AWS Cloud Engineer

Job Title: Cloud Engineer

Location: Scarborough, ON

Work Arrangement: Hybrid – 2–3 days onsite

Position Summary

We are seeking a Cloud Engineer with strong expertise in AWS and Azure cloud platforms to design, implement, maintain, and optimize cloud infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with AWS cloud services, platform provisioning, AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK), automation, infrastructure as code, containerization, monitoring tools, and system administration.

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Infrastructure Management

• Monitor, maintain, and optimize AWS and Azure cloud environments to ensure high availability, performance, and scalability.
• Manage and support AWS services, including EC2, S3, Lambda, VPC, IAM, and CloudWatch.
• Administer Azure infrastructure resources, including virtual machines, networking, storage, and security services.
• Perform capacity planning and resource optimization to improve performance and control costs.

Platform Provisioning and Infrastructure as Code

• Perform platform provisioning using AWS CDK.
• Design, implement, and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform and AWS CloudFormation.
• Automate operational and administrative tasks using Python, Bash, and PowerShell scripting.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure deployment automation.

Containerization and Application Support

• Deploy, manage, and troubleshoot containerized workloads using Docker, ECS, and EKS.
• Collaborate with development and DevOps teams to deploy, maintain, and modernize cloud-based applications.
• Ensure application availability, performance, and resilience across environments.

Monitoring, Security and Compliance

• Implement proactive monitoring and alerting using AWS CloudWatch, Dynatrace, and other observability tools.
• Enforce cloud security best practices, including IAM policies, encryption, patch management, and compliance controls.
• Conduct vulnerability assessments and support remediation activities.
• Participate in disaster recovery planning, testing, and backup validation.

Incident Management and Troubleshooting

• Diagnose and resolve infrastructure, networking, and application-related issues.
• Perform root cause analysis and implement preventive measures to minimize recurring incidents.
• Support critical production incidents and provide timely resolution.

Documentation and Knowledge Sharing

• Maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, operational procedures, and runbooks.
• Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and training to junior engineers and support teams.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and cloud adoption strategies.

Required Skills and Qualifications

Technical Skills

• Strong hands-on experience with AWS Cloud Services:
• EC2
• S3
• Lambda
• VPC
• IAM
• CloudWatch
• Experience with AWS CDK and platform provisioning.
• Experience managing and supporting Microsoft Azure infrastructure.
• Strong knowledge of Linux and Windows Server Administration.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools:
• Terraform
• AWS CloudFormation
• Experience with CI/CD tools and deployment automation.
• Hands-on experience with containerization technologies:
• Docker
• Amazon ECS
• Amazon EKS
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools:
• AWS CloudWatch
• Dynatrace
• Other enterprise monitoring platforms
• Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, and PowerShell.
• Good understanding of:
• Networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, Load Balancing, Routing, VPNs)
• Security best practices and cloud governance
• Backup and Disaster Recovery solutions