Lead Engineer

Title - System Engineer

Type - Contract

Location - Remote

Roles and Responsibilities:

- Design, deploy, and manage AWS cloud infrastructure, including EC2 instances, S3 buckets, VPCs, RDS databases, and Lambda functions.

- Assist in the design, implementation, and maintenance of backup, high-availability, and disaster recovery solutions.

- Develop and monitor automation scripts and tools for provisioning, configuration, and maintenance of cloud and on-premises resources.

- Monitor system performance, analyze trends, and implement improvements to ensure optimal resource utilization and cost efficiency.

- Implement security best practices and compliance standards to safeguard cloud environments.

- Administer company SaaS platforms to enhance user productivity, focusing on tools like Okta and AWS Workspaces.

- Collaborate with DevOps and development teams to streamline CI/CD pipelines and support application deployments.

- Provide technical guidance and support to junior cloud engineers and other team members.

- Stay up-to-date with the latest AWS services, features, and best practices, and evaluate their applicability to our infrastructure.

Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

- Minimum of 5 years of experience in designing, implementing, and managing AWS cloud solutions.

- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional certification is highly preferred.

- Strong understanding of cloud computing concepts and architectures, including IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS.

- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot complex issues in cloud environments.

- Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team environment.

Tools and Technologies:

- Proficiency in AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, Lambda, CloudFormation, and CloudWatch.

- Experience with infrastructure automation tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.

- Proven hands-on experience supporting the Okta SSO Platform.

- Solid understanding of networking concepts and technologies, including TCP/IP, VPN, DNS, and routing.

- Familiarity with monitoring platforms such as Data Dog, Orion, Nagios, and WhatsUp Gold.

- Hands-on experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) and orchestration