Aws Cloud Operations Engineer

Role & responsibilities

Manage Linux and/or Windows servers across AWS (EC2, ECS/EKS nodes, hybrid environments).

• Perform OS-level configuration, hardening, troubleshooting, and optimization.
• Handle OS lifecycle tasks including provisioning, upgrading, and decommissioning.
• Maintain AMIs, golden images, or OS baselines for consistent deployments.
• Manage OS patching using AWS Systems Manager (SSM Patch Manager), Automation Runbooks, or third-party tools.
• Schedule, test, and deploy patches to minimize downtime and ensure compliance. • Remediate vulnerabilities identified by security scans (Inspector, Tenable, Qualys, etc.).
• Maintain compliance with internal security baselines and regulatory frameworks.

Preferred candidate profile

Priority Skill

Must Have AWS Cloud Operations

Must Have Linux Administration

Must Have Windows Server Administration

Must Have AWS Monitoring & Troubleshooting

Must Have Patch & Vulnerability Management

Must Have Active Directory / DNS / GPO

Good to Have Python/Bash/PowerShell

Good to Have AWS Backup & DR

Good to Have ServiceNow / Jira

Mandate: AWS SysOps Certification

At least 4-5 years of experience in AWS Cloud Operations with large multinational organisations. • Strong hands-on experience with AWS services (EC2, SSM, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch). • Expertise in OS patching, configuration management, and hardening. • Familiarity with scripting (Bash, PowerShell, Python). • Experience troubleshooting system performance, networking, and logs. • Strong understanding of cloud operations and ITIL/operational best practices. • Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell • AWS certifications (e.g., AWS SysOps Administrator Associate) are highly desirable

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