Hands-on experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining cloud-based infrastructure, particularly in AWS Expertise with operational data storage solutions (e.g., PostgreSQL, AmazonRDS, S3 or similar) Hands-on experience with container technologies (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes/EKS) Strong experience in infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar) Proficiency in at least one programming language (Python preferred) Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Jenkins, or similar) Familiarity with networking and security best practices in cloud environments Familiarity with observability tools (DataDog, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry)