Cloud Engineer

Company Description :

Gunpowder Innovations is a technology-first company building high-performance applications in fintech and health tech. Our engineering team is passionate about solving complex problems at scale, delivering seamless user experiences through cutting-edge mobile and web technologies. AllerWell, one of our flagship products, uses AI and advanced tech to revolutionize allergy management, helping users make safer food choices.

NOTE - This role is for immediate joiners only.

About the Role :

We are seeking an experienced

AWS Cloud Engineer

to design, implement, and maintain highly available and scalable AWS infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with AWS core services, automation tools, and DevOps practices to ensure secure, efficient, and cost-effective operations.

Key Responsibilities :

Design, deploy, and manage applications and services on AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, ECS / EKS, etc.).

Implement and maintain

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

using

Terraform

or

AWS CloudFormation .

Manage and optimize

networking, storage, and compute

resources for cost and performance.

Configure and maintain

CI / CD pipelines

using AWS CodePipeline, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions.

Set up

monitoring, logging, and alerting

via CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and AWS Config.

Ensure cloud infrastructure meets

security, compliance, and scalability

requirements.

Troubleshoot production issues and perform root-cause analysis for incidents.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to automate deployment and improve system reliability.

Required skills & Experience :

3+ years of hands-on experience working with

AWS infrastructure .

Strong understanding of AWS services :

EC2, VPC, S3, IAM, RDS, Lambda, CloudFront, Route 53, and EKS / ECS.

Experience with

Docker

and

Kubernetes

in AWS environments.

Proficiency in

Linux / Unix

administration and

network configuration .

Knowledge of

CI / CD

and automation tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, AWS CodeBuild, CodeDeploy).

Scripting ability in

Python, Bash, or PowerShell.

Familiarity with

monitoring and logging

tools (CloudWatch, ELK Stack, or Prometheus).

Strong understanding of

cloud security principles

and IAM best practices.

Preferred qualifications :

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate

or

AWS Certified DevOps Engineer.

Experience with

serverless architectures (Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB).

Hands-on experience with

Terraform

or

Ansible

for infrastructure automation.

Exposure to

cost optimization

and

performance tuning

within AWS.