What are the responsibilities and job description for the AWS Cloud Engineer position at Business Needs Inc.?
Job Details
Job: AWS Cloud Engineer
Duration: 12 months contract
Location: 100% remote
Top skills:
As an AWS Cloud Engineer specializing in Python and Lambda, you will be responsible for designing, deploying, and maintaining cloud-native applications using AWS services. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure high-performance, scalable, and resilient cloud-based systems, and leverage your skills in Python development and serverless architectures to build efficient solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
Requirements:
Duration: 12 months contract
Location: 100% remote
Client: Bigcommerce
Top skills:
As an AWS Cloud Engineer specializing in Python and Lambda, you will be responsible for designing, deploying, and maintaining cloud-native applications using AWS services. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure high-performance, scalable, and resilient cloud-based systems, and leverage your skills in Python development and serverless architectures to build efficient solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, deploy, and manage scalable, serverless applications using AWS Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3, and other AWS services.
- Develop and optimize Python code for various automation tasks, event-driven applications, and cloud-based services.
- Architect and implement cloud infrastructure solutions using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, or AWS CDK.
- Automate deployment pipelines and manage continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) workflows using tools such as AWS CodePipeline, Jenkins, or GitLab CI.
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize performance of AWS Lambda functions and other cloud services to ensure high availability and fault tolerance.
- Collaborate with DevOps and software engineering teams to integrate cloud services into existing applications and workflows.
- Maintain security best practices for cloud environments and ensure compliance with industry standards.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and developers.
- Stay up to date with the latest AWS services and industry trends to continuously improve cloud infrastructure and solutions.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).
- Strong experience with AWS cloud services, including AWS Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3, EC2, IAM, and others.
- Proficiency in Python programming for developing serverless applications and automation tasks.
- Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, AWS CDK).
- Strong understanding of serverless architectures and event-driven programming models.
- Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, AWS CodePipeline, or similar.
- Familiarity with AWS security best practices and services like IAM, VPC, and encryption techniques.
- Experience with logging and monitoring tools such as CloudWatch, ELK Stack, or Datadog.
- Knowledge of agile methodologies and experience working in an agile environment.
- Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot complex issues in cloud-based environments.
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