- Company Name
- Kanak Elite Services
- Job Title
- Senior Cloud Engineer
- Job Description
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**Job Title:** Senior Cloud Engineer
**Role Summary:**
Design, deploy, and maintain scalable, secure AWS cloud infrastructure. Lead architectural improvements, automate provisioning, ensure compliance, and collaborate with development teams to optimize cloud‑native applications.
**Expactations:**
- 6–10 years of IT experience, primarily in AWS cloud environments.
- Proven ability to drive architecture decisions, cost‑optimization, and performance tuning.
- Strong problem‑solving mindset, effective communication, and ability to work in fast‑paced Agile/Scrum teams.
**Key Responsibilities:**
- Build and operate reliable, secure AWS infrastructures (VPC, EC2, S3, IAM, Route 53, ELB, TGW, Direct Connect, PrivateLink).
- Evaluate and implement architectural changes for performance and cost efficiency.
- Automate deployment, configuration, and patching using IaC and scripting.
- Integrate and manage Kubernetes (EKS) with Istio service mesh.
- Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines (GitLab, GitLab Runner).
- Implement monitoring, observability, and alerting (CloudWatch, Grafana, OpenTelemetry).
- Ensure security compliance (Security Hub, GuardDuty, ISO/SOC/GDPR standards).
- Document technical designs, procedures, and policies.
**Required Skills:**
- Core AWS services: VPC, EC2, S3, IAM, Route 53, Backup, EKS, SSO, MSK, Security Hub, GuardDuty.
- Kubernetes/EKS and Istio service mesh.
- Advanced networking: Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, PrivateLink.
- Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Ansible, Shell scripting.
- CI/CD: GitLab, GitLab Runner.
- Scripting/automation: Python.
- Monitoring & observability: CloudWatch, Grafana, OpenTelemetry.
- Containerization: Docker, Kubernetes.
- Security & vulnerability remediation in cloud/container environments.
- Strong written and verbal communication; collaborative teamwork.
**Required Education & Certifications:**
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- Preferred: AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate/Professional or equivalent certification.