About the role
The Senior Cloud Engineer – AWS plays a key role within the Professional Services team by designing and delivering complex, enterprise-grade AWS solutions. This role combines deep technical expertise with strong leadership and client-facing capabilities.
In addition to hands-on technical delivery, you will actively participate in client discussions, translating business requirements into actionable designs, and present recommendations to technical and non- technical stakeholders. Your work will directly impact the success of strategic cloud projects, helping clients maximize the value and resilience of their AWS environments
Responsibilities:
- Design and implement complex and scalable AWS architectures across IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS services.
- Lead technical workstreams within large, multi-phased migration or modernization projects.
- Conduct AWS Well-Architected Reviews and provide recommendations to improve clients' cloud environments.
- Design and implement secure networking architectures on AWS, ensuring high availability and compliance.
- Develop infrastructure as code using CloudFormation, Terraform, and scripting languages like Python.
- Lead or support migrations to AWS using native migration services, tools, and best practices.
- Troubleshoot complex technical issues across compute, networking, databases, and storage.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams and present technical solutions to internal and client stakeholders.
- Provide technical mentorship to mid-level engineers, promoting best practices in design and delivery.
- Document technical designs, implementation plans, and operational runbooks.
- Support DevOps initiatives, CI/CD pipelines, and automation to increase efficiency and consistency
Requirements
- 4–6 years of experience in cloud infrastructure and systems engineering, 3 years hands-on experience with AWS.
- Strong hands-on experience in AWS migration tools and frameworks.
- Experience with AWS database migrations.
- Strong knowledge of AWS networking, compute, storage, databases, IAM, and high availability design
- Good understanding of AWS disaster recovery, backup strategies, and cross-region deployments
- Solid Linux and Windows Server administration skills
- Working knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes for deploying and managing containerized workloads
- Experience in multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and hybrid cloud setups
- Excellent communication and client interaction skills
- AWS Architect Professional certification preferred
- Knowledge of Terraform, AWS CLI, and automation scripting (Shell, Python, PowerShell)
About the company
ZainTECH
ZainTECH is a regional integrated digital solutions provider, unifying Zain Group’s ICT assets to offer a unique value proposition of comprehensive digital solutions and services under one roof. ZainTECH is positioned to drive the transformation of enterprise and government customers in the MENA region by providing a center of excellence and managed solutions across the ICT stack, including cloud, cybersecurity, big data, IoT, AI, smart cities, drones and robotics, and emerging technologies.
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