Senior AWS Engineer

2 weeks ago


Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Boardroom Appointments Full time R90 000 - R120 000 per year


Senior AWS Engineer - 6 Month Contract

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design and implement AWS-based infrastructure solutions using best practices.
  • Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
  • Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize cloud environments for performance and cost-efficiency.
  • Ensure security and compliance through proper IAM policies, encryption, and auditing.
  • Collaborate with DevOps, development, and security teams to support CI/CD pipelines and application deployments.
  • Lead incident response and root cause analysis for cloud-related issues.
  • Stay current with AWS services and recommend improvements or new technologies.
  • Mentor junior engineers and contribute to knowledge sharing within the team.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

  • Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
  • 5+ years of experience in cloud engineering with a focus on AWS.
  • Strong knowledge of AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, etc.).
  • Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Bash, etc.).
  • Experience with IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation).
  • Familiarity with containerization (Docker, ECS, EKS) and orchestration.
  • Understanding of networking, security, and cloud architecture principles.
  • AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional) are a plus.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with hybrid cloud or multi-cloud environments.
  • Knowledge of DevOps practices and tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, etc.).
  • Exposure to monitoring and logging tools (Datadog, Prometheus, ELK stack).
  • Strong communication and leadership skills.


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