Junior AWS Engineer (US Shift)

Responsibilities

Monitor and manage AWS resources such as EC2, RDS, S3, CloudFront, Route 53, VPC, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and Lambda during US shift hours.

Troubleshoot infrastructure issues and resolve incidents promptly to minimize downtime.

Configure, manage, and optimize EC2 instances and RDS databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Aurora).

Manage IAM users, roles, and policies to maintain secure access control.

Configure S3 storage with appropriate policies and assist in CloudFront setup for content delivery.

Manage Route 53 for DNS configurations and health checks.

Set up and maintain VPCs, subnets, routing, and network access control.

Use CloudWatch and CloudTrail for monitoring, alerts, and logging.

Manage Elastic Load Balancers (ALB / NLB) for high availability.

Work with Docker for containerized applications and assist in orchestration using ECS or EKS.

Use Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and Git for version control and collaboration.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience).

1–3 years of experience working with AWS services in a cloud or DevOps role.

Hands-on experience with key AWS services : EC2, RDS, IAM, S3, CloudFront, Route 53, VPC, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and ELB.

Basic understanding of Docker, Terraform, and Kubernetes (ECS / EKS).

Familiarity with Linux / Unix environments and scripting (Bash / Python).

Experience using Git for version control.

Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.

Must be available to work during

US shift (night hours).

Preferred Qualifications

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner or Associate-level certification.

Experience with CI / CD pipelines, automation tools, or additional AWS services (e.g., Elasticache, CloudFormation).