Job Summary: We are seeking a highly skilled
AWS Cloud Engineer with deep expertise in
Kubernetes (K8s) and
Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) to design,
implement, and manage scalable cloud-native infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with container orchestration, infrastructure as code, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud security best practices.
Key Responsibilities: - Design & Architecture:
- Architect and implement scalable, secure, and highly available Kubernetes clusters on AWS using EKS.
- Collaborate with development and operations teams to design cloud-native applications and microservices.
- Deployment & Automation:
- Automate infrastructure provisioning using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or AWS CDK.
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or AWS CodePipeline.
- Operations & Monitoring:
- Monitor and troubleshoot EKS clusters and workloads using Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, and ELK stack.
- Implement logging, alerting, and observability best practices.
- Security & Compliance:
- Apply security best practices for Kubernetes workloads, including IAM roles, RBAC, network policies, and secrets management.
- Ensure compliance with organizational and regulatory standards (e.g., HIPAA, SOC2, ISO).
Required Skills & Qualifications: - Cloud Expertise:
- 8-10 years of hands-on experience with AWS services (EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, RDS, Lambda, etc.)
- Strong understanding of cloud networking, security groups, and load balancing.
- Kubernetes & EKS:
- Deep knowledge of Kubernetes architecture, components, and operations.
- Experience deploying and managing EKS clusters in production environments.
- DevOps & Automation:
- Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform or CloudFormation.
- Experience with containerization tools (Docker) and orchestration.
- Monitoring & Logging:
- Familiarity with tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Fluentd, ELK, and AWS CloudWatch.
- Programming & Scripting: Mandatory
- Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Bash, Go) for automation and tooling.
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect or DevOps Engineer.
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD).
- Experience with service mesh (Istio, Linkerd) and GitOps tools (ArgoCD, Flux).
- Familiarity with Helm charts and Kubernetes Operators.
