AWS Cloud Engineer | Smartfolks | Hyderabad

Smartfolks; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site work in Hyderabad

Career growth in a leading global tech

Job summary

Smartfolks in Hyderabad, India, is seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Engineer with 5+ years of hands-on AWS and cloud automation expertise for a permanent on-site role. Immediate joiners only, with emphasis on secure, scalable cloud design and enterprise-grade migrations.

The role involves full ownership of deployment automation, monitoring, cost optimization, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable cloud solutions for multinational clients.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of cloud engineering experience with AWS.
• Design, deploy, and maintain secure AWS infra.
• Hands-on with automation, monitoring, and cost optimization.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain secure, scalable AWS infra.
• Automate deployment pipelines and IaC provisioning.
• Monitor performance and optimize resources across accounts.
• Troubleshoot operational issues and outages.
• Support enterprise cloud migrations and governance.

Skills

AWS cloud engineering

Cloud architecture

Deployment automation

Security best practices

Incident remediation

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in CS/IT/SE

Tools

Terraform

AWS CloudFormation

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Position Summary

Driving advanced cloud infrastructure architecture, secure deployments, and scalable cloud solutions in Hyderabad, India, Smartfolks is actively seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Engineer with 5+ years of professional experience for a permanent full-time professional engagement, prioritizing immediate joiners only. In this vital cloud engineering role, you will take full operational, tactical, and technical ownership of designing, deploying, and maintaining secure and scalable AWS cloud infrastructure, automating deployments, monitoring performance, troubleshooting issues, optimizing costs, and supporting complex cloud migrations. Bringing deep technical proficiency in Amazon Web Services and infrastructure automation, you will empower an elite international IT recruitment and technology solutions corporation to achieve uncompromised system uptime, high-performance cloud operations, and superior client delivery. This prestigious career opportunity offers competitive remuneration, enterprise client exposure, and professional growth within a leading global recruitment and staffing corporation.

Detailed Job Description

As an AWS Cloud Engineer supporting Smartfolks for top multinational clients on a professional on-site basis in Hyderabad, India, you will take full operational, tactical, and technical ownership of cloud architecture, deployment automation, infrastructure monitoring, and cross-functional engineering collaboration. Your day-to-day responsibilities include designing, deploying, and maintaining secure, scalable AWS cloud infrastructure, automating deployment pipelines and infrastructure provisioning, monitoring cloud performance and resource utilization, troubleshooting operational issues and resolving infrastructure bottlenecks, optimizing cloud costs and resource allocation, supporting enterprise-grade cloud migrations, collaborating proactively with software development squads, system administrators, and technical recruitment leadership like Mukesh Sunchu at Smartfolks, adhering to strict corporate security and governance standards, ensuring alignment with immediate joiner availability, and managing application requirements by submitting your resume via direct email to [e-mail].

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, configure, and maintain secure, highly scalable AWS cloud infrastructure environments.
• Automate cloud deployment pipelines, provisioning workflows, and infrastructure-as-code deployments.
• Monitor cloud performance, system health, latency, and resource utilization across enterprise AWS accounts.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex operational issues, connectivity bottlenecks, and service disruptions.
• Optimize cloud architecture and resource utilization to drive ongoing cost efficiencies and performance gains.
• Support seamless enterprise cloud migrations from legacy data centers to modern AWS cloud environments.
• Collaborate proactively with cross-functional software engineering, DevOps, and client stakeholder squads.
• Ensure strict adherence to enterprise security baselines, compliance frameworks, and uptime service level agreements.
• Maintain meticulous cloud architecture diagrams, infrastructure configuration backups, change management logs, and technical runbooks.
• Participate actively in cloud strategy workshops, capacity forecasting, and architectural design reviews.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 5+ years of progressive professional hands-on experience in cloud engineering, architecture, and AWS administration.
• Strong, demonstrable operational proficiency in designing, deploying, and maintaining secure AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Comprehensive working knowledge and practical hands-on experience with deployment automation, performance monitoring, and cost optimization.
• Solid practical grasp of cloud migration methodologies, networking, security groups, IAM, and VPC configurations.
• Proven expertise in troubleshooting infrastructure bottlenecks and executing rapid incident remediation.
• Strong analytical problem-solving skills and effective stakeholder communication capabilities.
• Immediate joiners only (mandatory requirement).
• Mandatory legal work authorization and physical availability for professional operations in Hyderabad, India.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Professional vendor certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional, or Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA).
• Prior professional working experience supporting Tier-1 global technology enterprises, financial institutions, or SaaS corporations.
• Hands-on familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, AWS CloudFormation), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions).
• Experience utilizing enterprise agile tracking and IT service desk platforms (Jira, Confluence, ServiceNow).
• Active participation in cloud computing user groups, AWS community days, or open-source infrastructure projects.

Application Information

• Recruiter: Smartfolks Recruitment Division
• Contact Name: Mukesh Sunchu (Executive TA | IT Recruitment Specialist)
• Email: [e-mail]
• Phone:
• Company Website: https://www.smartfolksinc.com
• Salary/Rate: Market Competitive / Enterprise Cloud Engineering Package
• Work Schedule: On-Site Professional Operations (Hyderabad, India)
• Deadline: Open until filled (Urgent Hyderabad AWS Cloud Engineer Opening)
• Notice Period: Immediate Joiners Only
• Contract Duration: Permanent / Full-Time Employment