Skywalk Global · 12 hours ago
Cloud Platform Engineer – AWS (EKS & Service Mesh)
Des Moines Metro
Contract
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expSkywalk Global is seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer specializing in AWS services, particularly EKS and service mesh. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining AWS infrastructure while providing technical leadership and ensuring optimal performance and security of cloud operations.
Information Technology
Hiring Manager
Siri Kusuma
Responsibilities
Terraform Mastery: Participate in the design, development, and maintenance of AWS infrastructure using Terraform and Typescript, ensuring best practices and optimal performance
Advanced AWS Services Management: Manage, configure, and optimize a broad range of AWS services, including but not limited to EC2, EKS, ECR, Cognito, Lambda, RDS, S3, IAM, and CloudFront
Service Mesh Expertise: Architect, build, and sustain Istio service mesh within EKS clusters to ensure seamless and secure service interactions
Technical Leadership: Provide authoritative guidance and technical leadership in the implementation of AWS cloud infrastructure, influencing and mentoring diverse teams
Comprehensive Testing: Develop and maintain robust unit and integration tests to guarantee infrastructure as code (IaC) integrity and reliability
CI/CD Implementation: Spearhead the implementation and management of CI/CD pipelines, automating the deployment of infrastructure and applications for maximum efficiency
Monitoring & Performance Optimization: Collect telemetry, set up comprehensive monitoring systems, dashboards, and alerts, utilizing tools such as FluentBit, CloudWatch and Dynatrace to gain deep insights into cloud operations and application performance
Monitor and troubleshoot performance issues, ensuring high availability and optimal performance of infrastructure and services
Use Helm charts to package necessary resources and configurations, streamline installing, upgrading, fetching dependencies, and configuring deployments on EKS
Collaboration & Optimization: Collaborate closely with software engineers to optimize application performance and reliability in AWS environments
Security & Compliance: Implement and enforce security best practices and compliance controls, ensuring the AWS environment adheres to the highest operational and security standards
Qualification
Required
Terraform Expertise : hands-on experience in Terraform development using Typescript [required 4 years]
EKS Development : experience in developing and managing AWS services, with a strong focus on Amazon EKS. [required 8 years]
Service Mesh : experience in designing, building, and maintaining service mesh like Istio within an EKS environment [required 4 years]
AWS Services Development : extensive experience in developing and managing various AWS services, including EC2, EKS, ECR, S3, Cognito, NLB. [required 8 years]
Containers : experience working with Docker containers and microservices framework [required 6 years]
Helm charts : experience working with Helm charts [required 6 years]
Scripting Languages : Proficiency in scripting languages such as TypeScript and Python [required 6 years]
CI/CD Tools Mastery : experience building pipelines using CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub, GitHub Actions, etc. [required 8 years]
AWS Well-Architected Frameworks : A solid understanding of AWS Well-Architected Frameworks [required 4 years]
Networking Concepts: Strong understanding of networking concepts and protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, SSL/TLS) [required 8 years]
Security Best Practices: solid experience in implementing security best practices within AWS environments. [required 6 years]
Configuration Management & Orchestration tools to ensure cloud environments meet operational and security standards. [required 8 years]
Preferred
AWS certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, etc. ( PLEASE UPLOAD )
Strong communication and collaboration abilities
Experience working in an Agile environment
Previous experience in the public sector or on large-scale projects
Company
Skywalk Global
Skywalk Global offers IT consulting, application development, testing, and enterprise solutions.
51-200 employees
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