leading governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) advisor in financial services.

We empower our clients to reimagine GRC and protect and grow their business.

Our innovative approach integrates consulting, managed services, and our ComplianceAlpha technology platform with the specialized expertise of former regulators and practitioners and our deep understanding of the global regulatory landscape.

The Opportunity

The Senior Cloud Engineer is responsible for architecture, design, implementation, and management of the AWS cloud infrastructure for ACA Group (ACA)'s software and provisioned using the CDK.

You’ll have the opportunity to shape and scale the cloud foundation that powers ACA's software products.

In this role, you’ll work with a modern AWS-native stack, collaborate closely with developers and product teams, and influence architectural decisions that directly impact performance, reliability, and security across our platforms.

You’ll contribute to building thoughtful, well-architected infrastructure using IaC, automation, and DevOps best practices, while having room to experiment, bring forward new ideas, and continuously refine how we deliver and operate.

What You'll Do

• Design, implement, and maintain secure and fault tolerant infrastructure and cloud software environments while applying fundamental principles of the AWS Well Architected Framework.


• Manage the immutable infrastructure via CDK written in TypeScript.


• Operate the development tools, such as IDEs, test environments, code repositories, artifact hosting, test runners, and automated release processes to enable developers.


• Oversee the deployment of servers, storage, databases, and other required infrastructure.


• Help design, oversee, and test the disaster recovery and business continuity plans.


• Participate on an agile team and work in the full development lifecycle.


• Perform analysis, design, development, unit testing, code reviews and deployment of cloud infrastructure.


• Participate in an on-call rotation.


• Make pragmatic design and architectural decisions with security in mind.


• Investigate and pinpoint defects, deficiencies, or service outages.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field or equivalent work experience.


• Background in Software Development or Software Engineering.


• 7 - 11 yrs of professional hands-on experience building and managing AWS infrastructure using IaC (either using the AWS CDK using TypeScript, Terraform, or CloudFormation).


• Experience with scripting languages - Python (Boto3), Bash (AWS CLI), PowerShell, TypeScript (nice to have).


• Experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows.


• Deep experience with observability platforms (New Relic, CloudWatch, Athena).


• Experience containerizing workloads and working with Docker environments.


• Knowledge of Serverless architecture patterns and best practices.


• Experience with and understanding of Linux and Windows environments.


• Deep network architecture knowledge including VPN, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect.


• Experience with RDS, EC2, Fargate, S3, Glacier, Lambdas, ECS, EKS, Secrets, and CloudFront.


• Experience with project management and collaboration tools like Jira and Confluence.

Required Skills And Attributes

• Ability to work well in a fast-paced, small-team environment.


• Ability to work independently, multi-task, and prioritize effectively.


• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues and clients.


• Highly motivated and goal oriented; proactive in one's own education and career progression; volunteers for and shows initiative on both internal and external projects and tasks.


• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.


• Strong oral and written communication skills.

How You Work

• Understand the IT vision and work towards realizing it.


• Find ways to apply new departmental ideas into your daily work.


• Be a self-starter who works to improve personal efficiency.


• Provide feedback and suggest improvements for IT systems.


• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.


• Deliver high-quality work with limited oversight.


• Attempt to self-resolve challenges before escalating.

Preferred Education And Experience

• AWS certifications are a plus but not required.


• Experience with Azure or Google Cloud is a plus but not required.


• Experience with GitHub Actions and Octopus Deploy.


• Software Development experience using C#, TypeScript, Python, Java is a big plus.


• Experience with Ruby or Golang is a plus.

What Working At ACA Offers

• We offer a competitive compensation package where you'll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business.


• Our Total Rewards package includes medical coverage fully funded by ACA for employees and their family as well as access to Maternity & Fertility and Wellness programs.


• ACA also provides Personal Accident Insurance, Group Term Life Insurance, Employee Discount programs and Employee Resource Groups.


• You’ll be granted time off for designated ACA Paid Holidays, Privilege Leave, Casual/Sick Leave, and other leaves of absence to support your physical, financial and emotional well-being.

What We Commit To

• ACA is firmly committed to a policy of nondiscrimination, which applies to recruiting, hiring, placement, promotions, training, discipline, terminations, layoffs, transfers, leaves of absence, compensation and all other terms and conditions of employment.


• All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected status.

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