Technology & Information Architectures - Infrastructure as Code Engineer - Contract = 12 months

This is a 12 months contract assigned to our client

Work Location: To be confirmed (during interview)

Salary Range : $7,000-$10,000

We are looking for a seasoned AWS Technical Architect to design, implement, and optimize our cloud infrastructure on AWS. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with AWS services, infrastructure automation using Terraform, and in-depth knowledge of networking, compute, storage, database, monitoring, and alerting solutions. This role is critical to ensure our cloud infrastructure is secure, scalable, and efficient.

Required experience of GCC and IM8 policies.

Experience with advanced AWS tools and frameworks like Kinesis, Chime, OpenSearch, and Generative AI (GenAI) using Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) is highly valued.

Key Responsibilities

. Cloud Architecture and Design:

o Design and implement highly available, resilient, and scalable architectures on AWS, including networking, compute, storage, and database solutions.

o Architect solutions that leverage AWS best practices for security, cost optimization, and performance.

. Infrastructure as Code (IaC):

o Develop, maintain, and manage Terraform configurations for automated provisioning and management of AWS resources.

o Implement best practices in version control, modularization, and reuse to ensure IaC maintainability and scalability.

. Networking and Security:

o Design secure VPC architectures, subnets, routing, VPNs, and peering connections for multi-region and hybrid environments.

o Manage security groups, network ACLs, and identity access management (IAM) to ensure a secure AWS environment.

. Compute, Storage, and Database Solutions:

o Leverage AWS services like EC2, ECS Fargate, and Lambda for compute workloads, based on application needs.

o Design scalable storage solutions using S3, EBS, and EFS.

o Architect and optimize database solutions with RDS, DynamoDB, and Aurora.

. Monitoring, Logging, and Alerting:

o Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions using CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and the ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana) to ensure observability and troubleshooting capabilities.

o Set up proactive alerts and monitoring for performance and security issues to minimize downtime and optimize performance.

Top Mandatory skills

1. Cloud Architecture and Design

2. Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

3. Networking and Security

4. Compute, Storage, and Database Solutions:

5. Monitoring, Logging, and Alerting:

6: experience on GCC (AWS) - Familiar with Govtech IM8 guidelines/policies

kills which are good to have / optional

1. knowledge of Python/API development

2. setup and development of CI/CD pipeline

3.experience on AWS chimes/Kinesis/Gen AI (bedrock)