Cloud Engineer - AWS

Title: AWS Cloud SME

Location: New Castle, AU (Remote)

Permanent Role.

Position Overview

• Senior technical expert specializing in AWS cloud infrastructure and services.

• Responsible for architecture, migration, optimization, and governance of enterprise workloads on AWS.

• Acts as a trusted advisor to stakeholders, ensuring secure, scalable, and cost‑efficient cloud solutions.

• Provides leadership in cloud adoption, automation, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Architecture & Design

• Design and implement AWS cloud solutions (compute, storage, networking, security).

• Define cloud architecture standards, patterns, and best practices.

• Develop hybrid/multi‑cloud strategies integrating AWS with on‑premises and other cloud platforms.

• Conduct architecture reviews and provide recommendations for scalability, resilience, and performance.

Cloud Migration & Deployment

• Lead migration of applications, databases, and workloads to AWS.

• Utilize AWS migration tools (AWS Migration Hub, DMS, Server Migration Service).

• Ensure minimal downtime and data integrity during migrations.

• Automate deployments using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation).

Operations & Optimization

• Monitor AWS environments using CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and third‑party tools.

• Implement cost optimization strategies (rightsizing, reserved instances, savings plans).

• Manage patching, backup, and disaster recovery solutions.

• Ensure compliance with RPO/RTO objectives and business continuity plans.

Security & Governance

• Define and enforce IAM policies, roles, and permissions.

• Implement security best practices (encryption, key management, VPC security, WAF).

• Conduct regular audits for compliance (ISO, SOC, GDPR).

• Establish governance frameworks for cloud usage and resource provisioning.

Performance & Reliability

• Optimize workloads for high availability and fault tolerance.

• Implement auto‑scaling, load balancing, and caching strategies.

• Conduct performance tuning for applications and databases hosted on AWS.

• Ensure SLA adherence and proactive issue resolution.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Act as SME for AWS in cross‑functional projects.

• Mentor and guide technical teams on AWS best practices.

• Collaborate with stakeholders, vendors, and customers to align cloud solutions with business goals.

• Provide final escalation support for complex AWS issues.

Qualifications & Skills

• 8–12 years of IT infrastructure/cloud experience, with at least 5+ years in AWS.

• Strong expertise in AWS services: EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, CloudFormation, CloudWatch.

• Hands‑on experience with automation tools (Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins).

• Knowledge of containerization (EKS, ECS, Docker, Kubernetes).

• Familiarity with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.

• Excellent troubleshooting, problem‑solving, and stakeholder communication skills.

• AWS certifications (Solutions Architect Professional, Security Specialty, DevOps Engineer) preferred.

Interested Candidates can share their CVs @ "kranthi.kumar@carecone.com.au"