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Cloud Engineer (Backend / DevOps)

Smart Working • India
Full Remote
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Design, build, and maintain AWS infrastructure using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code for a remote-first cloud engineering role. Own CI/CD pipelines, container deployments, monitoring, and backend microservice development across AWS services. Requires senior-level cloud/DevOps experience, strong AWS and Terraform skills, and Java backend development capability.

Key Highlights
Design and maintain AWS infrastructure using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code
Own and improve CI/CD pipelines, primarily with GitHub Actions
Implement software supply-chain security controls such as SBOMs and image signing
Manage Docker, ECS, and Kubernetes container deployments
Develop Java backend microservices with RBAC, metrics ingestion, and multi-tenancy
Key Responsibilities
Develop, maintain and improve AWS cloud infrastructure using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
Strengthen and improve existing IaC configurations, infrastructure reliability and platform maturity.
Own, maintain and optimise CI/CD pipelines, primarily using GitHub Actions, with Jenkins integrations where applicable.
Implement and improve software supply-chain security processes, including Software Bills of Materials (SBOMs), container image signing and verification.
Improve AWS monitoring, alerting and operational visibility across the platform.
Manage Docker-based container deployments and orchestration using ECS and/or Kubernetes.
Support ECS Anywhere deployments running across self-managed EC2 instances.
Work with AWS services, including EC2, ECS, RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB and Lambda.
Develop and enhance backend microservices, primarily written in Java.
Implement new backend features and functionality supporting role-based access control (RBAC).
Develop backend capabilities for metrics ingestion and processing.
Implement backend functionality supporting multi-tenancy.
Manage application deployments, troubleshoot infrastructure issues and resolve CI/CD pipeline failures independently.
Support cloud and on-premises deployment environments, including opportunities to improve consistency between them.
Identify opportunities to improve platform reliability, performance, security and delivery quality.
Contribute to cloud cost optimisation while maintaining a cloud-agnostic approach and avoiding unnecessary vendor lock-in.
Identify technical gaps, propose improvements and contribute proactively to product and platform development.
Collaborate with other engineers, share technical knowledge and challenge technical decisions constructively.
Use AI-assisted development tools responsibly, reviewing and taking ownership of generated code and integrations.
Technical Skills Required
AWS Terraform Java
Nice to Have
Experience developing frontend features and functionality, particularly around multi-tenancy and dashboard sharing.
Experience integrating metrics visualisations using native frontend graphing libraries, including migrating dashboards from Grafana.
Experience with Kubernetes deployments across on-premises and cloud environments.
Knowledge of security and compliance frameworks, including ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials and secure SDLC practices.
Experience with cloud cost optimisation (FinOps) and cloud-agnostic infrastructure.

Job Description

About Smart Working

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Our mission is simple: to break down geographic barriers and connect skilled professionals with outstanding global teams and products for full-time, long-term roles. We help you discover meaningful work with teams that invest in your success, where you’re empowered to grow personally and professionally.

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