# AWS Engineer

**Company:** [Caxton Associates](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/toMwDuNg9FgY32kufYmG7Y.md)
**Location:** Bengaluru, India
**Workplace:** on site
**Employment type:** Full-time
**Department:** Technology

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## Description

We are seeking an AWS Engineer for our Bangalore office. The AWS Engineer will be responsible for maintaining and enhancing our global cloud infrastructure, with a focus on automation, security, and performance optimization. The role involves supporting existing AWS environments, assisting in cloud migrations, and collaborating with multiple teams across Caxton.

The successful candidate will play a key role in the Systems and Infrastructure team, contributing to the operational efficiency, reliability, and security of our AWS infrastructure.

**Responsibilities:**

-   Designing robust, scalable, and secure cloud-based solutions using AWS services.
-   Manage, monitor, and optimize AWS infrastructure across multiple global environments.
-   Select the appropriate AWS services to meet the firm’s requirements and business goals.
-   Deploy and maintain EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, and related AWS services.
-   Support hybrid integrations between AWS and on-premises systems.
-   Implement and manage security policies and IAM roles to ensure infrastructure security.
-   Collaborate with software development teams on CI/CD pipelines and cloud tools.
-   Assist with incident response and performance troubleshooting.
-   Staying updated with the latest AWS features and services, cloud computing technologies, and best practices.
-   Work closely with teams across the firm to ensure cloud solutions align with company policies, technical requirements, and business objectives.

**Experience:**

-   5+ years of experience with AWS services such as EC2, S3, VPC, RDS, and CloudWatch and university degree in related domain.
-   Knowledge of networking, IAM, VPC, and security best practices.
-   Proven ability to design and implement AWS solutions based on business requirements and best practices.
-   Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automation, and infrastructure as code (IaC), using tools like GitLab and Terraform.
-   Knowledge of AWS database services (RDS) and storage solutions (S3, EBS, EFS).
-   Familiarity with monitoring tools (e.g. CloudWatch).
-   Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Powershell) and understanding of programming concepts to automate cloud operations and deployments.
-   Ability to optimize applications and services for performance and cost efficiency in AWS.
-   Strong analytical capability and excellent verbal and written communication skills.
-   AWS Associate-level certification (SysOps or Solutions Architect) preferred.
-   A commitment to continuous learning and staying updated with the latest technologies and AWS services.
-   Displays and operates at the highest degree of ethics and integrity.