AWS Cloud Platform Engineer

Bill Rate: MAX CONFIRMED $65 to $70
Location: ONSITE- Woodland Hills CA
Duration: 6 months

Role: AWS Cloud Platform Engineer


Descriptions:

Responsibilities:
Platform Engineering
Application Infrastructure Provisioning & support
Building OS image (Golden Image) in cloud infrastructure
Ensuring reliability stability & recoverability of overall IT Infrastructure
Capacity planning to optimize server & application performance
Management of Server space and remotely managed shared storage
Hardware & Software updates patching & OS upgrade
Validation & execution of Firewall policies troubleshooting error
Backup restoration along with automated reporting task
Working on IaaC for server provisioning via Terraform & GitHub

CloudOperations
Monitoring and Alerting:
Continuously monitor the performance availability and health of cloud resources (virtual machines containers databases Load Balancers networks applications).
Set up and manage comprehensive monitoring tools (e.g. CloudWatch Azure Monitor) or onboard cloud components to Dynatrace or Enterprise Monitoring Tool.
Define and implement alerting mechanisms to proactively identify and notify relevant teams of issues or anomalies.
Analyze logs metrics and traces to gain insights into system behavior.
Incident Management and Troubleshooting:
Act as the first line of defense for cloud-related incidents quickly identifying troubleshooting and resolving issues.
Participate in on-call rotations to ensure 24/7 coverage for critical systems.
Collaborate with development security and other IT teams to diagnose and resolve complex problems.
Document incident resolutions and contribute to post-incident analysis (PIRs/RCAs) to prevent recurrence.
Infrastructure Management:
Manage the day-to-day operations of cloud infrastructure including provisioning deprovisioning and scaling of resources.
Perform regular maintenance tasks such as patching updates and backups.
Implement and manage cloud configuration through Terraform to maintain consistency across environments.
Optimize resource utilization and performance.
Automation and Scripting:
Develop and implement automation scripts (e.g. Python PowerShell Bash) to streamline repetitive operational tasks.
Automate provisioning deployment and scaling of cloud resources using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform.
Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines for faster and more reliable deployments.
Security and Compliance:
Implement and enforce security best practices within the cloud environment (e.g. IAM network security groups encryption).
Monitor for security vulnerabilities and threats and respond to security incidents.
Cost Optimization and Financial Management (FinOps):
Monitor and analyze cloud spending to identify cost-saving opportunities.
Implement strategies for cost optimization such as rightsizing resources utilizing reserved instances and identifying idle or underutilized resources.
Generate cost reports and provide recommendations to management for budget optimization.
Cloud Governance:
Define and enforce cloud governance policies standards and procedures for resource usage security and cost.
Develop and maintain documentation for cloud operations processes runbooks and best practices.
Collaboration and Communication:
Work closely with development teams (DevOps) cloud architects security teams and other stakeholders to ensure alignment and effective operations.
Communicate clearly and concisely with both technical and non-technical audiences regarding system status incidents and planned changes.
Participate in cross-functional meetings and discussions to provide operational insights.
Capacity Planning:
Monitor resource utilization trends and forecast future capacity needs to ensure scalability and avoid performance bottlenecks.
Plan for scaling up or down based on anticipated demand or business requirements.
Continuous Improvement:
Proactively identify areas for improvement in cloud operations processes tools and infrastructure.
Implement automation and process enhancements to increase efficiency and reduce manual effort.
Stay up-to-date with the latest cloud technologies and best practices.
Vendor Management:
Work with cloud service providers (AWS Azure GCP) to resolve complex issues stay informed about new services and optimize service utilization.

> Proficiency in Cloud Platform (AWS)
> Experience on on IaaC for server provisioning via Terraform & GitHub
> Experience with Devops practices and CI/CD pipelines.
> Sound Understanding of cloud security principles and compliance with industry standards.
> Ability to write and run scripts in various programming languages like . Python PowerShell Bash.
> Skills in monitoring cloud resources logging performance and optimizing costs



Skills: Digital : Amazon Web Service(AWS) Cloud Computing
Experience Required: 10 & Above