Senior AWS Engineer

Tekskills Inc.; Dadri; Hybrid; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Tekskills Inc. is seeking a Senior AWS Engineer to manage AWS infrastructure including EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, and more. You will work on Linux servers, write automation scripts, and support VDI via AppStream and Workspaces.

Strong knowledge of CloudWatch and incident management is required. The role requires 6–9 years of experience in cloud operations, with hands-on experience in IaC tools like Terraform and CloudFormation.

Qualifications

• 6–9 years of cloud operations experience.
• Strong AWS knowledge across EKS, Lambda and API Gateway.
• Experience with CloudWatch and incident management.

Responsibilities

• Manage and optimize AWS services including EKS, Lambda, API Gateway.
• Support serverless and monolithic architectures on AWS.
• Handle user management with AWS Cognito.
• Manage AppStream and AWS Workspaces for VDI.
• Write and maintain automation scripts (Python, Bash).
• Support deployment automation with CloudFormation / Terraform.
• Set up CloudWatch, CloudTrail and incident response.

Skills

AWS Cloud infra (EC2, EKS, Lambda, API

AWS S3, SNS, SQS, SES

Linux Administration

Shell Bash / Python / Helm / Ansible

AWS Cognito user management

AppStream & AWS Workspaces

CloudWatch & CloudTrail monitoring

Networking TCP/IP, NAT, Firewalls

Communication & problem-solving

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

GitHub / GitLab / GitCLI

Apache / NGINX / IIS

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)