
Senior Cloud Consultant Role (NCS/Job/ 2036)
Job Skills
Job Description
Primary Skills
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AWS
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EKS, Terraform
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Istio (Framework)
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AWS CloudWatch and Dynatrace
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Argo CD (Man)
Key Responsibilities:
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Assess the current AWS infrastructure, specifically EKS and Istio service mesh architecture, to identify resilience gaps.
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Optimize EKS and Istio configurations to strengthen reliability, bolster security, and improve traffic control.
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Develop and maintain infrastructure automation using Terraform for consistent, reliable, and repeatable AWS deployments.
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Design, optimize, and manage CI/CD pipelines in GitLab to support secure, resilient, and automated application delivery.
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Plan, implement, and manage Karpenter-based auto scaling for cost efficiency and enhanced resilience of Amazon EKS workloads.
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Enhance EKS configuration to enable Automode, simplifying cluster operations.
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Implement certificate management and automation processes to streamline rotation and minimize operational risk.
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Configure Artifactory in a multi-node cluster to ensure high availability and resilience.
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Configure and deploy AWS Resilience Hub to continuously validate the resilience posture of the platform.
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Improve observability using AWS CloudWatch and Dynatrace for proactive monitoring and logging to detect and resolve reliability issues.
Required Skills & Experience:
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8+ years’ experience in cloud infrastructure, with at least 5 years of hands-on experience in AWS/EKS.
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Extensive knowledge of AWS infrastructure services, including Resilience Hub, Auto Scaling, Elastic Load Balancing (ALB/NLB), Route 53, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, S3, RDS, VPC endpoints, and other AWS services supporting Amazon EKS.
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Deep expertise in Amazon EKS (architecture, scaling, security, Auto-mode, Karpenter).
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Experience designing and managing GitOps deployments with Argo CD.
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Proven proficiency with Istio Service Mesh (ingress, egress, traffic routing, mTLS, policies).
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Strong understanding of resilience engineering concepts (high availability, disaster recovery, fault tolerance).
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Proficient in Infrastructure-as-Code, particularly Terraform.
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Knowledgeable about monitoring and observability stacks, especially Dynatrace.
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Hands-on experience with CI/CD implementation using GitLab.
Preferred Qualifications:
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Prior experience working in regulated industries (banking, finance, insurance).
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AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional or equivalent certification.
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Kubernetes Certified Administrator (CKA) or Service Mesh certifications.
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Strong communication skills and demonstrated ability to work in cross-functional teams.