AWS Platform Engineer
Global Information Technology•Reston, VA
•Hybrid
About The Position
We are seeking an experienced AWS Platform Engineer to join our team. This role involves hands-on engineering and administration of our AWS cloud platform, focusing on reliability, automation, and security. You will be instrumental in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, managing containerized environments, and contributing to enterprise cloud migration and modernization projects. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in SRE principles, Infrastructure as Code, and cloud-native architectures.
Requirements
- 10+ years of overall IT experience.
- Minimum 5 years of hands-on AWS Cloud Platform Engineering and Administration.
- 3–5 years of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) experience.
- Strong experience with AWS services including EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, Lambda, EKS, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Direct Connect, ELB, Security Groups, NACLs, and Networking.
- Hands-on production experience with AWS implementations.
- Expertise in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, and AWS CDK.
- Strong automation skills using Python (Boto3), Ansible, and Linux Bash scripting.
- Experience with Kubernetes, Amazon EKS, Docker, and containerized environments.
- Experience building CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Bitbucket, Git, Artifactory, and related DevOps tools.
- Strong knowledge of Cloud-native architecture, microservices, and platform engineering.
- Experience with Linux system administration.
- Understanding of cloud security, governance, monitoring, and observability.
- Experience with enterprise cloud migration and modernization projects.
- Strong communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- At least one AWS Certification (AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, or equivalent) is required.
Nice To Haves
- Exposure to AI/ML services such as Amazon Bedrock, Kendra, and RAG models.
- Python, Java, Go, or Groovy programming.
- Experience with Service Mesh (Istio/App Mesh), container security tools, and monitoring platforms such as Datadog, New Relic, AppDynamics, or Jaeger.
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
- Cloud and DevOps certifications preferred.
Responsibilities
- Perform hands-on AWS Cloud Platform Engineering and Administration.
- Implement and manage Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices.
- Utilize AWS services including EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, Lambda, EKS, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Direct Connect, ELB, Security Groups, NACLs, and Networking.
- Deploy and manage production AWS implementations.
- Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, and AWS CDK.
- Automate processes using Python (Boto3), Ansible, and Linux Bash scripting.
- Manage Kubernetes, Amazon EKS, Docker, and containerized environments.
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Bitbucket, Git, Artifactory, and other DevOps tools.
- Apply knowledge of Cloud-native architecture, microservices, and platform engineering.
- Perform Linux system administration.
- Ensure cloud security, governance, monitoring, and observability.
- Contribute to enterprise cloud migration and modernization projects.
- Communicate effectively, demonstrate leadership, and manage stakeholders.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
