Senior AWS Engineer

Tekskills Inc.; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Tekskills Inc. in Bengaluru is seeking a Senior AWS Engineer to manage and optimize AWS EKS clusters, Lambda, API Gateway, and related services. The role also involves server management on Linux, scripting, and production support.

You will work across CloudWatch monitoring, incident management, and security best practices, with exposure to Azure basics. This is a hands-on, operations-focused position requiring 6-9 years of experience and strong collaboration.

Qualifications

• 6-9 years of experience in cloud engineering or operations.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS services (EC2, EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, S3, SNS, SQS, SES).
• Proficiency in Linux administration, scripting (Bash, Python) and IaC tools.

Responsibilities

• Manage and optimize AWS EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, and other AWS services.
• Support serverless and monolithic architectures on AWS.
• Work with AWS Cognito for user management and authentication.
• Manage AppStream and AWS Workspaces for virtual desktops.
• Write and maintain scripts for cloud automation (Python, Helm, Ansible).
• Automate deployments with CloudFormation / Terraform.
• Set up CloudWatch and CloudTrail monitoring; handle incident management.

Skills

AWS Cloud

Linux Administration

Shell Scripting

AWS Cognito

AppStream

CloudWatch

CloudTrail

Networking

Communication

Incident Management

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

GitHub

GitLab

Helm

Ansible

CI/CD

NGINX

Apache

Job description

Role: Senior AWS Engineer (AWS + EKS + CloudWatch + Linux + Production Support (L2/L3))

Location: Bangalore

Shift: Europe / APAC (Europe: 12 PM 9 PM IST / APAC: 6 AM – 3 PM IST)

Experience: 6-9 Years

Description

We are looking for a Cloud Operations Support Engineer with expertise in AWS and foundational knowledge of Azure Cloud. The ideal candidate will primarily focus on supporting AWS cloud infrastructures, including EKS, serverless architectures, and various AWS services like Cognito, AppStream, and Workspaces. The role also requires foundational knowledge of Azure Cloud services including IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS offerings.

Primary Skills

• AWS Cloud infrastructure (EC2, EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, S3, SNS, SQS, SES)
• Linux Administration
• Shell Scripting Bash / Python / Helm / Ansible
• AWS Cognito user management & authentication
• AppStream & AWS Workspaces
• CloudWatch & CloudTrail Monitoring & Incident Management
• Networking TCP/IP, IP Routing, NAT, Firewalls
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills

Good to Have Skills

• Azure IaaS (Azure VMs, Azure Virtual Networks, Azure Load Balancer)
• Azure PaaS (Azure App Services, Azure AKS, Azure Functions)
• Azure SaaS (Office 365, Dynamics 365, Azure SQL Database)
• Basic knowledge of CI/CD – GitHub / GitLab / GitCLI
• Basic knowledge of web servers (Apache, NGINX, IIS)
• Familiarity with Terraform / CloudFormation

Key Responsibilities

• AWS Cloud Operations Support:
• Manage and optimize AWS EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, and other AWS services
• Support and troubleshoot serverless and monolithic architectures on AWS
• Work with AWS Cognito for user management and authentication
• Manage and support AppStream and AWS Workspaces for virtual desktop infrastructure
• Automation & Scripting:
• Write and maintain Python, Helm, and Ansible scripts for cloud automation
• Support automation of AWS service deployments using CloudFormation / Terraform
• Monitoring & Incident Management:
• Set up and manage CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and other AWS monitoring tools
• Participate in incident response and troubleshooting of production issues
• Linux & Windows Administration:
• Administer RHEL Linux servers including Patch Management, LVM, Linux Firewall, Route Tables
• Support Windows server administration on AWS
• Security:
• Assist in implementing security policies and controls (CIS, malware, anti-virus, secret management)
• Basic understanding of OS hardening techniques and transport layer security (SSL, TLS)