Role Overview
- Provision, monitor, and scale EC2, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, ElastiCache, CloudFront, etc.
- Maintain uptime using CloudWatch alarms, Auto Scaling Groups, and Health Checks
- Support deployment and configuration of core infrastructure components
- Manage IAM roles, policies, and SCPs (via AWS Organizations)
- Implement security best practices: MFA for admin users, principle of least privilege, secrets management
- Set up and monitor AWS WAF, Shield, GuardDuty, and Macie
- Coordinate vulnerability patching and regular security reviews
- Configure VPC subnets, routing, NAT gateways, and internet gateways
- Monitor latency and optimize routing using Route 53 strategies
- Troubleshoot and maintain ALB/NLB load balancers
- Maintain AWS IAM Identity Center
- Set up cross-account role assumptions for developers and admins
- Configure and automate backups for RDS, DynamoDB, and S3 (including versioning and replication)
- Ensure and test disaster recovery plans, including regional failover
- Document and maintain RPO/RTO metrics
- Maintain audit logs via CloudTrail, AWS Config, and centralized logging systems
- Support compliance initiatives, including encryption and data retention policies
- Maintain architecture diagrams and infrastructure documentation
- Create and update runbooks for incident response, failovers, and security events
Requirements
- Proven experience with AWS services (EC2, RDS, S3, IAM, etc.)
- Strong knowledge of cloud security best practices and AWS security tools
- Solid understanding of VPC, routing, subnets, DNS, and load balancing
- Experience with backup, recovery, and disaster recovery planning in AWS
- Knowledge of compliance requirements and logging best practices
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong organizational, time-management, and prioritization abilities
- Self-motivated, able to work independently and support mission-critical systems
Preferred Qualifications**
- BS degree in Computer Science or related field
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform or CloudFormation
- AWS Solutions Architect or SysOps Administrator Certification
Tech Stack
- AWS
- Cloud
- DNS
- DynamoDB
- EC2
- Terraform
Benefits
- Paid Adventure Time – Take an all-expenses-paid remote working trip for 3 weeks to a destination of your choice with one of our remote work-trip partners. On top of that, you’ll have “Me-Days” – flexible personal days you can take whenever you need a reset.
- Fast Growth, Big Upside – We’re a small, ambitious team. That means more ownership, faster learning, and a real chance to shape the future of our company (and your career).
- Unlimited Learning – You’ll get full access to every course and program on our NewRich platform. We invest in your growth because your growth fuels ours.
- **Home Office Stipend **– Your setup matters. We’ll support you with a budget to create your ideal workspace and provide you with a new MacBook to power your productivity.
- Annual Retreat – Work remote, but meet the team IRL. Every year we gather in amazing locations – next stop: Colombia.