Aws Cloud Operations Engineer

Michael Page; Chennai District; Hybrid; INR 1,500,000 - 2,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Michael Page is seeking an AWS SysOps professional to manage Linux and Windows servers across AWS and hybrid environments. You will perform OS configuration, hardening, troubleshooting, and optimization while handling provisioning, upgrading, and decommissioning tasks.

You will maintain AMIs and OS baselines, manage patching via SSM and other tools, and remediate vulnerabilities from security scans. Strong scripting skills and AWS service experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Must have AWS Cloud Operations experience with large organisations.
• Expertise in OS patching, configuration management, and hardening.
• Familiarity with scripting (Bash, PowerShell, Python).
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS services (EC2, SSM, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch).
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell.

Responsibilities

• Manage Linux and/or Windows servers across AWS (EC2, ECS/EKS nodes, hybrid environments).
• Perform OS-level configuration, hardening, troubleshooting, and optimization.
• Handle OS lifecycle tasks including provisioning, upgrading, and decommissioning.
• Maintain AMIs, golden images, or OS baselines for consistent deployments.
• Manage OS patching using AWS Systems Manager (SSM Patch Manager), Automation Runbooks, or third-party tools.
• Schedule, test, and deploy patches to minimize downtime and ensure compliance.
• Remediate vulnerabilities identified by security scans (Inspector, Tenable, Qualys, etc.).
• Maintain compliance with internal security baselines and regulatory frameworks.

Skills

AWS Cloud Operations

Linux Administration

Windows Server Administration

AWS Monitoring & Troubleshooting

Patch & Vulnerability Management

Active Directory / DNS / GPO

Python

Bash

PowerShell

AWS Backup & DR

ServiceNow

Jira

Tools

AWS SSM

EC2

VPC

IAM

CloudWatch

Inspector

Tenable

Qualys

Job description

Role & responsibilities

Manage Linux and/or Windows servers across AWS (EC2, ECS/EKS nodes, hybrid environments).

• Perform OS-level configuration, hardening, troubleshooting, and optimization.
• Handle OS lifecycle tasks including provisioning, upgrading, and decommissioning.
• Maintain AMIs, golden images, or OS baselines for consistent deployments.
• Manage OS patching using AWS Systems Manager (SSM Patch Manager), Automation Runbooks, or third-party tools.
• Schedule, test, and deploy patches to minimize downtime and ensure compliance.
• Remediate vulnerabilities identified by security scans (Inspector, Tenable, Qualys, etc.).
• Maintain compliance with internal security baselines and regulatory frameworks.

Preferred candidate profile

• Must Have AWS Cloud Operations
• Must Have Linux Administration
• Must Have Windows Server Administration
• Must Have AWS Monitoring & Troubleshooting
• Must Have Patch & Vulnerability Management
• Must Have Active Directory / DNS / GPO
• Good to Have Python/Bash/PowerShell
• Good to Have AWS Backup & DR
• Good to Have ServiceNow / Jira

Mandate

AWS SysOps Certification

At least 4-5 years of experience in AWS Cloud Operations with large multinational organisations.

• Strong hands-on experience with AWS services (EC2, SSM, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch).
• Expertise in OS patching, configuration management, and hardening.
• Familiarity with scripting (Bash, PowerShell, Python).
• Experience troubleshooting system performance, networking, and logs.
• Strong understanding of cloud operations and ITIL/operational best practices.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• AWS certifications (e.g., AWS SysOps Administrator Associate) are highly desirable.