AWS DevOps Engineer

Quantum Strides LLC; Chennai; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company in Chennai is seeking an AWS DevOps Engineer to manage and optimize AWS cloud environments for AI-based workloads. The ideal candidate should have 4-6 years of experience in AWS cloud infrastructure, proficiency in IaC tools like Terraform and CloudFormation, and familiarity with CI/CD practices. This role involves collaborating with development teams, monitoring infrastructure, and ensuring cost efficiency.

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of experience in AWS Cloud infrastructure operations.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS management tools.
• Experience in cost modeling and budgeting using AWS Pricing tools.
• Practical expertise in IaC using Terraform, CloudFormation, or AWS CDK.
• Working knowledge of CI/CD tools and version control systems.
• Solid troubleshooting skills in cloud and infrastructure environments.

Responsibilities

• Manage and optimize AWS services for AI-driven workloads.
• Set up and monitor AWS CloudWatch alerts and cost optimization.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code using CloudFormation or Terraform.
• Collaborate on CI/CD pipelines for secure code deployments.
• Manage source code repositories for automation.

Skills

AWS cloud infrastructure operations

AWS management tools

Cost modeling and budgeting

Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD tools

Troubleshooting skills

Tools

CloudWatch

CloudTrail

Terraform

CloudFormation

AWS CDK

Bitbucket

GitHub

GitLab

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a skilled AWS DevOps Engineer to manage, monitor, and optimize our AWS cloud environments that support AI-based workloads. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in AWS services, cost management, automation infrastructure provisioning using IaC tools, and CI/CD pipeline management.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and optimize AWS services such as Lambda, Bedrock, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, etc., for AI-driven and business workloads.
• Set up and monitor AWS CloudWatch alerts, usage metrics, and cost optimization dashboards.
• Use AWS Pricing Calculator and Cost Explorer for modeling and optimizing infrastructure costs.
• Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using CloudFormation, Terraform, or AWS CDK.
• Collaborate with application development teams on CI/CD pipelines for reliable and secure code deployments.
• Manage source code repositories (Bitbucket, GitHub, GitLab) for infrastructure automation and configuration.
• Follow AWS best practices for infrastructure security, scaling, cost efficiency, and operational excellence.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 4-6 years of experience in AWS Cloud infrastructure operations.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS management tools like CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and Cost Explorer, and other AWS management tools.
• Experience in cost modeling and budgeting using AWS Pricing tools.
• Practical expertise in IaC using Terraform, CloudFormation, or AWS CDK.
• Working knowledge of CI/CD tools and version control systems (Bitbucket, GitHub, GitLab).
• Solid troubleshooting skills in cloud and infrastructure environments.

Preferred (Good to Have)

• AWS Certifications (Solutions Architect Associate, SysOps Administrator, or DevOps Engineer).
• Exposure to AI/ML services on AWS (Bedrock, SageMaker).
• Familiarity with Agile/DevOps workflows.
• Familiarity with other cloud provider service experience from a DevOps standpoint.