Infrastructure Engineer

This is a Full Time Job Onsite in NYC. MUST BE a Citizen or Green Card Holder.

Job Description:

As the AWS Infrastructure Lead for the organization, you will play a pivotal role in designing, building, and managing the foundational infrastructure on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) platform. You will lead a team of skilled professionals to ensure the reliability, scalability, and security of the cloud-based infrastructure while collaborating with cross-functional teams to support the organization's technological growth and innovation.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 10 Years of relevant experience.
• Relevant industry certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, or equivalent.
• Extensive experience designing, building, and managing infrastructure in AWS.
• Strong understanding of cloud architecture principles and infrastructure best practices.
• Proficiency in infrastructure automation using tools like AWS CloudFormation, Terraform.
• Solid scripting skills (Python, PowerShell, etc.) for automation and orchestration.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Ability to lead and mentor a team of infrastructure professionals.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with cloud architects and other stakeholders to design scalable and resilient infrastructure solutions in AWS.
• Develop infrastructure-as-code (IaC) templates using tools like AWS CloudFormation or Terraform.
• Implement and manage the provisioning and lifecycle management of compute instances, storage resources, databases, and other infrastructure components.
• Optimize resource allocation for cost efficiency and performance.
• Design and implement architecture for high availability and fault tolerance, spanning multiple AWS Availability Zones and regions.
• Develop and test disaster recovery procedures to ensure business continuity.
• Lead efforts to automate infrastructure deployment, scaling, and configuration using infrastructure-as-code practices.
• Implement continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines for infrastructure changes.
• Implement and maintain security best practices for infrastructure, including access controls, encryption, and compliance with relevant standards.
• Collaborate with security teams to address vulnerabilities and implement security controls.
• Set up monitoring solutions to track the performance and health of infrastructure components.
• Analyze metrics and logs to identify and resolve performance bottlenecks.
• Monitor and analyze resource utilization to optimize costs without compromising performance.
• Implement strategies for right-sizing and selecting cost-effective AWS services.
• Collaborate with development, operations, and other teams to ensure infrastructure meets application requirements.
• Maintain detailed documentation of infrastructure architecture, configurations, and processes.
• Forecast infrastructure capacity requirements based on growth projections and application needs.
• Implement strategies for scaling resources up or down as needed.
• Stay updated with AWS service offerings and emerging technologies to drive innovation and enhance infrastructure capabilities.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and automation.