Principal AWS Cloud Engineer
Description For Principal AWS Cloud Engineer
The Principal AWS Cloud Engineer leads and manages a team of cloud engineers and DevOps, fostering collaboration and innovation to deliver complex cloud solutions. This role involves coordinating with various stakeholders to plan, design, develop, test, and maintain cloud-based applications and infrastructure. The engineer provides technical leadership in AWS architecture, ensures the scalability, security, and cost-efficiency of cloud systems, and maintains high standards of quality.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading and managing a team of AWS cloud engineers
- Coordinating with scrum masters, project managers, and other engineers
- Providing technical leadership in AWS cloud architecture and solutions
- Overseeing the design, development, and implementation of new cloud systems
- Ensuring timely project delivery and meeting quality standards
- Continually updating technical knowledge and skills
- Maintaining high standards of cloud solution quality
- Providing performance feedback and career development opportunities
- Facilitating root cause analysis of cloud system issues
- Developing and maintaining detailed documentation
- Ensuring smooth deployment and integration of new features
- Performing system maintenance procedures
- Participating in on-call coverage for support
- Ensuring high availability of internal and production systems
The ideal candidate should have experience in AWS Cloud Computing Solutions, Terraform, Jenkins Pipeline Scripting, Docker, Apache, TomCat, Wordpress, Testlink, networking, server computing, virtualization, encryption, VPN, ITIL Standards, DB Administration, command line scripting, and source code management. Development skills that employ these requirements are also essential.
Responsibilities For Principal AWS Cloud Engineer
- Lead and manage a team of AWS cloud engineers
- Coordinate with stakeholders to plan, design, develop, test, and maintain cloud-based applications and infrastructure
- Provide technical leadership in AWS cloud architecture and solutions
- Oversee the design, development, and implementation of new cloud systems
- Ensure timely project delivery and meet quality standards
- Continually update technical knowledge and skills
- Maintain high standards of cloud solution quality
- Provide performance feedback and career development opportunities to team members
- Facilitate root cause analysis of cloud system issues
- Develop and maintain detailed documentation
- Ensure smooth deployment and integration of new features
- Perform system maintenance procedures, including during non-business hours
- Participate in on-call coverage for support outside normal business hours
- Ensure high availability of internal and production systems
Requirements For Principal AWS Cloud Engineer
- Experience in AWS Cloud Computing Solutions (Required)
- Experience with Terraform and other IaC tools
- Experience with Jenkins Pipeline Scripting
- Knowledge of Docker, Apache, TomCat, Wordpress, and Testlink
- Experience in networking, IDS/IPS, and SAN
- Server computing (Linux and Windows administration)
- Virtualization (HyperV, VirtualBox, and VMWare)
- Knowledge of encryption and VPN (SonicWall/OpenVPN)
- Familiarity with ITIL Standards
- DB Administration (MySQL)
- Command line scripting: BASH PowerShell, DOS Batch, etc.
- Source code management: GIT and GIT services like Bitbucket
- Ability to use AWS in code scripts
- Ability to create and modify docker YAML files
- Ability to create scripts to automate or tweak IP tables
- Strong problem-solving skills and willingness to learn
- Team player with strong communication skills
