Cloud Engineer

Note: Looking for only local candidates from DMV area "Open to sponsored candidates as well" Must Have Qualifications: Must have 10+ years of relevant experience with working knowledge of AWS, Cloud Computing, Cloud Infrastructure, and Kubernetes. Nice to haves: Istio and Service Mesh. • The candidate must have experience with the following: • AWS services such as Lambda, S3, IAM, RDS, Aurora PostgreSQL, EKS etc. • Addons such as AWS VPC CNI plugin, AWS CLI etc. • IaC tools such as CloudFormation or Terraform (Both are preferred) • Scripting with either Python or Bash (Both are preferred) • GitOps tools such as Flux or Argo CD • Secrets managers such as HashiCorp or AWS secrets manager • Communication and problem solving skills • Experience with Service Mesh technologies such as Istio is highly preferred. • Experience with MongoDB is nice to have. Key Responsibilities: • Design, implement, and manage Kubernetes clusters on AWS/GCP/Azure, ensuring high availability and scalability. • Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or AWS Code pipeline. • Automate infrastructure provisioning and management using Terraform and AWS CloudFormation. • Integrate AWS Lambda functions into platform workflows for event-driven automation. • Manage AWS resources such as S3, RDS, and secrets using AWS Secrets Manager or HashiCorp Vault. • Implement robust secrets management strategies across platforms and environments. • Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize system performance, security, and reliability. • Collaborate with development, security, and operations teams to ensure seamless platform integration and support. • Stay updated on industry trends, emerging technologies, and AWS best practices. Required Skills & Qualifications: • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or equivalent work experience (required). • 6+ years of hands-on experience in DevOps, cloud engineering, SRE, or platform engineering roles. • Deep expertise in Kubernetes architecture, deployment, scaling, and monitoring. • Strong experience in AWS services, including Lambda, S3, RDS, IAM, and VPC. • Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code using Terraform and CloudFormation. • Solid understanding of CI/CD concepts and pipeline implementation. • Advanced knowledge of secrets management (AWS Secrets Manager, HashiCorp Vault, etc.). • Strong scripting skills (Python, Bash, Go, etc.). • Solid understanding of networking, security, and observability in Kubernetes. • Familiarity with GitOps practices and tools like Flux or ArgoCD. • Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills. • AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, etc.) and Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or similar certification are a plus. Preferred Skills: • Experience with container security and compliance. • Familiarity with service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd, etc.). • Knowledge of observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, etc.).