FireFly AWS Platform Lead

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Job Summary As an AWS Platform Lead , you will be responsible for leading the design, implementation, governance, security, and operational management of enterprise AWS cloud platforms. You will provide technical leadership for cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, automation, DevOps, observability, and cloud-native services while ensuring scalable, secure, and highly available solutions. The role requires close collaboration with architects, application teams, security teams, and business stakeholders to drive cloud transformation initiatives and operational excellence across the AWS ecosystem. Key Responsibilities Lead the design, implementation, and support of enterprise AWS cloud platforms and shared services.Define cloud architecture standards, governance frameworks, automation strategies, and operational best practices.Manage AWS platform services including networking, compute, storage, security, monitoring, and disaster recovery.Drive cloud adoption, modernization, and migration initiatives across applications and business units.Establish and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) capabilities using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar tools.Lead platform automation initiatives to improve operational efficiency, scalability, and reliability.Oversee platform security, compliance, identity management, and cloud governance controls.Collaborate with application teams to support cloud-native architectures, microservices, and containerized workloads.Ensure platform observability through monitoring, logging, alerting, and performance management solutions.Lead incident management, problem management, root cause analysis, and service improvement initiatives.Manage platform upgrades, capacity planning, cost optimization, and operational readiness reviews.Mentor and guide cloud engineers, DevOps engineers, and platform administrators.Work with stakeholders to define cloud roadmaps and align platform capabilities with business objectives. Skill Requirements AWS Platform Engineering

• Strong hands-on experience with:
  • AWS EC2
  • ECS / EKS
  • AWS Lambda
  • AWS VPC
  • Route 53
  • Elastic Load Balancer (ELB)
  • Auto Scaling
  • S3
  • EFS
  • RDS
  • DynamoDB
  • CloudFront
  • API Gateway
  • Systems Manager
  • AWS Backup
  • AWS Organizations
  • Control Tower
• Strong understanding of AWS Well-Architected Framework.

Cloud Security & Governance

• Experience implementing:
  • IAM
  • Identity Federation
  • Secrets Manager
  • KMS
  • Security Hub
  • GuardDuty
  • AWS Config
  • CloudTrail
• Knowledge of cloud governance, compliance, risk management, and security best practices.
• Experience supporting regulated environments and audit requirements.

Infrastructure Automation & DevOps

• Strong expertise in:
  • Terraform
  • CloudFormation
  • Ansible
  • GitHub Actions
  • Jenkins
  • AWS CodePipeline
  • AWS CodeBuild
• Experience implementing CI/CD and platform automation.
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code and GitOps methodologies.

Containers & Cloud-Native Technologies

• Experience with:
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • AWS EKS
  • Microservices Architectures
  • API Management Platforms
• Familiarity with cloud-native design and scalability patterns.

Monitoring & Reliability Engineering

• Experience using:
  • CloudWatch
  • Dynatrace
  • Grafana
  • Prometheus
  • Splunk
  • OpenTelemetry
• Strong knowledge of platform monitoring, alerting, reliability engineering, and performance management.

Networking & Infrastructure

• Strong understanding of:
  • TCP/IP
  • DNS
  • VPN
  • Load Balancing
  • Network Security
  • Hybrid Connectivity
  • Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity

Other Requirements Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline. 8+ years of IT experience with at least 4+ years in AWS Platform Engineering, Cloud Operations, or Cloud Architecture. Proven experience leading cloud platform teams and enterprise cloud initiatives. Strong stakeholder management, leadership, and communication skills. Experience managing production-critical cloud environments and operational governance. Deep understanding of ITIL, Service Management, and Operational Excellence practices. Experience working in Agile, DevOps, and Platform Engineering environments. Knowledge of FinOps and cloud cost optimization strategies.AWS certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect Professional, AWS DevOps Engineer Professional, …