Senior Cloud Engineer (AWS) - Ukraine - Remore Job

 

About the job

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Cloud Engineer specializing in AWS.

The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in observability and monitoring tools like Datadog, Grafana, and the ELK stack and will play a pivotal role in designing, implementing and maintaining our cloud infrastructure, ensuring high availability, performance and robust monitoring solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy and manage AWS infrastructure using best practices (e.g., EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda, VPC, IAM, CloudFormation/Terraform)
• Implement and optimize observability solutions leveraging Datadog, Grafana, and ELK stack for comprehensive monitoring, logging and alerting
• Develop automation scripts and tools to streamline infrastructure management and monitoring workflows
• Ensure system reliability through proactive monitoring, performance tuning and incident response
• Collaborate with development, security and operations teams to define infrastructure requirements and support CI/CD pipelines
• Establish best practices for cloud operations, monitoring and incident management
• Conduct regular system audits, capacity planning and cost optimization initiatives

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in cloud engineering with a focus on AWS services
• Proficiency in AWS core services (EC2, ECS, Lambda, RDS, S3, CloudWatch, etc.)
• Strong hands-on experience with observability tools: Datadog (APM, Infrastructure Monitoring), Grafana, and ELK (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation
• Scripting and automation skills (Python, Bash, etc.)
• Solid understanding of networking concepts (VPC, DNS, load balancing, firewalls)
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools and practices (Bamboo, Vault, etc.)
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities
• Ability to work independently, as well as in a fast-paced and agile environment
• B2 level of English or higher, with an emphasis on technical communication skills

Nice to have

• Experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration on AWS (EKS)
• Knowledge of security best practices in AWS environments
• Exposure to serverless architectures and event-driven designs

We offer

• International projects with top brands
• Work with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peers
• Healthcare benefits
• Employee financial programs
• Paid time off and sick leave
• Upskilling, reskilling and certification courses
• Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ courses
• Global career opportunities
• Volunteer and community involvement opportunities
• EPAM Employee Groups
• Award-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedIn