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Amgen Inc

Senior AWS Cloud Engineer

4-6 Years
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Job Description

senior AWS Cloud Engineer will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining scalable, secure, and reliable AWS cloud infrastructure. This is a

hands-on engineering role requiring deep expertise in

Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation, cloud networking, and security. The ideal candidate should have

strong AWS knowledge and be capable of writing and maintaining

Terraform, CloudFormation, and CI/CD pipelines to streamline cloud deployments. Please note, this is an onsite role based in Hyderabad.

AWS Infrastructure Design & Implementation 

Architect, implement, and manage

highly available AWS cloud environments.

Design

VPCs, Subnets, Security Groups, and IAM policies to enforce security standard processes.

Optimize AWS costs using

reserved instances, savings plans, and auto-scaling.

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) & Automation 

  • Develop, maintain, and enhance Terraform & CloudFormation templates for cloud provisioning.
  • Automate deployment, scaling, and monitoring using AWS-native tools & scripting.
  • Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and application deployments.

Cloud Security & Compliance 

  • Enforce standard processes in IAM, encryption, and network security.
  • Ensure compliance with SOC2, ISO27001, and NIST standards.
  • Implement AWS Security Hub, GuardDuty, and WAF for threat detection and response.

Monitoring & Performance Optimization 

  • Set up AWS CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, and logging solutions for proactive monitoring.
  • Implement autoscaling, load balancing, and caching strategies for performance optimization.
  • Troubleshoot cloud infrastructure issues and conduct root cause analysis.

 

Collaboration & DevOps Practices 

Work closely with software engineers, SREs, and DevOps teams to support deployments.

Maintain GitOps best practices for cloud infrastructure versioning.

Support on-call rotation for high-priority cloud incidents.

What we expect of you 

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Master's degree and 4 to 6 years of computer science, IT, or related field experience OR
  • Bachelor's degree and 6 to 8 years of computer science, IT, or related field experience OR
  • Diploma and 10 to 12 years of computer science, IT, or related field experience
  • Deep hands-on experience with AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, ECS/EKS, API Gateway, etc.).
  • Expertise in Terraform & CloudFormation for AWS infrastructure automation.
  • Strong knowledge of
  • AWS networking (VPC, Direct Connect, Transit Gateway, VPN, Route 53).
  • Experience with
  • Linux administration, scripting (Python, Bash), and CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, CodePipeline, etc.).
  • Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills in
  • cloud networking, storage, and security.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with

Kubernetes (EKS) and service mesh architectures.

Knowledge of

AWS Lambda and event-driven architectures.

Familiarity with

AWS CDK, Ansible, or Packer for cloud automation.

Exposure to

multi-cloud environments (Azure, GCP).

Familiarity with

HPC, DGX Cloud.

Professional Certifications (preferred):

  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate or Professional
  • AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
  • Terraform Associate Certification

Soft

Skills:

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to work effectively with global, virtual teams
  • Effective communication and collaboration with cross-functional teams.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, cloud-first environment.

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