Principal Cloud Engineer - Remote US

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Requirements:

• Minimum of 7 years of experience managing AWS cloud infrastructure at scale.
• Strong understanding of core AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, etc.) and expertise in designing and managing multi-region, scalable cloud architectures.
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IAC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation
• Proven track record of managing and optimizing cloud costs, using tools like AWS Cost Explorer, Trusted Advisor, or other cost-management platforms.
• Experience scaling large data systems (including databases, data lakes, and big data platforms) across distributed cloud environments.
• Expertise in disaster recovery planning, implementation, and management within a cloud infrastructure.
• Solid understanding of cloud security, including IAM policies, encryption, network security, and proactive threat and vulnerability mitigation strategies.
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., CloudWatch, ELK stack, Prometheus) to ensure infrastructure health and performance.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to a variety of stakeholders, including non-technical team members.

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and manage highly scalable, secure, and cost-optimized AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Lead the automation of Infrastructure as Code (IAC) using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar technologies.
• Ensure high availability and reliability of systems, implementing disaster recovery and failover strategies.
• Collaborate with software development and data teams to optimize cloud architecture for large-scale data systems.
• Implement and maintain security best practices, including monitoring, threat detection, and vulnerability mitigation.
• Work on optimizing AWS costs while ensuring the infrastructure meets performance and scalability requirements.
• Stay current with the latest cloud technologies, and continuously improve the cloud environment with new tools and services.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to other engineers, promoting best practices in cloud operations and architecture.
• Monitor and respond to infrastructure incidents, ensuring timely resolutions and minimal downtime.