Position: Data Engineer (TK712FT RM 4307)
Mandatory Skills
- AWS Cloud Architecture (EC2, VPC, S3, RDS, EKS/ECS, Lambda, IAM)
- Terraform/CloudFormation
- CI/CD (Jenkins/GitHub Actions/GitLab CI)
- Docker & Kubernetes
- Cloud Security
- Linux
- Monitoring & Observability (CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana)
- High Availability & Disaster Recovery
Preferred Skills
- AWS Solution Architect Certification
- FinOps & Cost Optimization
- Python Scripting
- Multi-Cloud (Azuure)
Education : Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
Tech Lead AWS Specialist
Job Overview
We are seeking an experienced Tech Lead AWS Specialist (Grade E) to lead our Cloud Infrastructure and DevOps transformation initiatives. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, and governing secure, scalable, resilient, and cost-efficient cloud-native solutions on AWS. This role requires strong technical leadership in cloud architecture, automation, reliability engineering, security, and operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities
Cloud Architecture & Infrastructure
- Design, implement, and manage scalable AWS cloud environments using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform and CloudFormation.
- Define cloud architecture standards, best practices, and governance frameworks.
- Drive modernization and cloud-native adoption across applications and platforms.
Security & Compliance
- Implement and enforce AWS security best practices including IAM, VPC, encryption, network security, and access controls.
- Ensure compliance with organizational, regulatory, and industry security standards.
- Conduct security reviews, risk assessments, and remediation planning.
DevOps & Automation
- Build and enhance CI/CD pipelines to enable automated, reliable, and repeatable deployments.
- Drive infrastructure automation, configuration management, and operational efficiency.
- Lead adoption of DevOps practices across development and operations teams.
Reliability & Performance Engineering
- Design highly available, fault-tolerant, and disaster recovery-enabled cloud architectures.
- Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability solutions.
- Optimize system performance, scalability, and operational reliability.
Cost Optimization & Governance
- Monitor and optimize AWS resource utilization and cloud spend.
- Establish cloud cost governance practices, budgeting, and reporting mechanisms.
- Recommend architectural improvements to enhance efficiency and reduce operational costs.
Technical Leadership
- Mentor and guide engineering teams on AWS services, cloud best practices, and DevOps methodologies.
- Collaborate with architects, developers, security teams, and business stakeholders to deliver cloud solutions.
- Drive technology strategy and continuous improvement initiatives.
Mandatory Skills
- AWS Cloud Architecture (EC2, VPC, S3, RDS, EKS/ECS, Lambda, IAM)
- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform / CloudFormation)
- CI/CD Tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps)
- Containerization & Orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Cloud Security & Compliance
- Monitoring & Observability (CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana)
- Linux Administration & Shell Scripting
- Disaster Recovery and High Availability Design
Preferred Skills
- AWS Solutions Architect Certification (Associate/Professional)
- FinOps and Cloud Cost Optimization
- Python scripting and automation
- Multi-cloud exposure (Azure/GCP)
- Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices
Experience
- 8-12 years of overall IT experience.
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in AWS cloud architecture and DevOps.
- Proven experience leading cloud transformation and modernization initiatives.