AWS Cloud Systems Administrator

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Sr. HR Executive at White Wings Consulting

Experience Level: 5 years Plus

Requirements

·Hands-On experience with both Windows and Linux operating systems

·AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (minimum requirement) or equivalent certification is must.

·Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

·Comfortable using and learning from AWS documentation and related technical resources.

·Knowledge of other cloud providers like Azure and GCP is a plus.

·EC2 – Instance provisioning, AMI management, lifecycle handling

·S3 – Storage management, lifecycle policies, versioning, and security

·RDS – Database configuration, backups, replication, and monitoring

·EKS – Kubernetes cluster deployment, node group scaling, and management

·Lambda – Serverless architecture setup, monitoring, and integrations

·VPC – Network design with subnets, route tables, NAT, and peering

·IAM – Identity and access control, policy management, and federation

·AWS Organizations – Multi-account setup, consolidated billing, and SCP enforcement

·Control Tower – Landing zone automation and guardrails

·AWS Config – Resource compliance, tracking, and drift detection

·CloudFormation – Infrastructure as Code using JSON/YAML templates

·AWS Security Hub – Aggregated security posture visibility and compliance checks

·Amazon GuardDuty – Threat detection, anomaly analysis, and alerting

·CloudWatch – System monitoring, log collection, metric alarms, and dashboards

·ELB – Load balancing for applications and networks (ALB/NLB)

·Auto Scaling – Automatic resource scaling based on metrics and demand

·VPN – Site-to-site secure connectivity between on-prem and AWS

·Transit Gateway – Centralized VPC and hybrid cloud routing management

Windows OS Administration in AWS

·Provisioning and managing Windows EC2 instances

·Installing and configuring Windows Server within AWS environments

·Managing Active Directory (self-managed or AWS Managed Microsoft AD)

·Applying patches and updates using AWS Systems Manager Patch Manager

·Monitoring logs and performance using CloudWatch Logs & Metrics

·Troubleshooting RDP, EBS, networking, and domain join issues

·Managing IAM roles, SSM Sessions, and automating via PowerShell scripts

Linux OS Administration in AWS

·Launching and maintaining Linux EC2 instances (Amazon Linux, Ubuntu, CentOS)

·Managing users, SSH access, and Linux permissions securely

·Applying updates and patches via SSM or YUM/APT

·Using CloudWatch Agent, journalctl, and native tools for system monitoring

·Troubleshooting system issues: boot failures, disk, and network issues

·Writing Bash scripts, using SSM Automation, and Run Command for automation

Database Administration

·Hands-on experience with Microsoft SQL Server or MySQL in AWS

·High Availability (HA) cluster setup, log shipping, backup & restore operations

·Monitoring performance, managing replication, and maintaining health of RDS or EC2-hosted DBs

DevOps & Automation

·Develop and maintain automation scripts (PowerShell, Bash, Python) for recurring tasks and server maintenance.

·Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like CloudFormation or Terraform.

·Work with CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and configuration management tools (Ansible, Chef, Puppet).

·Have at least 2-3 years of DevOps experience with hands-on knowledge of CI/CD and DevOps tools.

Seniority level

• Seniority levelMid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment typeFull-time

Job function

• Job functionInformation Technology
• IndustriesIT Services and IT Consulting

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