AWS Platform Operations - Officer

Overview

AWS Platform Operations SRE engineer supporting State Street's AWS cloud native platform operations, focused on AWS foundations, service enablement, Infrastructure as Code and operations as code via Terraform and Harness.

What you'll do

• Support State Street's AWS cloud native platform operations.
• Apply proficiency in AWS platform foundations and services.
• Apply proficiency in Terraform and Harness.
• Manage incidents, changes and problems (ITSM).
• Devise solutions and methodologies to reduce MTTRs and increase uptime.
• Refine and enhance continuous monitoring and observability.
• Design and maintain a patch management solution.
• Carry out release management to pre-prod and production environments.
• Participate in regular DR activities along with applications.
• Standardize and maintain metrics and reporting.
• Continuously look for cost optimization opportunities.
• Produce show back / chargeback reporting.
• Maintain operations as code practices.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in any Engineering discipline.
• 9+ years of IT experience in a hands-on role.
• 3-5 years of experience designing and supporting AWS environments.
• Solid SRE operations experience in an AWS environment.
• Automation-focused, engineering mindset.
• Mindset to reduce toil via operations as code and reduce manual intervention.
• Strong understanding of cloud native design patterns and DevOps principles (Infrastructure as Code).
• Understanding of Agile and DevOps.
• Deep understanding of Microsoft Azure IaaS, PaaS and SaaS solutions along with cloud native design patterns and DevOps principles (Infrastructure as Code).
• Deep understanding of cloud computing technologies with demonstrated hands-on experience in one or more of: Core IaaS (Compute, Storage, Networking, High Availability); Azure PaaS services (Azure Kubernetes Service, Event Hub etc.); Data Platform and Big Data (SQL Server, Azure SQL DB, Azure Stream Analytics, Azure Data Factory / Data Bricks).
• Strong programming and scripting background in languages such as shell scripts, Python, Java etc.
• Experience designing, coding and deploying Terraform templates / modules with Harness.
• Handling critical issues and timely remediations in high pressure situations.
• Ability to develop and document deliverables compliant with established company design control and regulatory statutes.
• Openness and ability to learn new skills and technologies in a fast-paced environment.
• Self-motivated and passionate individual.
• Team player with ability to effectively communicate ideas and escalate issues across teams in a timely manner.
• Working proficiency and communication skills in verbal and written English.

Nice to have

• Appropriate certifications demonstrating understanding of core infrastructure concepts as well as data and/or DevOps principles.
• Automated testing tools experience.
• ServiceNow, Splunk, Grafana knowledge.
• Knowledge of OS (Windows / Linux).
• Financial services or regulated industry experience.

Details

• Location: Bangalore, India.