Data Engineer (TK712FT RM 4307)

Position: Data Engineer (TK712FT RM 4307)

MANDATORY SKILLS
AWS Cloud Architecture (EC2, VPC, S3, RDS, EKS/ECS, Lambda, IAM), Terraform/CloudFormation, CI/CD (Jenkins/GitHub Actions/GitLab CI), Docker & Kubernetes, Cloud Security, Linux, Monitoring & Observability (CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana), High Availability & Disaster Recovery.

PREFERRED SKILLS
AWS Solution Architect Certification, FinOps & Cost Optimization, Python Scripting, Multi-Cloud (Azuure)

Education : Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

Tech Lead – AWS Specialist
Job Overview
We are seeking an experienced Tech Lead – AWS Specialist (Grade E) to lead our Cloud Infrastructure and DevOps transformation initiatives. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, and governing secure, scalable, resilient, and cost-efficient cloud-native solutions on AWS. This role requires strong technical leadership in cloud architecture, automation, reliability engineering, security, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Cloud Architecture & Infrastructure
  o Design, implement, and manage scalable AWS cloud environments using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform and CloudFormation.
  o Define cloud architecture standards, best practices, and governance frameworks.
  o Drive modernization and cloud-native adoption across applications and platforms.
• Security & Compliance
  o Implement and enforce AWS security best practices including IAM, VPC, encryption, network security, and access controls.
  o Ensure compliance with organizational, regulatory, and industry security standards.
  o Conduct security reviews, risk assessments, and remediation planning.
• DevOps & Automation
  o Build and enhance CI/CD pipelines to enable automated, reliable, and repeatable deployments.
  o Drive infrastructure automation, configuration management, and operational efficiency.
  o Lead adoption of DevOps practices across development and operations teams.
• Reliability & Performance Engineering
  o Design highly available, fault-tolerant, and disaster recovery-enabled cloud architectures.
  o Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability solutions.
  o Optimize system performance, scalability, and operational reliability.
• Cost Optimization & Governance
  o Monitor and optimize AWS resource utilization and cloud spend.
  o Establish cloud cost governance practices, budgeting, and reporting mechanisms.
  o Recommend architectural improvements to enhance efficiency and reduce operational costs.
• Technical Leadership
  o Mentor and guide engineering teams on AWS services, cloud best practices, and DevOps methodologies.
  o Collaborate with architects, developers, security teams, and business stakeholders to deliver cloud solutions.
  o Drive technology strategy and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Mandatory Skills
  o AWS Cloud Architecture (EC2, VPC, S3, RDS, EKS/ECS, Lambda, IAM)
  o Infrastructure as Code (Terraform / CloudFormation)
  o CI/CD Tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps)
  o Containerization & Orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
  o Cloud Security & Compliance
  o Monitoring & Observability (CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana)
  o Linux Administration & Shell Scripting
  o Disaster Recovery and High Availability Design
• Preferred Skills
  o AWS Solutions Architect Certification (Associate/Professional)
  o FinOps and Cloud Cost Optimization
  o Python scripting and automation
  o Multi-cloud exposure (Azure/GCP)
  o Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices
• Experience
  o 8-12 years of overall IT experience.
  o 5+ years of hands-on experience in AWS cloud architecture and DevOps.
  o Proven experience leading cloud transformation and modernization initiatives.

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