AWS Cloud Engineer

Islamabad, Pakistan | Posted on 07/04/2025

DPL is one of the leading software development and IT companies around the world. Established in 2003, DPL serves customers in all major regions emphasizing most on Europe, Middle East and Americas. The company is based in Islamabad, Pakistan with its regional offices located in USA and Sweden.

DPL is the pioneer in Agile practices and innovation culture in Pakistan. The company has been recognized globally in various magazines and rankings for its unparalleled workplace environment. The flat culture and holacratic approach encourage employees to work devotedly and stimulate innovations in the process.

Clients from a wide range of industries including, but not limited to Healthcare, Fintech, Automotive, Mobility, Telco, Education, Media and E-commerce make a highly diverse portfolio at DPL. The services primarily include Digital Transformation, Product Engineering, IT Strategy & Consulting, and Custom Software Development.

We are looking for two highly skilled AWS Cloud Engineers to join our dynamic engineering team. You will be responsible for designing, deploying, and managing scalable, secure, and resilient cloud infrastructure using a modern AWS-native tool set. This role demands strong expertise in AWS Serverless, SAM, CDK, EC2, Auto Scaling, Load Balancing, AWS Developer Tools, ECS, RDS, and modern programming languages like TypeScript and Python.

As part of our engineering team, you will work on mission-critical infrastructure, ensuring high availability, performance, and security across all deployments.

Important Note (Please Read Before Applying):

This is a software engineering–focused cloud role. It is not suitable for candidates whose primary experience is in:

• Network administration
  
• Systems administration
  
• Cloud operations or cloud administration
  
• IT support or similar roles
  

We are specifically looking for engineers with hands-on experience in AWS development, automation, and infrastructure as code.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and manage AWS infrastructure using CDK, SAM, and CloudFormation
  
• Build and deploy modern cloud-native applications using AWS Serverless services (Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3)
  
• Manage and configure EC2 instances, Auto Scaling Groups, and Elastic Load Balancers
  
• Set up and maintain CI/CD pipelines using CodeBuild, CodePipeline, and integrate with GitHub/GitLab
  
• Deploy and manage containerized workloads using Amazon ECS (Far gate/EC2)
  
• Manage and optimize Amazon RDS instances for performance and cost
  
• Ensure secure coding and infrastructure best practices in line with AWS Well-Architected Framework
  
• Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and performance optimizations
  
• Monitor applications using CloudWatch, and implement alerting and observability patterns
  

Required Skills and Experience:

2+ years hands-on experience with core AWS services, including:

• Lambda, API Gateway, IAM, DynamoDB, S3, CloudWatch
  
• ECS (Far gate or EC2), RDS, EC2, Auto Scaling, Load Balancers
  
• Proficiency with AWS CDK and/or AWS SAM for infrastructure-as-code
  
• Strong development experience in TypeScript and Python
  
• Hands-on experience with Git, GitHub, and GitLab
  
• Experience with setting up CI/CD pipelines using CodeBuild and CodePipeline
  
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, infrastructure versioning, and release management
  
• Experience with AWS Developer Tools, CLI, and SDKs
  
• Solid understanding of the AWS Shared Responsibility Model and application lifecycle
  
• Experience in implementing cost and performance optimization strategies on AWS
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with AWS Well-Architected Framework reviews and remediation
  
• Familiarity with IoT workloads, including AWS IoT Core and MQTT is a plus
  
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and container orchestration is a plus
  
• Exposure to observability tools such as ELK stack, PagerDuty is beneficial
  

Certifications (Preferred):

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate