AHEAD - Cloud Engineer, AWS

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience). • 3–5 years of hands-on experience with AWS cloud platform. • Proven experience in infrastructure deployment, configuration management, and automation. • Strong proficiency in at least one scripting language (Python, Bash, PowerShell). • Solid understanding of networking fundamentals—VPC, Subnets, Route Tables, Security Groups, NACLs, and VPN. • Experience managing EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, ECS/EKS, and CloudFront. • Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (CloudWatch, Datadog, ELK, Prometheus). • Good understanding of security and compliance controls in AWS (IAM, KMS, GuardDuty, Security Hub). • Experience integrating AWS environments with CI/CD pipelines and automation frameworks. • Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills. • Strong communication and documentation abilities. • Exposure to multi-cloud environments (Azure, GCP). • Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes – EKS preferred). • Working knowledge of DevOps tools (Ansible, Jenkins, Git, Terraform Cloud). • Understanding of disaster recovery, backup, and high availability strategies in AWS. • Hands-on experience with serverless architectures and event-driven design (Lambda, Step Functions, SNS/SQS). • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate • AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate • AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional • HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate • Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) • Strong collaboration and teamwork abilities. • Analytical mindset with keen attention to detail. • Excellent verbal and written communication skills. • Self-motivated and proactive with a learning attitude. • Ability to handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. • Engage professionally in client meetings, demos, and technical discussions, representing AHEAD’s standards of excellence. • Prepare comprehensive documentation and deliver effective knowledge transfer sessions to peers and junior engineers. • Stay current with evolving AWS technologies, continuously enhancing skills and maintaining up-to-date certifications. • Provide support during scheduled maintenance windows and on-call rotations as required. • Collaborate effectively within cross-functional teams to achieve customer business objectives and technical outcomes. • Contribute to the creation of written deliverables and technical documentation within assigned areas of expertise. • Demonstrate initiative by identifying and completing tasks proactively, even during non-scheduled work hours. • Prioritize, manage, and deliver work independently meeting or exceeding deadlines with consistent quality. • Support development, configuration, and testing activities as part of project execution. • Maintain and elevate team standards by contributing to continuous improvement of methodologies, best practices, and overall delivery quality. • Continuously seek opportunities to improve operational processes, enhance team performance, and drive overall efficiency.