Senior AWS Engineer

Tekskills Inc.; Delhi; Hybrid; INR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Tekskills Inc. is seeking a Senior AWS Engineer in Bangalore with 6-9 years of experience to support AWS cloud infrastructures, including EKS, serverless workloads, and Cognito-based authentication. The role requires Linux administration, scripting in Bash/Python, and exposure to AppStream and Workspaces.

Strong monitoring, security, and incident-management skills are essential. The candidate will work in an environment focusing on AWS services, with opportunities to leverage

Qualifications

• AWS Cloud infrastructure including EC2, EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, S3, SNS, SQS, SES
• Linux Administration
• Shell scripting in Bash, Python; Helm; Ansible
• 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

Responsibilities

• Manage and optimize AWS EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, and other AWS services
• Support serverless and monolithic architectures on AWS
• Work with Cognito for user management and authentication
• Manage AppStream and AWS Workspaces for VDI
• Write and maintain Python, Helm, and Ansible scripts for automation
• Automate deployments using CloudFormation / Terraform
• Set up and manage CloudWatch, CloudTrail monitoring and incident response
• Administer Linux servers and Windows on AWS
• Assist in security policy implementation and OS hardening

Skills

AWS EKS

Linux Admin

Shell scripting

Python

AWS Cognito

AppStream/Workspaces

CloudWatch/CloudTrail

Networking TCP/IP

Incident management

Communication & problem-solving

Tools

Helm

Ansible

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 Role

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)