Linux & AWS Cloud Engineer - Unix/Red Hat/Ubuntu (5-7 yrs)

Linux & AWS Cloud Engineer

Job Summary :

We are looking for an experienced Linux & AWS Cloud Engineer with 5 to 7 years of hands-on experience in Red Hat, Ubuntu Linux, and UNIX environments. The ideal candidate should possess expertise in cloud infrastructure on AWS, automation, networking, and scripting. The role requires deep knowledge of infrastructure as code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, workload balancing, and virtualization technologies.

Key Responsibilities :

- Manage, deploy, and maintain Linux-based systems (Red Hat, Ubuntu, UNIX).

- Support Solaris & AIX environments (added advantage).

- Work extensively with Amazon Web Services (AWS) IaaS/PaaS for cloud operations.

- Implement and manage AWS services like CloudFormation, Elastic Beanstalk, ECS (Orchestration), OpsWorks, CodeDeploy, CodePipeline, and CodeCommit.

- Build, deploy, and optimize CI/CD pipelines on AWS.

- Ensure high availability and performance through workload balancing and Power5 virtualization.

- Perform advanced troubleshooting in TCP/IP, DNS, NFS, NIS, DCE/DFS, LDAP, LPAR, and SNMP.

- Automate operations using shell scripting (Bash, sed, awk, etc.).

- Develop and maintain automation scripts using PowerShell, Python, Ruby, Bash, YAML, or JSON.

- Ensure security best practices and compliance for AWS & Linux environments.

- Monitor system performance and optimize resources for high availability and scalability.

- Provide support in networking (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, SSL/TLS, etc.).

- Work closely with DevOps teams to enhance system automation and cloud infrastructure.

Required Skills & Experience :

- 5 to 7 years of experience in Linux administration (Red Hat, Ubuntu, UNIX).

- 4+ years of AWS cloud experience in infrastructure deployment and automation.

- Strong expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using AWS CloudFormation.

- Experience in container orchestration using ECS.

- Deep understanding of CI/CD pipelines and automation tools (OpsWorks, CodeDeploy, CodePipeline, CodeCommit).

- Proficiency in networking protocols and services (TCP/IP, DNS, NFS, LDAP, HTTP, SSL/TLS).

- Strong scripting skills using Bash, Python, Ruby, YAML, JSON.

- Hands-on experience in workload balancing and virtualization (Power5, LPAR, SNMP).

Mandatory certifications : AWS Professional-Level Certification & RHEL Certification.

Preferred Qualifications :

Experience with Solaris & AIX environments.

Strong knowledge of cloud security best practices.

Familiarity with automation tools like Ansible, Terraform, and Kubernetes.