Lead AWS Engineer (Global Edge Infrastructure Specialist)
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Job Summary
About Justera Group
Justera Group AB is a leading Swedish IT consulting firm with great experience specializing in building high-performing technology teams and delivering end-to-end IT solutions. Led by dynamic female executives Justera Group focuses on helping businesses harness the power of digital technologies to continuously evolve in todays rapidly changing economy. The company has deep expertise in IT consultancy software development and recruitment services providing clients with purpose-driven well-trained consultants who consistently deliver efficient and effective results. Justera Group manages the entire talent lifecycle from hiring to ongoing management ensuring the right fit for each project on time and within budget. With their strong commitment to quality collaboration and client success Justera Group is a trusted partner for technology innovation across Sweden.
About the Role:
This role requires deep hands-on expertise in designing operating and securing large-scale internet-facing infrastructure on AWS where performance resilience and cyber security are business-critical.
The consultant will play a key role in standardizing and scaling edge architecture ensuring high availability during extreme traffic peaks and protecting services from security threats at global scale.
This is not a general backend or observability role. The focus is production-grade Global Edge delivery and protection of high-traffic web platforms.
Key Responsibilities:
Design implement and operate global edge architecture using AWS services
Own and optimize CloudFront distributions for high-traffic latency-sensitive web applications
Design and manage AWS WAF security controls including rule development tuning and threat mitigation
Build and maintain infrastructure using AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) in TypeScript
Improve platform resilience scalability and performance across global regions
Implement protections against large-scale attacks (e.g. DDoS traffic spikes abusive patterns)
Analyze traffic behavior and continuously optimize caching routing and security policies
Contribute to standardization and automation of global public infrastructure
Collaborate closely with engineering teams to support secure and performant delivery of web applications
Requirements:
Global Edge Infrastructure (Deep Hands-On)
Proven ownership of large-scale public web infrastructure running globally
Experience operating platforms with very high traffic volumes and strict uptime requirements
Demonstrated work with performance optimization resilience engineering and traffic surge handling
Real production experience managing security events at the edge
AWS Edge Services
Expert-level experience with CloudFront in production environments
Distribution design and optimization
Caching strategies and origin architecture
Performance tuning and troubleshooting
Expert-level experience with AWS WAF
Rule design and lifecycle management
Threat detection and mitigation
Security hardening for internet-facing services
Infrastructure as Code & Engineering
Strong hands-on experience with AWS CDK
TypeScript as primary engineering language
Ability to design and maintain infrastructure programmatically at scale
Production Ownership
Experience running mission-critical services where edge infrastructure directly impacts business outcomes
Experience supporting major traffic events (e.g. campaigns peak seasons global launches)
Strong operational mindset with incident handling and continuous improvement
Highly Valuable Experience
Operating high-volume commercial or consumer-facing web platforms
Edge performance engineering and latency optimization
Advanced caching strategies and origin shielding
Security engineering at CDN / edge layer
Automation and standardization of public infrastructure at scale
Profile Characteristics
Deep specialist rather than generalist cloud engineer
Strong engineering mindset with real production accountability
Comfortable working in highly mature technical environments with expert peers
Able to operate independently in complex global infrastructure landscapes
Start date: 09.03.2026
Language: English/Full professional
Seniority: Senior
What We Offer:
A dynamic and innovative workplace driving advancements in cutting-edge robotic technologies
The opportunity to collaborate with talented cross-functional teams on meaningful and impactful projects
Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package
A supportive culture that fosters continuous learning growth and professional development
Flexible hybrid working model for an optimal work-life balance
25 days of annual leave to recharge and relax
An annual wellness allowance of 3500 SEK to support your health and wellbeing
Key Skills
- Disaster Recovery
- Active Directory
- Production Environment
- OS
- Windows
- AIX
- Asset Management
- ITIL
- Linux
- Perl
- Java
- Business Units
- Uat
- UNIX
- Architecture
About Company
Why Join Justera GroupAt Justera Group we believe work is more than just a job its a journey of growth collaboration and shared success. Our culture is built on trust innovation and balance making us a place where people feel inspired to do their best work. A Culture That InspiresWe ... View more
