Senior Aws Support Engineer

Summary

Join HyperionDev as a Senior AWS Support Engineer and lead the design, implementation, and management of scalable and secure AWS solutions. You will deploy cloud-based systems, optimize performance, and ensure reliability while adhering to best practices and security standards. Responsibilities include managing infrastructure as code, automating processes, and maintaining high availability of services. Collaboration with cross-functional teams is crucial to design and implement solutions meeting business requirements. The role requires in-depth AWS knowledge, proficiency in scripting languages, and strong understanding of network concepts. A minimum of two years of experience in a similar role is required. HyperionDev offers a hybrid work environment with remote work options and opportunities for professional development through our coding bootcamps.

Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in AWS Secops or a similar role
• Strong knowledge of AWS services, including EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, EBS, CloudWatch, CloudTrail & AWS Backup and IAM
• Proficient in scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell, or Bash
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools like CloudFormation or Terraform
• Understanding of networking concepts and protocols
• Familiarity with security monitoring and reporting technologies, including secure-cloud configuration tools (i.e. CloudTrail, AWS Config, etc.) and monitoring/reporting tools (GuardDuty, Security Hub, etc.)
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure-related issues
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain the AWS infrastructure to support the organisation's applications and services
• Implement and manage security measures to protect the AWS environment
• Monitor system performance and troubleshoot issues to ensure optimal performance and availability
• Create and maintain documentation related to AWS infrastructure architecture, processes, and procedures
• Participate in capacity planning and scalability efforts to meet business demands
• Collaborate with development teams to optimise application performance on the AWS platform
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices in AWS infrastructure and cloud technologies
• Support the wider organisation in installing, configuring and maintaining our business tools like Nutshell, MessageBird, Zendesk
• Develop and maintain backend systems and APIs to support our applications
• Write and review code, ensuring high standards in coding and programming practices
• Integrate infrastructure solutions with backend services for seamless operations

Preferred Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field is preferred but not essential
• AWS certifications, such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
• Strong in Ubuntu or other Linux technologies
• Experience with containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes
• Knowledge of other cloud platforms, such as Azure or Google Cloud
• Knowledge of security and compliance standards (such as Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) or Center for Internet Security (CIS) Benchmarks), Hardware Security Modules (HSM), safeguarding sensitive data and implementing security best practices
• One or more security-related certifications, such as AWS Certified Security - Specialty, CISSP, CEH, CISA, CISM, Security+, OSCP, etc

Benefits

• Hybrid work : We are a hybrid work organisation offering flexibility on your schedule. Remote working options are available for candidates not in proximity of a HyperionDev Campus
• Learn new tech skills: We offer our employees the opportunity to enrol part-time in our Coding Bootcamps
• Join the heart of tech in Africa, Europe and the US: You'll work with the best of the best and rub shoulders with the world leaders in edtech, developer education, and developer assessments. Join one of the most ambitious and highest performing tech companies in the space, with a management team that draws their former experience from top tech companies
• Life-changing work: Solve real problems that make education and tech careers accessible to those who need it most: you're allowed to brag about it