AWS Cloud Engineer AVP

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain cloud infrastructure using Terraform, AWS while following CITI Public Cloud guidelines.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and implement cloud-based solutions.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and deployment processes.
• Ensure the security, reliability, and performance of cloud environments.
• Monitor and optimize cloud resources to achieve cost-efficiency and scalability.
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure-related issues and incidents.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest cloud technologies, best practices, and industry trends.
• Mentor and provide guidance to junior cloud engineers and team members.
• Document infrastructure designs, processes, and procedures.
• Lead a culture of innovation & experimentation, support full software lifecycle that incorporates the best of technology approaches & delivery methodologies.
• Implement trunk-based development practices to enable continuous integration and rapid delivery.
• Develop clean, maintainable, and testable code following SOLID principles and software design best practices.
• Ensure high levels of unit test coverage, test-driven development (TDD), and behavior-driven development (BDD).
• Actively contribute to hands-on coding, code reviews, and refactoring to maintain high engineering standards.
• Actively participate in brainstorming session and provide solid inputs to the team and ensure best practices are followed within the team.
• Validate detailed requirements, working through solutions and managing execution and rollout of key modules of the platform. Responsible for the application meeting project specifications and client’s expectations
• Influence technical architecture and negotiate/communicate with tech leads and architects, as well as communicate with external parties as necessary
• Provide thought leadership on how to grow the platform.
• Continuous Collaboration and co-ordination with teams spread across geography.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in cloud engineering, with a focus on Terraform development.
• Strong knowledge of AWS Cloud platform.
• Proficiency in scripting languages like Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Solid understanding of networking concepts, security best practices, and compliance standards.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• AWS and Terraform certification is a plus.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with containerization and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of multi-cloud and hybrid cloud environments.