AWS Platform Engineer

• Investigate, Architect, deploy, and manage cloud-based infrastructure on AWS using services such as EC2, S3, VPC, Lambda, ECS,EKS,RDS, DynamoDB, and more.
• Design scalable and highly available systems that meet business requirements.
• Create, manage, and optimize AWS cloud environments and resources (e.g., security groups, VPCs, IAM roles).
• Automate cloud infrastructure provisioning using tools like AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, or Ansible.
• Write scripts to automate repetitive tasks (e.g., with Python, Bash, or PowerShell)
• Ensure security best practices for AWS services, including network security (firewalls, VPNs), IAM, encryption, and access control.
• Implement logging, monitoring, and alerting to ensure compliance and security (using AWS CloudWatch, AWS CloudTrail).
• Conduct regular security assessments and audits of cloud environments.
• Monitor and optimize cloud resource usage to reduce costs while ensuring system performance.
• Provide recommendations for cost-effective cloud architecture and resource scaling
• Analyze logs, metrics, and cloud monitoring tools (e.g., CloudWatch, New Relic) to troubleshoot and resolve performance bottlenecks.
• Work closely with software developers, operations teams, and business stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver cloud solutions.
• Provide technical guidance and support for cloud-based initiatives

Required Skills & Experience

• Experience : 10 + years in aws, working as a platform engineer.
• Hands-on expertise with AWS infrastructure and services (EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, VPC, Lambda, ECS/Fargate).
• Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code (CloudFormation, CDK, Terraform) and CI/CD tooling.
• Experience with container orchestration, automation scripting (Python, Bash), and cloud networking principles.
• Solid knowledge of security, encryption, and compliance in AWS environments.
• Effective collaboration and documentation skills with cross-functional technical teams.

AWS certifications preferred