Senior AWS Engineer

Location: Hybrid, Bahria Town RWP

Time: 4pm - 1AM

Department: IT / Cloud Engineering

Reports to: Cloud Architect / Engineering Manager

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior AWS Engineer to design, implement, and manage scalable, secure, and high-performance cloud infrastructure on Amazon Web Services (AWS). The ideal candidate will have deep experience with AWS services, infrastructure-as-code, automation, and cloud security best practices, supporting business-critical applications and driving cloud adoption strategies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, deploy, and manage complex AWS environments, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or AWS CDK.
• Automate deployment pipelines with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or AWS CodePipeline.
• Collaborate with development, security, and operations teams to implement cloud solutions that meet business and technical requirements.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize AWS cloud resources and applications for cost, performance, and security.
• Implement cloud security best practices, including identity and access management (IAM), encryption, and compliance.
• Lead migration projects from on-premises or other cloud platforms to AWS.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to best practice documentation and training.
• Stay up to date with AWS services and industry trends; recommend improvements and new technologies.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of hands-on experience designing and managing AWS infrastructure.
• Expertise with AWS services such as EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, VPC, CloudWatch, IAM, Route 53, and others.
• Strong experience with IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS CDK).
• Proficient in scripting languages (Python, Bash, or similar).
• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS/EKS).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools.
• Solid understanding of networking, security, and cloud architecture principles.
• AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer) preferred.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with multi-cloud environments (Azure, GCP).
• Knowledge of monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK stack.
• Familiarity with serverless architectures and microservices.