Cloud Engineer (AWS)

Introduction

A career in IBM Consulting is built on long-term client relationships and close collaboration worldwide. You’ll work with leading companies across industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. With support from our strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat, you’ll have the tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact. At IBM Consulting, curiosity fuels success. You’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and create innovative solutions that deliver real results. Our culture of growth and empathy focuses on your long-term career development while valuing your unique skills and experiences.

Responsibilities

Your role and responsibilities

Cloud Architecture \& Design

Design and implement highly available, scalable, and cost-optimized

architectures using AWS Well-Architected Framework and cloud-native design

patterns.

Translate business requirements into detailed architectural blueprints and

solution designs.

Evaluate existing workloads and modernize applications using AWS services,

serverless technologies, containers, and microservices architectures.

Cloud Development \& Automation

Develop cloud-native applications and automation workflows using AWS SDKs,

Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, Step Functions, ECS/EKS, and other AWS

services.

Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as AWS

CloudFormation, Terraform, or CDK.

Build automation for provisioning, configuration, deployment, and operational

tasks to improve eQiciency and reduce manual workloads.

DevSecOps \& CI/CD

Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline, GitLab CI,

GitHub Actions, or Jenkins.

Embed security controls into pipelines, enabling automated compliance, code

scanning, and artifact validation.

Implement monitoring, logging, and observability using CloudWatch, X-Ray,

OpenTelemetry, and other monitoring tools.

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Security, Governance \& Compliance

Apply AWS security best practices across IAM, VPC, encryption, secrets,

networking, and data protection.

Ensure solutions comply with organizational, industry, and regulatory standards.

Support threat modelling, risk assessments, and automated security policy

enforcement.

Collaboration \& Delivery

Work within an agile environment—participate in sprint planning, backlog

refinement, and iterative delivery.

Collaborate with product owners, business analysts, developers, and security

teams to deliver end-to-end cloud solutions.

Provide technical guidance, perform code reviews, and mentor junior engineers

if needed.

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

Required skills and qualifications:

Degree in Computer Science, Computing, Electrical Engineering, IT or

equivalent.

At least 2 years of working experience in the Information Technology industry,

preferably in the areas of AWS Cloud implementation and support

Strong hands-on experience with core AWS services (EC2, S3, IAM, VPC,

Lambda, SQS, RDS, DynamoDB, API Gateway, ECS/EKS, CloudFront, etc.).

Proven background in AWS architecture design and AWS development.

Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Node.js, Java, or Go.

Experience with IaC tools (CloudFormation, Terraform, AWS CDK).

Knowledge of AWS Well-Architected Framework, cloud-native patterns,

serverless architectures, and event-driven designs.

Strong understanding of CI/CD, DevSecOps pipelines, and automated testing.

Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (EKS/Kubernetes or

ECS).

Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities.

Strong communication skills to articulate technical solutions to both technical

and non-technical stakeholders.

Ability to work independently and collaboratively in cross-functional teams.

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Passion for innovation, automation, and continuous improvement

Ability to quickly learn new technology and apply new skills

Preferred Skills And Qualifications

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate or Professional (highly preferred).

AWS Certified Developer – Associate.

Experience with cloud cost management and optimization.

Familiarity with zero-trust architectures, cloud security tooling, and compliance

frameworks.

Experience in multi-account architectures using AWS Organizations and Control

Tower.

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

Proficiency in Netflix OSS: Exposure to Netflix OSS technology, with the ability to implement and integrate it into cloud-based systems.

Knowledge of Angular.js: Familiarity with Angular.js and its application in cloud-native development, with an understanding of its advantages and disadvantages in relation to AWS Services.

Experience with CSS: Exposure to CSS scripting technology, with the ability to apply it in cloud-native development and integrate it with AWS Services.