Cloud Operations SME (AWS Cloud Operations)

AWS Cloud Infrastructure & Operations SME / Lead

Location: Pune (Hybrid)
Experience: 5+ Years
Shift: Rotational Shifts / Flexibility Required
Employment Type: Full-Time

About the Role

We are looking for a highly skilled AWS Cloud Infrastructure & Operations SME with strong hands-on experience in AWS cloud infrastructure, Terraform, Kubernetes/EKS, automation, and production operations. The ideal candidate should have experience designing, deploying, managing, and supporting scalable AWS environments while driving automation and operational excellence.

Must Have Skills

• AWS Cloud Services (EC2, VPC, IAM, Route53, RDS, S3, ELB/ALB, Auto Scaling, CloudWatch)
• Terraform (Infrastructure as Code)
• Kubernetes / Amazon EKS
• Linux Administration
• Jenkins / CI-CD Pipelines
• Docker
• Cloud Operations & Production Support
• Monitoring & Incident Management
• Troubleshooting & RCA

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Provision and automate cloud resources using Terraform.
• Manage and support AWS services including EC2, VPC, IAM, Route53, RDS, S3, ALB/ELB, and Auto Scaling.
• Deploy, administer, and troubleshoot Kubernetes/EKS environments.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and related DevOps tools.
• Monitor cloud infrastructure using CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, and other monitoring tools.
• Handle production incidents, perform RCA, and drive resolution.
• Ensure high availability, scalability, security, and performance of cloud platforms.
• Support patching, upgrades, backup, disaster recovery, and cloud governance activities.
• Collaborate with development, security, and operations teams for smooth release management.

Good to Have

• CloudFormation
• Ansible
• ArgoCD / GitOps
• AWS Organizations / Control Tower
• Transit Gateway / Direct Connect
• DevSecOps Tools (SonarQube, Trivy, Snyk)
• Python / Bash Scripting
• FinOps / Cost Optimization

Preferred Certifications

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate/Professional
• AWS SysOps Administrator
• Terraform Associate
• Kubernetes (CKA/CKAD)

What We're Looking For

• Strong AWS Infrastructure ownership experience.
• Hands-on Terraform module development and automation.
• Experience handling production environments and critical incidents.
• Strong understanding of networking concepts (VPC, Route Tables, NAT Gateway, Route53, Load Balancers).
• Excellent troubleshooting and stakeholder management skills.