Cloud Platform Engineer Lead

We are seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer Lead with deep expertise in AWS, Kubernetes (EKS), Infrastructure as Code, and cloud operations to help manage, support, and continuously improve our cloud-based Manufacturing Execution System (MES) environments. This is a 6 month contract with immediate interview and start.

Responsibilities

• Investigate and resolve infrastructure issues across AWS-hosted environments.
• Support and maintain Kubernetes (EKS) clusters, networking, security groups, EFS, Kafka, and containerized applications.
• Perform root cause analysis of platform incidents and validate solutions through testing and monitoring.
• Drive platform stability, reliability, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Implement and manage infrastructure changes using Terraform and automated deployment pipelines.
• Maintain AWS services including ECR repositories, IAM policies, and deployment configurations.
• Identify and mitigate platform risks related to AWS architecture, service limits, security, and operational resilience.
• Support cloud native deployment practices and infrastructure automation.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, health checks, monitoring solutions, and operational documentation.
• Leverage CloudWatch, CloudTrail, K9s, and platform telemetry to proactively identify and resolve issues.
• Contribute to standard operating procedures (SOPs) and incident management processes.
• Mentor engineers and support teams through troubleshooting, incident investigations, and best practices.
• Facilitate technical workshops and knowledge sharing sessions.
• Document platform architecture, support procedures, and operational standards.
• Provide expert guidance on AWS architecture, deployment strategies, and cloud operations.

Required Skills

• Proven experience supporting AWS cloud environments in enterprise scale environments.
• Strong hands on experience with Kubernetes (EKS) and containerized workloads.
• Experience with Terraform, Infrastructure as Code, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of AWS services including IAM, ECR, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, VPC networking, and security controls.
• Experience supporting distributed systems, Kafka, EFS, and cloud native architectures.
• Strong troubleshooting, problem solving, and incident management skills.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate across technical and business teams.
• A passion for automation, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.