Lead AWS Cloud Engineer

Compunnel

$120K — $145K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of hands-on experience with AWS cloud infrastructure and services
  • Proficiency in Kubernetes and Amazon EKS management
  • Expertise in Terraform for Infrastructure as Code
  • Strong background in CI/CD pipeline development with GitHub Actions
  • Experience with Helm charts and application/container deployments
  • Skilled in Docker for containerized applications
  • Proficient in Python for automation and scripting needs

Responsibilities

  • Build and support AWS cloud infrastructure in production environments
  • Support containerized applications on Kubernetes and Amazon EKS
  • Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
  • Create and manage CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions
  • Deploy applications via Helm charts and manage container deployments
  • Develop automation and scripting solutions primarily using Python
  • Troubleshoot production issues and provide operational support

Benefits

  • Opportunity to take ownership of significant automation and infrastructure projects
  • Work within a modern B2B SaaS platform
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including SRE and engineering
  • Contributions to infrastructure modernization and continuous improvement initiatives
  • Focus on scaling and enhancing reliability of cloud operations
Full Job Description
Job Summary
We are seeking a Lead Cloud Ops / AWS DevOps Engineer to support and scale a modern B2B SaaS platform in an AWS-heavy, cloud-native environment. This is primarily a DevOps and Cloud Operations role rather than a traditional Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) position. Initial responsibilities will focus on operational support, ticket resolution, production troubleshooting, and immediate DevOps needs, with opportunities to take ownership of larger automation, infrastructure, scalability, and deployment initiatives.

Key Responsibilities
• Build, maintain, and support AWS cloud infrastructure in production environments.
• Support containerized applications running on Kubernetes and Amazon EKS.
• Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.
• Develop, customize, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
• Manage Helm charts and application and container deployments.
• Develop automation and scripting solutions primarily using Python.
• Support distributed, multi-tenant SaaS applications.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production and operational issues.
• Handle ticket-driven operational support and firefighting activities.
• Identify opportunities to automate manual operational processes.
• Improve infrastructure scalability, reliability, and deployment capabilities.
• Collaborate with Cloud Operations, SRE, Product, and Engineering teams.
• Contribute to infrastructure modernization and continuous improvement initiatives.

Required Qualifications
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS cloud infrastructure and services.
• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes and Amazon EKS.
• Strong experience building and maintaining Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
• Strong experience developing and managing CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
• Experience with Helm charts and application/container deployments.
• Strong experience with Docker and containerized applications.
• Proficiency in Python for automation and scripting.
• Experience supporting distributed, multi-tenant systems and SaaS applications.
• Strong hands-on Cloud/DevOps experience in production environments.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills across cloud infrastructure and application environments.
• Experience providing operational support and resolving production issues in ticket-driven environments.

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