Senior AWS Infrastructure / Cloud Engineer

Role: Senior AWS Infrastructure / Cloud Engineer
Job Ref Id: JD-1350
Competence level: 8 + Years
Start date: 2026-11-15
End date: 2027-05-31
Extension option: Yes
Scope: 100%
Location: India
Remote work: Yes
Language: English
Application deadline: 2026-11-30
Number of consultants: 1
Security clearance: No

About the assignment

Responsibilities

• Roles & Responsibilities:
• Design and implement secure cloud infrastructure following AWS security best practices.
• Manage IAM users, roles, policies, and access reviews.
• Implement and maintain encryption, key management, and secure credential handling.
• Monitor security events and investigate potential vulnerabilities or threats.
• Perform regular security assessments, audits, and compliance checks.
• Ensure operating systems, databases, and applications are regularly patched and secured.
• Configure and maintain network security controls, including firewalls and access restrictions.
• Support incident response activities and security remediation efforts.
• Collaborate with internal teams to enforce security standards and policies.
• Maintain security documentation, procedures, and compliance evidence.
• Platform Engineer responsibilities:
• Design, implement, and operate platform capabilities that support the software delivery lifecycle.
• Enable development teams through self-service solutions, reusable templates, and standardized workflows.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and developer tooling.
• Provision and manage infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code.
• Support secure and governed software delivery through identity, access, secrets, and artifact management.
• Contribute to an improved developer experience through internal platform products.
• Work iteratively in an agile way, continuously improving platform services based on feedback and usage.

Requirements

Mandatory

• Experience: 7+ Years
• Strong understanding of AWS Security Services such as IAM, KMS, Security Groups, NACLs, GuardDuty, Security Hub, and AWS Config.
• Experience implementing Identity & Access Management (IAM) policies, roles, and least-privilege access controls.
• Knowledge of network security concepts, including VPNs, firewalls, SSL/TLS, and secure connectivity.
• Experience with vulnerability management, patching, and remediation processes.
• Understanding of security monitoring, incident detection, and response procedures.
• Experience implementing data protection and encryption mechanisms for data at rest and in transit.
• Familiarity with security compliance frameworks such as ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR, or similar standards.
• Knowledge of secrets and certificate management practices.
• Experience conducting security reviews, audits, and risk assessments.
• Understanding of backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity best practices.