AWS Cloud Administrator

Company:

Mercer

Description:

We are seeking a skilled AWS Cloud Administrator to manage, maintain, and optimize our cloud infrastructure on Amazon Web Services (AWS). The ideal candidate will have a strong background in cloud-based system administration, automation, security, and troubleshooting to support our business-critical applications and services.

We Will Count on You To:

• Deploy, configure, and manage AWS cloud resources including compute (EC2), storage (S3), networking (VPC), and databases
• Monitor the health, performance, and utilization of AWS environments, and proactively troubleshoot and resolve issues.
• Configure and secure Amazon S3 buckets with encryption, versioning, lifecycle rules, and bucket policies.
• Implement and enforce security best practices, manage AWS IAM, and ensure compliance with organizational policies.
• Plan and execute AWS migrations, upgrades, and infrastructure expansions.
• Optimize AWS resources for cost-effectiveness and performance using tools like AWS Cost Explorer.
• Collaborate with development, operations, and security teams to support application deployments and integrations on AWS.
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for all AWS configurations and procedures.
• Participate in incident response and troubleshooting of AWS infrastructure issues.
• Participate in a rotating weekly oncall schedule.

What You Need to Have:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Proven experience as an AWS cloud administrator with hands-on experience managing AWS infrastructure and services.
• AWS certification (AWS Certified SysOps Administrator or AWS Certified Solutions Architect) is required or must be obtained within 6 months of hire.
• Experience in scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell, or Shell.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, preferably AWS CloudFormation or Terraform.
• Strong understanding of AWS networking concepts (VPCs, subnets, security groups, NACLs, Route 53).
• Familiarity with AWS monitoring and logging tools such as CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and AWS Systems Manager.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
• Experience with additional cloud platforms (Azure, GCP, OCI) /other platform is a valuable asset

Why join our team:

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.
• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact on colleagues, clients and communities.
• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.
• An opportunity to work in a fast-growing, innovative company with lots of room for progression and career growth;
• A fail-friendly environment that encourages learning and initiative;
• A yearly budget and the opportunity to build your flexible benefits package (up to 20% of your annual salary);
• 30+ days off (25 legal days off , 1 extra day off on your birthday, public holiday replacement days, extra buy/sell from your benefits budget);
• Performance Bonus scheme
• Matching charity contributions, charity days off, and the Pay it Forward charity challenge;
• Core benefits - Pension, Life and Medical Insurance, Meal Vouchers, Travel Insurance.

Marsh (NYSE: MRSH) is a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit corporate.marsh.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Marsh is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.