Senior AWS Engineer

Tekskills Inc.; Chennai; Hybrid; INR 2,200,000 - 3,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Tekskills Inc. is seeking a Senior AWS Engineer to own cloud operations, focusing on EKS, Lambda, and a suite of AWS services. The role requires strong Linux administration, scripting, and incident management, with exposure to AppStream and AWS Workspaces for VDI.

You will implement automation using Python, Helm, Ansible and infrastructure as code with Terraform/CloudFormation. Experience 6–9 years in cloud environments is essential, with a willingness to work across Europe/APAC shift windows.

Qualifications

• 6-9 years of cloud operations experience.
• Expertise in AWS services including EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, S3, Cognito.
• Proficient in Linux administration and scripting (Shell, Python).
• Experience with monitoring and incident management using CloudWatch/CloudTrail.
• Familiarity with Azure basics and CI/CD tooling is a plus.

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 VDI infrastructure.
• Create and maintain automation scripts (Python, Helm, Ansible).
• Automate deployments with Terraform / CloudFormation.

Skills

AWS Cloud

EKS

Linux Administration

Shell Scripting

Python

Helm

Ansible

AWS Cognito

AppStream

AWS Workspaces

CloudWatch

CloudTrail

Incident Management

Networking TCP/IP

Problem Solving

Terraform

CloudFormation

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

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)