Cloud Engineer

Job Title: AWS Cloud Engineer

Job type: Full-time, Contract

Location: Hybrid (Gurgaon)

About Us:

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About the Role:

We are seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Engineer with a strong background in designing, deploying, and managing cloud infrastructure on AWS. The ideal candidate will be responsible for building and maintaining secure, scalable, and cost-effective cloud environments in line with client standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and build AWS infrastructure following client standards (ALB, Domain, WAF, ACL, EC2, Kubernetes, etc.)
• Secure cloud environments (WAF, Routing, Policies, SSO/MFA setup)
• Patch and maintain infrastructure (EC2, Databases, Web Servers, Applications)
• Perform infrastructure upgrades, EOL/EOS migrations, and related improvements
• Create and manage IAM roles, access controls, and security policies
• Enable, monitor, and secure AWS services as required
• Set up cost guardrails, reporting, and cost optimization measures
• Monitor infrastructure performance and availability
• Manage tickets, incidents, and escalations efficiently
• Ensure platform and data compliance with organizational standards
• Conduct audits and address findings as necessary
• Provide ongoing maintenance and troubleshooting support

Requirements:

• Proven experience as an AWS Cloud Engineer or similar role
• Strong knowledge of core AWS services (EC2, IAM, VPC, S3, RDS, CloudWatch, etc.)
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, WAF, and infrastructure as code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation
• Familiarity with security best practices, compliance, and auditing processes
• Experience in patch management, monitoring, and cost optimization
• Excellent troubleshooting and incident management skills
• AWS Certification(s) (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect or SysOps Administrator) is a plus.