AWS - Lead

Job Description

Role Summary:

Seeking an experienced Lead AWS Administrator to oversee, secure, and optimize our cloud infrastructure. This role will lead cloud strategy, implement robust automation, and ensure high availability, connectivity, and cost-efficiency for our enterprise-grade applications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Infrastructure Management: Lead the design, deployment, and lifecycle management of scalable AWS environments using Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform/Ansible).
• Cloud Networking: Architect and manage secure, high-performance network topologies, including VPC design, subnetting, Transit Gateways, Site-to-Site VPNs, and Direct Connect to ensure seamless hybrid and multi-cloud connectivity.
• Cloud Operations: Architect and maintain resilient CI/CD pipelines, container orchestration (EKS/Kubernetes), and multi-region traffic distribution (Load Balancing/Route 53).
• Security & Compliance: Enforce DevSecOps principles, including IAM governance, Network ACLs, Security Groups, vulnerability scanning, and hardened configuration baselines to ensure a zero-trust posture.
• Observability & Performance: Drive proactive monitoring (Prometheus/Grafana/ELK), optimize resource utilization, and perform cost-management initiatives.
• Leadership: Provide technical mentorship, manage cross-functional collaboration, and conduct Proof of Concepts for emerging cloud technologies.

Required Expertise:

• Cloud Platforms: Expert proficiency in AWS (must-have) and experience with GCP or OCI.
• Networking: Strong mastery of IP networking, DNS, routing protocols, and cloud-native security controls.
• Tooling: Strong command of Terraform, Jenkins, ArgoCD, Kubernetes, and container security.
• Operations: Deep knowledge of Linux/Unix administration, shell scripting, and RDBMS (MySQL/RDS).
• Experience: 8-10+ years in DevOps/Cloud Administration

Mandatory Competencies