Senior AWS Cloud Engineer

BMW TechWorks India Private Limited; Chennai District; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

BMW TechWorks India Private Limited invites a skilled AWS Infrastructure Cloud Architect to design, deploy and manage secure, scalable AWS environments in Chennai. You will drive automation, IaC (Terraform), and CI/CD pipelines while aligning with cost, security and reliability goals.

Ideal candidates bring proven AWS architecture experience, certification, and strong collaboration skills to mentor teammates and partner with cross-functional IT delivery teams in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Proven Cloud Architect experience with AWS.
• Experience with Terraform or IaC.
• AWS Certification preferred.
• Strong problem-solving and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain AWS infrastructure.
• Implement cost optimization, security, performance, and reliability.
• Develop automation scripts for provisioning and monitoring.
• Maintain disaster recovery capabilities.
• Document architectures, procedures and policies.

Skills

Cloud architecture

AWS services

IaC

DevOps practices

Scripting languages

Communication skills

Education

Bachelors in Computer Science

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

AWS CDK

Git

GitHub Actions

Job description

AWS services Infrastructure Cloud Computing Architecting Terraform CI/CD Pipeline Python

• Design, deploy, and maintain AWS cloud infrastructure solutions that are secure, scalable, and highly available.
• Collaborate with various teams to gather requirements and architect cloud-based solutions that meet business needs.
• Implement best practices for cost optimization, security, performance, and reliability in AWS environments.
• Develop automation scripts and tools for provisioning, configuration, and monitoring of cloud resources.
• Perform regular system maintenance, backups, and disaster recovery operations.
• Evaluate new AWS services and provide recommendations on their applicability to the organizations needs.
• Document architecture designs, procedures, and policies related to AWS infrastructure.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to the AWS infrastructure as needed.
• Proven experience as a Cloud Architect or similar role with a focus on AWS.
• Strong understanding of cloud computing principles and best practices.
• In-depth knowledge of AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, WAF, Secrets Manager, Amazon EventBridge, DynamoDB, Lambda, Cloud Watch, ECR, EKS, IAM, etc.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or AWS CDK.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Java, Python, Bash, PowerShell, etc.) for automation tasks.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities.

What should you bring along

• Proven expertise in your area by contributing to the growth of the organization and mentor other team members.
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer/Solution architect with relevant working experience with CICD tools like Git, GitHub Actions.
• Cloud-based solutions, with sense of cost optimization for applications and solutions.
• Good communication and organisation skills working within team supporting a wider IT delivery team.

Must have technical skill

AWS Services (EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, WAF, Lambda, etc.)

Infrastructure as Code - Terraform

Disaster recovery

DevOps Practices and CI/CD Pipelines

Security Best Practices in AWS

System Troubleshooting and Maintenance

Certification in AWS Solution Architect - Associate

Good to have technical skills

Documentation and Communication Skills

Certification in AWS Solution Architect - Professional