AWS Platform Engineer - Officer

Overview

Design, build and maintain scalable AWS platform infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines and containerization technologies, within agile teams at State Street's Global Technology Services.

What you'll do

• Design, build, and maintain scalable AWS infrastructure following industry and company best practices
• Develop and implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform for multi-account AWS environments
• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Harness for automated deployments
• Work independently and collaboratively with cross-functional engineering and operations teams
• Develop and implement IaC solutions for container orchestration using ECS and EKS, Lambda and related AWS services, and EFS, EBS and S3 with proper lifecycle policies
• Implement robust IAM policies, security controls, and compliance standards
• Design and configure VPC networking, subnets, routing, and security groups
• Manage efforts within agile teams to ensure timely delivery of platform initiatives
• Identify and proactively address infrastructure risks and performance bottlenecks
• Provide technical expertise in estimating and planning infrastructure projects
• Maintain accountability for the overall delivery and operational excellence of the platform

What you'll need

• 10+ years overall experience in IT infrastructure and cloud engineering
• 6+ years of hands-on experience with AWS services at scale
• 4+ years of experience in cloud architecture and infrastructure design
• 4+ years of experience with Terraform for Infrastructure as Code
• 4+ years of experience with Harness or similar CI/CD platforms (Jenkins, GitLab CI)
• Strong expertise in AWS core services: Compute (EC2, ECS, EKS, Lambda); Storage (S3, EFS, EBS); Networking (VPC, Subnets, Route Tables, NAT Gateways, Transit Gateway, Load Balancers); Security (IAM, Security Groups, KMS, Secrets Manager)
• Deep understanding of container technologies (Docker) and orchestration platforms (Kubernetes, ECS)
• Extensive knowledge of Kubernetes architecture, deployments, and operations
• Experience building and optimizing CI/CD pipelines with automated testing and deployment strategies
• Experience with monitoring and observability solutions (CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana)
• Solid understanding of networking concepts (DNS, TCP/IP, Load Balancing, CDN)
• Strategic thinker with excellent communication skills, able to mentor and guide team members
• Experience with AWS cost optimization strategies and FinOps practices
• Minimum Bachelor's Degree required

Nice to have

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Professional or Associate) or AWS DevOps Engineer certification
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
• Experience with additional AWS services (RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, ElastiCache, Redshift)
• Knowledge of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices and Chaos Engineering
• Prior experience in financial services or highly regulated industries
• Experience with multi-cloud or hybrid cloud architectures
• Proficiency with scripting languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell)
• Prior working knowledge of Jira and Confluence
• Solid experience in Agile methodologies (Scrum and Kanban)

Details

• Location: Bangalore or Hyderabad
• Work mode: Fully working from office; no hybrid working
• Schedule: 3 pm to 12 am IST