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Senior AWS Engineer

Senior AWS Engineer

Boardroom AppointmentsJohannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
30+ days ago
Job description

Senior AWS Engineer - 6 Month Contract

Key Responsibilities :

  • Design and implement AWS-based infrastructure solutions using best practices.
  • Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
  • Monitor troubleshoot and optimize cloud environments for performance and cost-efficiency.
  • Ensure security and compliance through proper IAM policies encryption and auditing.
  • Collaborate with DevOps development and security teams to support CI / CD pipelines and application deployments.
  • Lead incident response and root cause analysis for cloud-related issues.
  • Stay current with AWS services and recommend improvements or new technologies.
  • Mentor junior engineers and contribute to knowledge sharing within the team.

Required Skills & Qualifications :

  • Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or related field.
  • 5 years of experience in cloud engineering with a focus on AWS.
  • Strong knowledge of AWS services (EC2 S3 RDS Lambda VPC IAM CloudWatch etc.).
  • Proficiency in scripting languages (Python Bash etc.).
  • Experience with IaC tools (Terraform CloudFormation).
  • Familiarity with containerization (Docker ECS EKS) and orchestration.
  • Understanding of networking security and cloud architecture principles.
  • AWS certifications (e.g. AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional) are a plus.
  • Preferred Qualifications :

  • Experience with hybrid cloud or multi-cloud environments.
  • Knowledge of DevOps practices and tools (Jenkins GitLab CI / CD etc.).
  • Exposure to monitoring and logging tools (Datadog Prometheus ELK stack).
  • Strong communication and leadership skills.
  • Key Skills

    APIs,C / C++,Computer Graphics,Go,React,Redux,Node.js,AWS,Library Services,Assembly,GraphQL,High Voltage

    Employment Type : Full Time

    Experience : years

    Vacancy : 1

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