- Company Name
- Sword Group
- Job Title
- AWS Cloud operations specialist
- Job Description
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**Job Title:**
AWS Cloud Operations Specialist
**Role Summary:**
Responsible for configuring, administering, and maintaining cloud infrastructure and applications, ensuring availability, stability, and security of production environments. Designs and implements automation, DevSecOps, and monitoring solutions. Provides expert support to customers and collaborates with development teams on deployment and performance tuning.
**Expectations:**
- Deliver high‑availability, secure, and compliant cloud solutions on AWS (Azure experience a plus).
- Meet defined scope, schedule, and operational metrics.
- Maintain confidentiality and comply with security frameworks.
**Key Responsibilities:**
- Configure and administer AWS resources (compute, storage, networking, managed services).
- Define and execute configuration management and deployment strategies using IaC tools (Terraform, CLI scripts).
- Develop automation scripts in Java, TypeScript, or other scripting languages for cloud orchestration.
- Design and implement DevSecOps capabilities (observability, continuous monitoring, traceability).
- Provide subject‑matter expert support for Cloud Platform products, APIs, and operations.
- Resolve software and infrastructure issues with development teams, including middleware, databases, and messaging platforms.
- Manage day‑to‑day deployments, maintenance activities, and performance tuning of information systems.
- Conduct security administration, monitoring, and compliance actions under the authority of the LISO.
**Required Skills:**
- Minimum 4 years operational experience with AWS (competence level 4+).
- Expertise in cloud services (compute, storage, network, managed services) – competence level 5+.
- Proficiency in infrastructure administration (Windows/Linux, networking, security, storage) – competence level 5+.
- Experience building and supporting SaaS cloud services – competence level 4+.
- Strong background in automation, IaC, configuration management, and deployment scripting using CLI – competence level 5+.
- Development skills: Java, TypeScript, Git, Terraform, and cloud‑automation scripting.
- Knowledge of virtualization technologies, middleware (JEE), RDBMS, and messaging platforms.
- Understanding of security, risk, compliance frameworks, disaster recovery, HA architectures, and networking connectivity.
- Excellent teamwork, self‑start, multicultural communication, and fluency in English (C1/C2).
- High discretion and integrity for handling personal and confidential data.
**Required Education & Certifications:**
- AWS Associate‑level certification (Developer or Solution Architect).
- If certification absent, obtain within 6 months of assignment start.
- Formal education in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field preferred.