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Publicis Sapient · 10 hours ago

Senior AWS Platform Engineer

Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation partner helping organizations achieve their future digitally-enabled state. They are seeking a Senior AWS Platform Engineer to lead the design and management of scalable cloud solutions on Amazon Web Services, ensuring security and alignment with business goals.

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Responsibilities

Design and build enterprise-grade cloud architectures and landing zones on AWS that are scalable, secure, and aligned with business goals
Lead the deployment and management of cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, primarily Terraform
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including engineering, security, and operations to ensure proper integration, automation, and governance of cloud environments
Provide expert guidance on AWS services including Compute, Networking, Storage, Big Data, Security, and AI/ML services to architect optimal solutions
Implement and enforce security best practices and compliance frameworks using AWS security products and controls
Develop cloud migration strategies and lead migrations of complex enterprise workloads to Amazon Cloud
Experience with AWS foundation services, Resource hierarchy, IAM, KMS, Asset inventory, security, networking, observability etc
Maintain current knowledge of AWS platform advancements and best practices to continuously improve architecture design
Support troubleshooting and optimization of cloud solutions and help drive cost efficiency initiatives

Qualification

AWS Professional CertificationTerraformAWS Services KnowledgeCloud Security PrinciplesCloud Networking ConceptsCI/CD PipelinesKubernetesPythonUnix Shell ScriptingProblem-solving SkillsCommunication SkillsCollaboration Skills

Required

AWS Cloud Architect certification (or equivalent)
Comprehensive understanding of core AWS services
Knowledge of AWS logging, observability, SRE including CloudWatch, CloudTrail, AWS Config, and related monitoring and reliability tools
Proven experience architecting and implementing enterprise-scale landing zones and multi-project cloud environments
Proficiency with Terraform for infrastructure automation and managing cloud resources as code. Ability to write advanced reusable terraform modules
Strong knowledge of cloud security principles, identity, and access management
Experience with cloud networking concepts including VPC, VPN, hybrid connectivity, and private service connect
Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills
Strong understanding of CI/CD Pipelines in a globally distributed environment using Git, Artifactory, Jenkins, Docker registry, ELK and deploying applications on AWS
Understanding of cost management and cloud financial governance best practices

Preferred

Hands on knowledge of Helm charts
Hands-on experience deploying and managing Kubernetes infrastructure with Terraform Enterprise
Hands-on Python and Unix shell scripting is required
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) and/or Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) is a plus

Benefits

Flexible vacation policy; time is not limited, allocated, or accrued
16 paid holidays throughout the year
Generous parental leave and new parent transition program
Tuition reimbursement
Corporate gift matching program

Company

Publicis Sapient

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Publicis sapient is a digital consulting firm that offers consulting, technology, and product management services. It is a sub-organization of Publicis Sapient.

H1B Sponsorship

Publicis Sapient has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2024 (90)
2023 (85)
2022 (153)
2021 (235)
2020 (231)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage

Leadership Team

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Nigel Vaz
CEO
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Nathalie Le Bos
Chief Financial Officer
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