Senior AWS Infrastructure / Cloud Engineer

Role: Senior AWS Infrastructure / Cloud Engineer
Job Ref Id: JD-1350
Competence level: 8 + Years
Start date: 2026-11-15
End date: 2027-05-31
Extension option: Yes
Scope: 100%
Location: India
Remote work: Yes
Language: English
Application deadline: 2026-11-30
Number of consultants: 1
Security clearance: No

About the assignment
We are looking for a Senior AWS Infrastructure / Cloud Engineer with 7+ years of experience to design, implement and secure cloud infrastructure. The role focuses on building and operating secure, compliant cloud platforms and collaborating with development teams to enable secure, automated delivery pipelines.

Responsibilities

- Roles & Responsibilities:
- Design and implement secure cloud infrastructure following AWS security best practices.
- Manage IAM users, roles, policies, and access reviews.
- Implement and maintain encryption, key management, and secure credential handling.
- Monitor security events and investigate potential vulnerabilities or threats.
- Perform regular security assessments, audits, and compliance checks.
- Ensure operating systems, databases, and applications are regularly patched and secured.
- Configure and maintain network security controls, including firewalls and access restrictions.
- Support incident response activities and security remediation efforts.
- Collaborate with internal teams to enforce security standards and policies.
- Maintain security documentation, procedures, and compliance evidence.
- Platform Engineer responsibilities:
- Design, implement, and operate platform capabilities that support the software delivery lifecycle.
- Enable development teams through self-service solutions, reusable templates, and standardized workflows.
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and developer tooling.
- Provision and manage infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code.
- Support secure and governed software delivery through identity, access, secrets, and artifact management.
- Contribute to an improved developer experience through internal platform products.
- Work iteratively in an agile way, continuously improving platform services based on feedback and usage.

Requirements

Mandatory

- Experience: 7+ Years
- Strong understanding of AWS Security Services such as IAM, KMS, Security Groups, NACLs, GuardDuty, Security Hub, and AWS Config.
- Experience implementing Identity & Access Management (IAM) policies, roles, and least-privilege access controls.
- Knowledge of network security concepts, including VPNs, firewalls, SSL/TLS, and secure connectivity.
- Experience with vulnerability management, patching, and remediation processes.
- Understanding of security monitoring, incident detection, and response procedures.
- Experience implementing data protection and encryption mechanisms for data at rest and in transit.
- Familiarity with security compliance frameworks such as ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR, or similar standards.
- Knowledge of secrets and certificate management practices.
- Experience conducting security reviews, audits, and risk assessments.
- Understanding of backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity best practices.