
AWS Solutions Engineer
Kyndryl
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Gurugram • 🇮🇳 India
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SeniorLead
Tech Stack
AnsibleAWSCloudDynamoDBEC2JenkinsTerraformVMware
About the role
- Kyndryl is seeking a talented AWS Solutions Expert.
- You will be instrumental in developing comprehensive cloud strategies, creating scalable and secure AWS environments, and guiding clients through seamless migrations from on-premises infrastructure to the cloud and manage Cloud BAU operations.
- Your responsibilities will include developing and implementing scalable AWS architectures, focusing on modernizing VMware workloads and ensuring robust, secure, and cost-effective cloud environments.
- You will design and deploy AWS landing zones to establish a secure, multi-account AWS environment, adhering to best practices for compliance, security, and account management.
- Leading initiatives to modernize on-premises VMware environments by leveraging AWS services (e.g., VMware to EC2) and developing strategies for re-platforming and refactoring applications will be a key part of your role.
- Additionally, you will manage the planning and execution of cloud migration projects, including assessments, dependency mapping, migration strategy, and risk mitigation.
- Partnering with clients to understand their business requirements, define project scope, and ensure successful cloud transformation outcomes will be essential.
- Ensuring all designs and implementations comply with AWS best practices, security policies, and relevant industry standards is crucial.
- You will utilize Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools, such as AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, and Ansible, to automate deployment and management processes.
- Optimizing cloud environments for cost, performance, and scalability while following AWS best practices and governance frameworks will be part of your responsibilities.
- Finally, you will produce and maintain detailed architectural documentation, operational procedures, and best practice guidelines, and provide training to internal teams and clients on cloud adoption and management.
Requirements
- Minimum of 8+ years of experience as a solutions expert or in a similar role, with at least 5+ years working specifically with AWS.
- Proficiency with AWS services (VPC, EC2, IAM, Lambda, S3, RDS, CloudTrail, etc.) and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools such as CloudFormation, Terraform, or Ansible.
- Knowledge of AWS security practices, compliance requirements, and tools (IAM, AWS Organizations, AWS Control Tower, and GuardDuty).
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automation frameworks to support continuous delivery and integration.
- Good understanding and hands-on in managing Dynamo DB / Kinesis / lambda / SQS / SNS / DevOps services.
- Hands on DevOps and CI/CD automation tools such as Git, Jenkins, Terra form, Ansible, and cloud native scripting such as Cloud Formation and ARM templates
- Should have strong knowledge on Certificate management, Encryption keys management, Load Balancers etc.
- Proven experience in designing and building AWS landing zones to support secure, multi-account architectures.
- Strong experience with cloud migration projects, including workload assessment, migration planning, and execution, with expertise in tools such as AWS Migration Hub and AWS Server Migration Service.
- Datadog integration setup / management hands on.
- Problem solving and conflict resolution skills.
- Note: This position is to support the night shift 9:30 PM IST – 5:30 AM IST to support the Japan non-business hours cloud operations.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible work hours
- Paid time off
- Professional development opportunities
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Hard skills
AWSInfrastructure-as-Codecloud migrationAWS servicesCI/CDDevOpscloud architecturesecurity practicesload balancingencryption management
Soft skills
problem solvingconflict resolutionclient partnershipproject scope definitiontrainingcommunication