AWS Cloud Lead

Nitor; Pune District; Hybrid; INR 4,000,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Nitor is seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Lead to drive cloud transformation initiatives from Pune with a flexible/hybrid work model. You will architect scalable, secure AWS environments and mentor engineering teams while steering governance and cost optimization practices.

The role requires 8+ years of IT experience and strong expertise in cloud-native design, IaC, and DevOps practices. Collaboration with cross-functional teams and client engagements are integral to success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related field.
• 8+ years IT experience with 5+ years in AWS Cloud.
• Strong experience in cloud architecture and DevOps practices.
• Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration.
• Excellent stakeholder management and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead AWS cloud architecture, design, and implementation projects.
• Design highly available, scalable, secure, and cost-optimized cloud solutions.
• Drive cloud migration and modernization initiatives.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK.
• Define and enforce cloud governance, security, and compliance standards.
• Collaborate with development, DevOps, security, and infrastructure teams.
• Lead CI/CD implementation and automation initiatives.
• Monitor cloud environments and optimize performance and costs.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to engineering teams.
• Participate in client discussions, solution presentations, and technical estimations.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Technical leadership

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

DevOps practices

Cost optimization

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related field

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

CDK

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

Python

Shell scripting

Job description

Position

AWS Cloud Lead

Experience

8+ Years

Location

Pune (Flexible/Hybrid)

Employment Type

Full-Time

Role Summary

We are looking for an experienced AWS Cloud Lead with 8+ years of overall IT experience and strong expertise in designing, implementing, and managing cloud-native solutions on AWS. The ideal candidate will lead cloud transformation initiatives, architect scalable and secure environments, and mentor engineering teams while ensuring adherence to cloud best practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead AWS cloud architecture, design, and implementation projects.
• Design highly available, scalable, secure, and cost-optimized cloud solutions.
• Drive cloud migration and modernization initiatives.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK.
• Define and enforce cloud governance, security, and compliance standards.
• Collaborate with development, DevOps, security, and infrastructure teams.
• Lead CI/CD implementation and automation initiatives.
• Monitor cloud environments and optimize performance and costs.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to engineering teams.
• Participate in client discussions, solution presentations, and technical estimations.

Required SkillsAWS Services

• EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, Route 53
• RDS, DynamoDB, ElastiCache
• Lambda, API Gateway
• ECS/EKS, Fargate
• CloudWatch, CloudTrail
• SNS, SQS
• AWS Backup, AWS Organizations ,EKS, ECS, Lambda, API Gateway, IAM, KMS, VPC, S3, RDS, DynamoDB), Terraform, GovCloud, FedRAMP, NIST, Solution Architecture

DevOps & Automation

• Terraform / CloudFormation
• Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD
• Docker, Kubernetes
• Ansible, Shell/Python scripting

Security

• IAM policies and roles
• AWS Security Hub, GuardDuty, KMS
• Network security, encryption, compliance frameworks

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field.
• 810 years of IT experience with 5+ years in AWS Cloud.
• Strong experience in cloud architecture and DevOps practices.
• Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration.
• Excellent stakeholder management and leadership skills.

Preferred Certifications

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
• AWS Certified Security – Specialty
• Kubernetes (CKA/CKAD) certification

Key Competencies

• Cloud Architecture
• Technical Leadership
• Solution Design
• Problem Solving
• Stakeholder Management
• Team Mentoring
• Cost Optimization
• Cloud Security & Governance