AWS Cloud Platform Engineer

Job Title:
AWS Cloud Platform Engineer

Location:
Woodland Hills, CA (Onsite)

Job Overview

We are seeking an experienced
AWS Cloud Platform Engineer
to support enterprise cloud infrastructure and operations. The ideal candidate will be responsible for
designing, provisioning, monitoring, and optimizing AWS-based infrastructure
, ensuring high availability, security, and scalability of cloud environments.

This role involves
platform engineering, infrastructure automation, cloud monitoring, incident management, and cost optimization
while collaborating with DevOps, security, and development teams to maintain reliable and efficient cloud operations.

Key Responsibilities

Platform Engineering

- Provision, configure, and support
application infrastructure in AWS cloud environments
.
- Build and maintain
OS Golden Images
for standardized cloud deployments.
- Ensure
reliability, stability, and recoverability
of enterprise cloud infrastructure.
- Perform
capacity planning
to optimize server and application performance.
- Manage
server storage, shared storage environments, and resource allocation
.
- Perform
hardware/software upgrades, OS patching, and system updates
.
- Validate and implement
firewall policies and security configurations
.
- Manage
backup and restoration processes
with automated reporting.
- Implement
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
using
Terraform and GitHub
.

Cloud Operations

- Monitor
cloud infrastructure health, availability, and performance
across virtual machines, databases, containers, load balancers, and networks.
- Configure monitoring tools such as
AWS CloudWatch, Dynatrace, or enterprise monitoring platforms
.
- Implement
alerting mechanisms
to proactively identify and respond to system anomalies.
- Analyze
logs, metrics, and system traces
to identify performance issues.

Incident Management & Troubleshooting

- Act as the
first line of support for cloud-related incidents
.
- Troubleshoot infrastructure, networking, and application issues.
- Participate in
on-call rotations for 24/7 support of critical systems
.
- Conduct
root cause analysis (RCA) and post-incident reviews (PIR)
to prevent recurring issues.

Infrastructure Management

- Manage
provisioning, deprovisioning, and scaling
of AWS cloud resources.
- Perform routine maintenance tasks including
patching, upgrades, and backups
.
- Maintain consistent cloud configurations using
Terraform-based infrastructure automation
.
- Optimize infrastructure performance and resource utilization.

Automation & DevOps

- Develop automation scripts using
Python, Bash, or PowerShell
.
- Automate
infrastructure provisioning and deployment workflows
using
Terraform and CI/CD pipelines
.
- Integrate automation with
DevOps pipelines for efficient deployments
.

Security & Compliance

- Implement
cloud security best practices
including
IAM, encryption, and network security groups
.
- Monitor and respond to
security vulnerabilities and threats
.
- Ensure compliance with
enterprise security policies and industry standards
.

Cost Optimization (FinOps)

- Monitor and analyze
AWS cloud spending
to identify optimization opportunities.
- Implement cost-saving strategies such as
resource rightsizing, reserved instances, and eliminating idle resources
.
- Generate
cost analysis reports and recommendations
for management.

Cloud Governance

- Define and enforce
cloud governance policies and standards
.
- Maintain
documentation, operational runbooks, and best practices
for cloud infrastructure.

Collaboration

- Work closely with
DevOps engineers, cloud architects, developers, and security teams
.
- Communicate system status, incidents, and operational updates to both
technical and non-technical stakeholders
.
- Participate in
cross-functional planning and infrastructure strategy discussions
.

Required Skills & Qualifications

- 10+ years of experience in
Cloud Infrastructure Engineering or Cloud Operations
.
- Strong expertise in
AWS Cloud Platform services
.
- Hands-on experience with
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and GitHub
.
- Experience with
DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines
.
- Strong understanding of
cloud security principles and compliance standards
.
- Experience with
cloud monitoring tools such as AWS CloudWatch, Dynatrace, or enterprise monitoring platforms
.
- Proficiency in scripting languages such as
Python, Bash, or PowerShell
.
- Strong experience with
cloud performance monitoring, logging, and cost optimization
.
- Excellent
problem-solving, troubleshooting, and communication skills
.

Preferred Skills

- Experience with
multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
.
- Exposure to
container platforms such as Docker or Kubernetes
.
- Knowledge of
enterprise cloud governance and FinOps practices
.