AWS Cloud Engieer

STRATEGIC STAFFING SOLUTIONS (S3)

Position: AWS Cloud Engineer

Work Set-Up: Remote (with 2x per month onsite if needed)

Office Location: Remote and Makati, Philippines

Schedule: Night Shift/ US hours

Key Responsibilities

Infrastructure & Networking

• Design secure, scalable AWS environments using Multi-Account architectures.
• Configure advanced AWS networking including VPCs, Transit Gateways, and Route53.
• Establish secure connectivity via AWS Direct Connect and VPNs.
• Implement strict Network Access Control Lists (NACLs) and Security Groups.
• Migration of on-premises systems to AWS cloud services.
• Perform regular updates and upgrades to AWS resources and services

Data Platform Engineering

• Deploy and manage Databricks workspaces across multiple AWS environments.
• Optimize Databricks clusters for performance, scalability, and cost.
• Integrate Databricks with AWS data stores like S3, RDS.
• Implement Unity Catalog for robust data governance and access control.

Automation & CI/CD

• Write clean, reusable, and modular infrastructure code using Terraform.
• Manage infrastructure state files securely in remote backends.
• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins for automated testing.
• Automate the deployment of both AWS resources and Databricks assets.

Security & Operations

• Implement IAM roles and policies following the principle of least privilege.
• Monitor system health and performance using AWS CloudWatch and Prometheus.
• Set up automated alerts for infrastructure anomalies and cost spikes.
• Troubleshoot complex networking, deployment, and data pipeline failures.

Required Technical Skills

• Cloud Platform: Advanced expertise in Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Data Tools: Hands-on administration of Databricks (Workspaces, Clusters, Unity Catalog).
• Infrastructure as Code: Expert-level proficiency with Terraform.
• CI/CD: Deep experience building and managing Jenkins pipelines.
• Networking: Strong mastery of TCP/IP, DNS, VPC peering, and routing tables.
• Scripting: Proficiency in Python, Bash