
Senior DevOps & Cloud Engineer-AWS (Long-term contract -CST Timezone.
at US based large Biotech company with WW operations.
Senior Cloud Engineer Job Description
Position Title: Senior Cloud Engineer -- AWS [LONG TERM-CONTRACT POSITION]
Location: Remote [REQUIRES WORKING IN CST TIME ZONE]
Position Overview
The Senior Cloud Engineer will play a critical role in designing, deploying, and managing scalable, secure, and highly available cloud infrastructure across multiple platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud). This role requires deep technical expertise, leadership in cloud
strategy, and hands-on experience with automation, DevOps practices, and cloud-native technologies. The ideal candidate will work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to deliver robust cloud solutions, drive best practices, and support business objectives
through innovative cloud engineering.
Key Responsibilities
Design, implement, and maintain cloud infrastructure and services, ensuring high availability, performance, and security across multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP)
Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, and Ansible for automated provisioning and configuration
Lead the adoption and optimization of DevOps methodologies, including CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and deployment processes
Collaborate with software engineers, architects, and stakeholders to architect cloud-native solutions that meet business and technical requirements
Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize cloud systems for cost, performance, and reliability, using cloud monitoring and logging tools
Ensure cloud environments adhere to security best practices, compliance standards, and governance policies, including identity and access management, encryption, and vulnerability management
Mentor and guide junior engineers, sharing knowledge and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation
Participate in on-call rotation and provide escalation support for critical cloud infrastructure issues
Document cloud architectures, processes, and procedures to ensure knowledge transfer and operational excellence
Stay current with emerging cloud technologies, trends, and best practices,
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent work experience
- 6–10 years of experience in cloud engineering or related roles, with a proven track record in large-scale cloud environments
- Deep expertise in at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and experience in multi-cloud environments
- Strong programming and scripting skills (Python, Bash, PowerShell, etc.) for automation and cloud service integration
- Proficiency with DevOps tools and practices, including CI/CD (Jenkins, GitLab CI), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and configuration management (Ansible, Chef)
- Solid understanding of networking concepts (VPC, VPN, DNS, firewalls, load balancers), system administration (Linux/Windows), and cloud storage solutions
- Experience with cloud security, governance, and compliance frameworks
- Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis skills
- Strong communication and collaboration abilities, with experience working in agile, interdisciplinary teams
- Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and lead complex projects to completion
Preferred Qualifications
- Relevant cloud certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS DevOps Engineer, Microsoft AZ-300/400/500, Google Professional Cloud Architect)
- Experience with cloud cost optimization and FinOps practices
- Familiarity with monitoring/logging tools (CloudWatch, Kibana, Logstash, Datadog, etc.)
- Exposure to cloud database technologies (SQL, NoSQL, managed database services)
- Knowledge of cloud migration strategies and hybrid cloud architectures

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- Excellent understanding of Cloud Platform (AWS)
- Strong knowledge on AWS Services, design, configuration on enterprise systems
- Good knowledge on Kubernetes configuration, Dockers
- Understanding the needs of the business for defining AWS system specifications
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- Evaluation and choosing suitable AWS Service or and suggesting methods for integration
- Overseeing assigned programs and guiding the team members
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- Making sure the agreed infrastructure and architecture are implemented
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Strong Experience in Unix/Linux/Python scripting
Strong networking knowledge,vSphere networking stack knowledge desired.
Experience on Docker and Kubernetes
Experience with cloud technologies (AWS/Azure)
Exposure to Continuous Development Tools such as Jenkins or Spinnaker
Exposure to configuration management systems such as Ansible
Knowledge of resource monitoring systems
Ability to scope and estimate
Strong verbal and communication skills
Advanced knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes.
Exposure to Blockchain as a Service (BaaS) like - Chainstack/IBM blockchain platform/Oracle Blockchain Cloud/Rubix/VMWare etc.
Capable of provisioning and maintaining local enterprise blockchain platforms for Development and QA (Hyperledger fabric/Baas/Corda/ETH).
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- About 5 years of professional experience supporting AWS cloud environments
- Certified Amazon Architect Associate or Architect
- Experience serving as lead (shift management, reporting) will be a plus
- AWS Architect Certified Solution Architect Professional (Must have)
- Minimum 4yrs experience, maximum 8 years’ experience.
- 100% work from office in Hyderabad
- Very fluent in English
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The role requires you to design development pipelines from the ground up, Creation of Docker Files, design and operate highly available systems in AWS Cloud environments. Also involves Configuration Management, Web Services Architectures, DevOps Implementation, Database management, Backups, and Monitoring.
Key responsibility area
- Ensure reliable operation of CI/CD pipelines
- Orchestrate the provisioning, load balancing, configuration, monitoring and billing of resources in the cloud environment in a highly automated manner
- Logging, metrics and alerting management.
- Creation of Bash/Python scripts for automation
- Performing root cause analysis for production errors.Requirement
- Proficient in Linux Commands line and troubleshooting.
- Proficient in AWS Services. Deployment, Monitoring and troubleshooting applications in AWS.
- Hands-on experience with CI tooling preferably with Jenkins.
- Proficient in deployment using Ansible.
- Knowledge of infrastructure management tools (Infrastructure as cloud) such as terraform, AWS cloudformation etc.
- Proficient in deployment of applications behind load balancers and proxy servers such as nginx, apache.
- Scripting languages: Bash, Python, Groovy.
- Experience with Logging, Monitoring, and Alerting tools like ELK(Elastic-search, Logstash, Kibana), Nagios. Graylog, splunk Prometheus, Grafana is a plus.
Must Have:
Linux, CI/CD(Jenkin), AWS, Scripting(Bash,shell Python, Go), Ngnix, Docker.
Good to have
Configuration Management(Ansible or similar tool), Logging tool( ELK or similar), Monitoring tool(Ngios or similar), IaC(Terraform, cloudformation).- As a DevOps Engineer, you need to have strong experience in CI/CD pipelines.
- Setup development, testing, automation tools, and IT infrastructure
- Defining and setting development, test, release, update, and support processes for DevOps operation
- Selecting and deploying appropriate CI/CD tools
- Deploy and maintain CI/CD pipelines across multiple environments (Mobile, Web API’s & AIML)
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- 3+ years of experience as DevOps Engineer and strong working knowledge in CI/CD pipelines
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- Strong knowledge in Linux-based infrastructures and AWS/Azure/GCP environment
- Working knowledge on AWS (IAM, EC2, VPC, ELB, ALB, Autoscaling, Lambda, etc)
- Experience with Docker containerization and clustering (Kubernetes/ECS)
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- Developing reusable Infrastructure code and testing frameworks
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What to Bring
- Good to have experience in managing large scale cloud infrastructure, preferable AWS and Kubernetes
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- Azure Devops - Working experience in Azure yaml pipelines. (Note – Some say they worked in yaml but it’s for Jenkins and not Azure devops)
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- Powershell scripting to automate and deploy .Net applications.







