Senior AWS Engineer

Overview

Senior AWS Engineer role in the Systems and Infrastructure team, based in the Bangalore office, responsible for maintaining and enhancing Caxton Associates' global cloud infrastructure with a focus on automation, security and performance optimization.

What you'll do

• Design robust, scalable and secure cloud-based solutions using AWS services.
• Manage, monitor and optimize AWS infrastructure across multiple global environments.
• Select the appropriate AWS services to meet the firm's requirements and business goals.
• Deploy and maintain EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda and related AWS services.
• Support hybrid integrations between AWS and on-premises systems.
• Implement and manage security policies and IAM roles to ensure infrastructure security.
• Collaborate with software development teams on CI/CD pipelines and cloud tools.
• Assist with incident response and performance troubleshooting.
• Stay updated with the latest AWS features and services, cloud computing technologies and best practices.
• Work closely with teams across the firm to ensure cloud solutions align with company policies, technical requirements and business objectives.

What you'll need

• 10+ years of experience with AWS services such as EC2, S3, VPC, RDS and CloudWatch.
• University degree in a related domain.
• Knowledge of networking, IAM, VPC and security best practices.
• Proven ability to design and implement AWS solutions based on business requirements and best practices.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automation and infrastructure as code (IaC), using tools like GitLab and Terraform.
• Knowledge of AWS database services (RDS) and storage solutions (S3, EBS, EFS).
• Familiarity with monitoring tools (e.g. CloudWatch).
• Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g. Python, PowerShell) and understanding of programming concepts to automate cloud operations and deployments.
• Ability to optimize applications and services for performance and cost efficiency in AWS.
• Strong analytical capability and excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Displays and operates at the highest degree of ethics and integrity.
• A commitment to continuous learning and staying updated with the latest technologies and AWS services.

Nice to have

• AWS Associate-level certification (SysOps or Solutions Architect).
• Familiarity with AI tools like Codex, Claude etc.

Details

• Location: Bangalore office (Bengaluru, Karnataka, India).