Cloud Engineer

Essential Skills:

• Understanding of Cloud Models: Familiarity with IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS.

• Linux Administration: Strong knowledge of Various popular Linux flavours like Ubuntu, Amazon Linux etc.

• AWS Services: Knowledge of core AWS services like EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, CloudFormation, and IAM.

• Networking Concepts: Understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, VPNs, and firewalls.

• AWS Networking Services: Proficiency in AWS networking features like VPC, Direct Connect, and Route 53.

• AWS Security Services: Knowledge of AWS security services like IAM, KMS, and Shield.

• General Security Principles: Understanding of security policies, compliance, and best practices.

• Monitoring Tools: Experience with AWS CloudWatch, AWS X-Ray, and third-party monitoring tools.

• Performance Optimization: Skills in optimizing cloud resources for cost and performance.

Desired Skills

• CI/CD Pipelines: Familiarity with continuous integration and continuous deployment practices and tools (e.g., AWS CodePipeline, Jenkins).

• MongoDB and mysql administration

• Containerization and Orchestration: Knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes, especially with AWS services like ECS and EKS.