AWS Infrastructure Advisor

Job Description – AWS Cloud & DevOps Advisor

Position Title

AWS Cloud & DevOps Advisor

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced AWS Cloud & DevOps Advisor to join our team and play a key role in designing, implementing, automating, and supporting enterprise-scale cloud platforms. The ideal candidate will bring a strong combination of AWS cloud engineering, DevOps practices, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), automation, and production support experience.

This role requires a hands-on technical professional who can collaborate across development, operations, and support teams to improve platform reliability, operational efficiency, and service availability. The successful candidate will be comfortable working in mission-critical environments, participating in on-call rotations, and driving continuous improvement initiatives across cloud infrastructure and application platforms.

Key Responsibilities

AWS Cloud Engineering

- Design, implement, and support scalable, secure, and highly available AWS cloud solutions.

- Architect and optimize enterprise cloud environments following AWS best practices.

- Manage and maintain AWS services including compute, storage, networking, security, monitoring, and disaster recovery solutions.

- Evaluate cloud architectures and recommend improvements for performance, scalability, resilience, and cost optimization.

DevOps & CI/CD

- Design, develop, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to streamline application delivery and infrastructure deployments.

- Support DevOps initiatives that improve release velocity, quality, and operational efficiency.

- Collaborate with development teams to automate build, testing, deployment, and release processes.

- Implement DevSecOps practices and promote automation across the software development lifecycle.

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)

- Develop, maintain, and enhance Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform.

- Create reusable Terraform modules and deployment frameworks.

- Manage cloud resources through version-controlled infrastructure code.

- Ensure infrastructure consistency, compliance, and scalability through automation.

Automation & Platform Engineering

- Develop automation solutions to improve cloud operations and reduce manual effort.

- Create and maintain scripts for infrastructure provisioning, monitoring, reporting, and operational tasks.

- Drive platform engineering initiatives focused on reliability, standardization, and operational excellence.

- Continuously improve operational processes through intelligent automation.

Production Support & Operations

- Provide advanced application and platform production support for cloud-hosted environments.

- Troubleshoot complex infrastructure, application, and connectivity issues.

- Lead incident resolution efforts and perform root cause analysis for critical production events.

- Support problem management and implement permanent corrective actions.

- Monitor platform performance and proactively address reliability concerns.

On-Call Support

- Participate in scheduled on-call rotations supporting business-critical production systems.

- Respond to operational incidents within established SLAs.

- Coordinate with cross-functional teams during high-priority incidents and service restoration activities.

- Contribute to operational readiness and disaster recovery planning.

Collaboration & Leadership

- Partner with development, operations, architecture, and support teams to deliver reliable cloud solutions.

- Provide technical guidance and mentoring to team members.

- Support cloud transformation and modernization initiatives.

- Promote best practices for cloud operations, automation, monitoring, and service management.

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.

- 7+ years of IT experience with a strong focus on cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and production support.

- 5+ years of hands-on AWS experience designing and supporting enterprise cloud environments.

- Strong experience implementing and supporting CI/CD pipelines.

- Proven expertise with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.

- Experience developing automation and scripting solutions using Python, Bash, PowerShell, or similar technologies.

- Strong background in production support, incident management, troubleshooting, and operational support.

- Experience participating in 24x7 on-call support rotations.

- Strong understanding of cloud security, monitoring, logging, and operational best practices.

- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

- AWS Certifications such as:

- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional

- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional

- AWS Certified SysOps Administrator

- Experience with container platforms such as Docker and Kubernetes.

- Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as CloudWatch, Datadog, Splunk, New Relic, or Dynatrace.

- Experience with version control systems such as Git.

- Familiarity with Agile and DevOps methodologies.

- Experience supporting large-scale enterprise applications in cloud environments.

Key Technical Skills

Cloud Platforms

- AWS (EC2, ECS, EKS, Lambda, RDS, S3, IAM, VPC, Route 53, CloudWatch, SNS, SQS)

Infrastructure as Code

- Terraform

- CloudFormation (preferred)

DevOps & CI/CD

- Jenkins

- GitHub Actions

- GitLab CI/CD

- Azure DevOps

- AWS CodePipeline / CodeBuild

Automation & Scripting

- Python

- Bash

- PowerShell

Production Support & Operations

- Incident Management

- Problem Management

- Root Cause Analysis (RCA)

- Monitoring & Alerting

- Performance Tuning

- Operational Readiness