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Job Description

• We are seeking a highly skilled AWS Cloud Engineer with strong experience in banking or financial services to design, implement, and maintain secure, scalable, and compliant cloud solutions on Amazon Web Services (AWS). The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of delivering enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure within regulated environments, ensuring adherence to financial industry standards such as PCI DSS, SOC 2, and ISO 27001.
• This role requires expertise in cloud architecture, automation and DevOps practices, along with a deep understanding of data security, compliance and high-availability systems critical to banking operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Cloud Architecture & Design
• Design, build, and manage secure, high-performance AWS cloud environments that meet banking-grade standards for security, resiliency, and compliance.
• Security & Compliance
• Implement and manage security controls aligned with banking regulations
• Infrastructure as Code & Automation
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, CloudFormation, or AWS CDK to automate provisioning and configuration.
• Cloud Operations & Support
• Monitor cloud resources and performance using CloudWatch, CloudTrail, GuardDuty, and Security Hub.
• Collaboration & Leadership
• Partner with Developers, DevOps Engineers, and Database Administrators to deliver secure and scalable solutions.

Preferred Skills & Certifications:

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional (strongly preferred).
• AWS Certified Security – Specialty or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional.
• Experience with Kubernetes/EKS, Docker, or containerized application deployments.
• Knowledge of hybrid cloud or on-prem to cloud migration strategies (VMware Cloud on AWS, Outposts).
• Familiarity with data lake architectures (AWS Lake Formation, Glue, Redshift) for financial analytics.
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (Splunk, Datadog, ELK Stack

Required Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5–8 years of professional IT experience, with 3–5+ years focused on AWS cloud engineering.
• Proven expertise in key AWS services, including:
• Compute: EC2, Lambda, Auto Scaling
• Storage: S3, EBS, Glacier
• Networking: VPC, Direct Connect, Transit Gateway, Route 53
• Database: RDS, DynamoDB, Aurora
• Security: IAM, KMS, WAF, Shield, Security Hub
• Strong knowledge of financial industry security standards (PCI DSS, SOC 2, ISO 27001, POPIA, GDPR).
• Experience implementing multi-account AWS Organizations with Service Control Policies (SCPs).
• Hands-on experience with Terraform or CloudFormation for large-scale deployments.
• Proficiency with Linux/Unix system administration, shell scripting (Bash, Python, PowerShell).
• Strong understanding of networking concepts (firewalls, VPNs, DNS, load balancers, private connectivity).
• Demonstrated ability to build high-availability, fault-tolerant architectures for financial applications.

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Job Description

• We are seeking a highly skilled Junior to Mid AWS Cloud Engineer to design, implement and maintain scalable, secure and reliable cloud solutions on Amazon Web Services (AWS). The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in AWS services, cloud architecture, automation and DevOps practices, with the ability to drive cloud adoption, optimize costs and enhance system performance.
• The AWS Cloud Engineer will work closely with development, security and operations teams to deliver innovative cloud solutions that support the organization’s strategic objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Cloud Architecture & Design
• Design and deploy secure, scalable, and highly available cloud architectures on AWS.
• Implement best practices for cloud infrastructure, networking, and cost optimization.
• Create and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or CDK.
• Cloud Operations & Management
• Manage and monitor AWS resources, including EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, and CloudFront.
• Implement automated monitoring, alerting, and performance tuning using CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and AWS Config.
• Ensure compliance with security standards, governance policies, and industry regulations.
• Automation & DevOps
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar tools.
• Automate provisioning, configuration, and deployments to reduce manual tasks and improve efficiency.
• Support containerization and orchestration with ECS, EKS (Kubernetes), and Docker.
• Security & Compliance
• Implement AWS Identity & Access Management (IAM) roles, policies, and least-privilege access controls.
• Manage data encryption, key management (KMS), and secure network configurations.
• Conduct security assessments, risk analysis, and remediation of vulnerabilities.
• Collaboration & Support
• Work closely with development teams to support cloud-native application deployments.
• Provide Tier-3 cloud infrastructure support and troubleshooting.
• Prepare documentation, architecture diagrams, and operational runbooks.

Preferred Skills

• AWS Certifications such as:
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate/Professional
• AWS Certified SysOps Administrator
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
• Experience with multi-account AWS Organizations and cost optimization strategies.
• Knowledge of serverless architectures (AWS Lambda, API Gateway, Step Functions).
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions) and source control (Git).
• Experience in cloud security frameworks (ISO 27001, SOC 2, CIS Benchmarks).
• Exposure to hybrid cloud environments or migration from on-premises to AWS

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 3–5+ years of hands-on experience in designing, deploying, and managing AWS-based cloud solutions.
• Strong understanding of AWS services including (but not limited to):
• Compute: EC2, Lambda, Auto Scaling
• Storage: S3, EBS, Glacier
• Networking: VPC, Route 53, ELB, CloudFront
• Databases: RDS, DynamoDB, Aurora
• Security: IAM, KMS, WAF, GuardDuty
• Monitoring: CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Config
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or AWS CDK).
• Experience with Linux/Unix system administration and scripting (Bash, Python, PowerShell).
• Solid knowledge of networking concepts (DNS, VPN, Firewalls, Load Balancers, etc.).
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes/EKS).
• Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and performance optimization skills.