Senior Systems Developer / CloudOps Engineer (AWS)

DPL; Islamabad; On-site; PKR 2,000,000 - 2,750,000; Full time

Job summary

A cloud solutions provider in Islamabad is seeking a Senior Systems Developer / CloudOps Engineer. This role involves architecting and managing AWS infrastructure to support data-driven operations. Responsibilities include building CI/CD pipelines, using infrastructure-as-code tools, and ensuring security best practices. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience in cloud operations and deep expertise in AWS services. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment focused on innovation and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in cloud operations, DevOps, or infrastructure engineering roles.
• Deep expertise with AWS services including VPC, EC2, Lambda.
• Strong skills in infrastructure-as-code using Pulumi or Terraform.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python and Bash.
• Experience in CI/CD pipeline implementations.

Responsibilities

• Architect and maintain AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines for reliable deployments.
• Use infrastructure-as-code tools for reproducible environments.
• Ensure security best practices for cloud infrastructure.
• Collaborate with teams to optimize AWS services.

Skills

Ownership mindset

Continuous learning

Cloud operations

DevOps

Infrastructure engineering

AWS expertise

Pulumi

Python

Bash scripting

CI/CD pipelines

Container orchestration

Secure cloud architectures

Tools

AWS

Pulumi

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Job description

Job Summary

We’re seeking a Senior Systems Developer / CloudOps Engineer to architect, implement, and manage the AWS infrastructure supporting our data‑driven operations. You’ll own our cloud systems, ensuring they are scalable, secure, resilient, and optimized for both performance and cost efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and maintain cloud infrastructure on AWS, including networking, IAM, compute resources, containerization, databases, and storage solutions, ensuring high availability and fault tolerance.
• Implement and optimize CI/CD pipelines using services such as CodePipeline, GitHub Actions, ECS, ECR, and SageMaker to facilitate rapid, reliable software and model deployments.
• Use infrastructure‑as‑code tools (Pulumi or Terraform) to create reproducible, version‑controlled environments, automating operational tasks, monitoring, and self‑healing mechanisms.
• Ensure infrastructure adheres to best practices for security, encryption (KMS), access control, and compliance, implementing comprehensive logging, monitoring, auditing, and alerting frameworks.
• Collaborate with data engineering and machine learning teams to optimize services such as Glue, Lambda, Athena, Step Functions, and SageMaker for performance, cost, and scalability.
• Develop robust backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity plans, regularly testing failover mechanisms and data recovery scenarios.
• Work effectively with engineering, analytics, and credit risk teams to translate operational challenges into resilient cloud solutions.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong ownership mindset (end‑to‑end accountability)
• Passionate about continuous learning and improvement
• 5+ years in cloud operations, DevOps, or infrastructure engineering roles
• Deep expertise with AWS: VPC, VPN, EC2, ECS, Lambda, S3, EBS, IAM, KMS, CloudWatch, CloudTrail
• Strong skills in infrastructure‑as‑code (Pulumi preferred, Terraform acceptable)
• Proficiency in Python, Bash scripting, and automation tools
• Experience in CI/CD pipelines (CodePipeline, GitHub Actions, Jenkins)
• Solid understanding of container orchestration (Docker, ECS, Kubernetes)
• Demonstrated knowledge of secure cloud architectures and data anonymization best practices

Nice to Have

• Experience with event‑driven architectures (Kafka, EventBridge)
• Familiarity with AWS SageMaker, including Feature Store and Pipelines
• Previous experience in fintech, financial services, or mobile money ecosystems
• Interest in ethical AI, responsible data practices, and financial inclusion