AWS Cloud Infrastructure Engineer/ IaC DevOps

Company: DATAECONOMY
Location: Boston
Posted on: March 29, 2025

Job Description:

Boston, United States - Posted on 11/11/2024About DATAECONOMY: We are a fast-growing data & analytics company headquartered in Dublin with offices in Dublin, OH, Providence, RI, and an advanced technology center in Hyderabad, India. We are clearly differentiated in the data & analytics space via our suite of solutions, accelerators, frameworks, and thought leadership.Job DescriptionFull-timeJob Overview:We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated AWS Cloud Infrastructure Engineer / IaC DevOps (14 to 20 years) to join our team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for building and managing AWS Cloud Landing Zones, enabling cloud services, and automating infrastructure pipelines using Terraform, Harness, and monitoring and observability tools. This role requires a deep understanding of AWS services, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and cloud-native architecture.The AWS Cloud Infrastructure Engineer / IaC DevOps will work closely with development, security, and operations teams to ensure seamless deployment, scalability, and observability across the cloud infrastructure. This role is essential for maintaining a reliable and efficient cloud environment that supports both operational efficiency and business objectives.Key Responsibilities:

• AWS Cloud Landing Zone Setup

• Design, implement, and manage AWS Landing Zones using AWS Control Tower or AWS Organizations for multi-account and multi-region environments.
• Set up foundational AWS services such as VPC, IAM, CloudTrail, CloudWatch, and AWS Config in alignment with security best practices and governance controls.
• Ensure that Landing Zone deployment follows AWS Well-Architected Framework to ensure security, performance efficiency, cost optimization, reliability, and operational excellence.
• Configure AWS Service Catalog and AWS Service Control Policies (SCPs) to streamline service usage and enforce compliance in the Landing Zone.
• Service Enablement & Automation
  • Enable and configure cloud services (e.g., EC2, RDS, Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, and ECS) within the Landing Zone for both internal and customer-facing applications.
  • Implement service-level controls to enforce security, scalability, and compliance across various AWS services.
  • Automate the deployment and configuration of resources using Terraform and AWS CloudFormation to provision infrastructure as code.
  • Manage and scale AWS Elastic Load Balancers (ELB), Auto Scaling, and Elastic Container Services (ECS) to ensure high availability and fault tolerance.
  • Building and Managing Pipelines
    • Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Terraform, Harness, and Jenkins to automate infrastructure provisioning and application deployments.
    • Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CloudFormation practices to enable rapid, repeatable, and scalable cloud resource deployments.
    • Work closely with development teams to integrate application deployment pipelines into infrastructure provisioning and to optimize workflows.
    • Design and manage blue/green deployments, canary releases, and rollbacks to minimize deployment risk and downtime.
    • Monitoring, Observability & Reporting
      • Implement cloud monitoring solutions using Amazon CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and AWS X-Ray for end-to-end monitoring and observability.
      • Design and deploy centralized logging and metrics pipelines using tools like Elasticsearch, Kibana, or Splunk for log aggregation and analysis.
      • Monitor infrastructure health, application performance, and security posture using real-time alerting, dashboards, and automated remediation workflows.
      • Create and manage custom CloudWatch Alarms, CloudTrail Logs, and AWS Config Rules to ensure compliance and track resource activity.
      • Security & Compliance
        • Work with the security team to implement best practices for securing the landing zone, including IAM roles, policies, encryption, and multi-factor authentication (MFA).
        • Implement AWS Key Management Service (KMS) to manage encryption keys for securing data both at rest and in transit.
        • Ensure the infrastructure adheres to compliance frameworks such as PCI-DSS, SOC2, GDPR, and ISO 27001.
        • Conduct security audits using AWS Inspector, GuardDuty, and Security Hub to identify vulnerabilities and improve overall security posture.
        • Cost Optimization & Reporting
          • Optimize resource usage and cost efficiency through auto-scaling, right-sizing instances, and ensuring efficient usage of cloud resources.
          • Use AWS Cost Explorer and AWS Trusted Advisor to monitor and optimize cloud expenditures, while adhering to the organization's budgetary constraints.
          • Implement cost management policies, including alerting for overspending, and recommend cost-effective AWS service usage.Required Skills & Qualifications:
            • AWS Certifications: Solutions Architect - Associate/Professional, DevOps Engineer, or similar.
            • Hands-on experience with AWS services (EC2, VPC, IAM, RDS, Lambda, etc.)
            • Terraform expertise for Infrastructure as Code (IaC) management.
            • Proficient in CI/CD tools (Harness, Jenkins, GitLab).
            • Strong knowledge of CloudFormation and AWS Config for compliance.
            • Experience with AWS Control Tower and SCPs for multi-account management.
            • Familiar with monitoring tools like CloudWatch, Splunk, or Datadog.
            • Security best practices and tools like IAM, KMS, WAF, and GuardDuty.
            • Experience in cost optimization using AWS tools.Preferred Skills:
              • Experience with AWS Lambda for serverless computing.
              • Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and EKS for containerization.Education and Experience:
                • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
                • 15-20 years of hands-on experience with AWS cloud infrastructure and services.
                • Experience working on large-scale, enterprise-level cloud infrastructure projects and migrations.
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