Senior AWS Cloud Engineer

Atome; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Atome is seeking AWS Specialists in Kuala Lumpur to ensure high performance and availability of cloud applications and services. Candidates should have a relevant degree and expertise in scripting languages like Powershell and Python, along with experience in AWS services. Responsibilities include managing AWS infrastructure, automating deployments, and providing technical guidance. Shift rotation is required with additional compensation. Fluency in English and Chinese is a must.

Qualifications

• Expert in scripting languages like Powershell, Python, or Bash.
• Experience with Wintel platforms is a plus.
• Familiarity with automation tools and frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Ensure high availability and performance of AWS infrastructure.
• Implement auto-scaling and load balancing in AWS.
• Automate repetitive tasks and deployments.

Skills

Powershell

Python

Bash

AWS core services

Networking concepts

Education

Bachelor’s degree/Diploma in relevant field

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

CloudFormation

AWS Lambda

Jenkins

Job description

Overview

Hytech is a leading management consulting firm headquartered in Australia and Singapore, specializing in digital transformation for fintech and financial services organizations. We deliver end-to-end consulting services and provide robust middle- and back-office solutions that enable our clients to optimize operations, enhance efficiency, and stay ahead in a fast-evolving digital landscape. Our client portfolio includes top global trading platforms and leading crypto exchanges. With more than 2,000 professionals worldwide, Hytech has a strong and growing international presence, with offices across Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, the Philippines, Thailand, Morocco, Cyprus, Dubai, and beyond.

Responsibilities

• Ensure high availability and performance of AWS infrastructure, applications, and services.
• Implement auto-scaling, load balancing, and failover strategies in AWS environments.
• Automate repetitive tasks, workflows, and deployments using scripting or various technologies (e.g., PowerShell, Python, Terraform, Ansible, etc).
• Deploy observability tools (e.g., Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, AWS CloudWatch, etc) for system health monitoring.
• Manage infrastructure as code (IaC) for scalable and repeatable provisioning.
• Optimize AWS resource utilization to reduce cloud costs.
• Provide technical guidance and support across our internal team.
• Collaborate with cross-functional business unit teams to ensure the process aligns with organization standard.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree/Diploma in relevant field.
• Expert in scripting languages like Powershell, Python, Bash or other similar languages.
• Experience in Wintel platforms, On Premise is a plus.
• Strong understanding knowledge of networking concepts (DNS, TCP, IP, Routing) & AWS core services such as EC2, Load Balancer, VPC, SSM, CloudWatch etc is a plus.
• Familiarity with automation tools and frameworks such as Ansible, Jenkins, Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS Lambda etc is a plus.
• Certifications with AWS, security or other infrastructure are advantageous.
• Shift rotation is required with extra compensation.
• Ability to speak & converse in both English & Chinese.

Working Hours

• 9am to 6pm (Monday to Friday)
• 24x7 on-site shift rotation with competitive shift allowance (5 days of work per week)

Working Location

Hytech operates across multiple locations in Australia, Singapore, and beyond.