Project Role : Cloud Platform Engineer
Project Role Description : Designs, builds, tests, and deploys cloud application solutions that integrate cloud and non-cloud infrastructure. Can deploy infrastructure and platform environments, creates a proof of architecture to test architecture viability, security and performance.
Must have skills : AWS Architecture
Good to have skills : Python (Programming Language), AWS DynamoDB, AWS Glue
Minimum
7.5 year(s) of experience is required
Educational Qualification : 15 years full time education
Summary
We are looking for an experienced AWS Cloud Lead with strong hands-on expertise across core AWS services, serverless frameworks, and cloud-native application development. The ideal candidate will lead end-to-end cloud solution design, development, and implementation while guiding teams on best practices, performance optimization, and secure cloud adoption. This role requires deep technical skills in AWS Lambda, Amplify, Glue, DynamoDB, S3, and Python, along with leadership capabilities to drive cloud initiatives.
Roles & Responsibilities
• Lead the design, development, and deployment of cloud-native solutions using AWS services such as Lambda, Amplify, Glue, DynamoDB, S3, API Gateway, and CloudFormation.
• Architect scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud solutions aligned with business and technical requirements.
• Develop serverless applications and automation scripts using Python and AWS-native tools.
• Oversee data ingestion, transformation, and integration workflows using AWS Glue and related services.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices for cloud application delivery.
• Provide technical leadership, guidance, and best practices to engineering teams across projects.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (DevOps, Data Engineering, Security, Architecture) to ensure smooth solution delivery and governance compliance.
• Optimize cloud performance, troubleshoot production issues, and perform root-cause analysis.
• Maintain clear documentation for architecture, processes, and operational runbooks.
Professional & Technical Skills
• Strong hands-on proficiency with:
o AWS Lambda (serverless functions), AWS Amplify, AWS Glue, DynamoDB, S3, API Gateway, CloudWatch
o Python programming for automation, APIs, and backend workflows
• Experience designing and implementing large-scale AWS cloud architectures.
• Solid understanding of IAM, networking, authentication, and cloud security best practices.
• Experience with DevOps tools and CI/CD pipelines (CodePipeline, CodeBuild, GitHub/GitLab, Jenkins).
• Familiarity with IaC tools such as CloudFormation, Terraform, or AWS CDK.
• Strong problem-solving, leadership, and communication skills.
Additional Information
• AWS Certifications (Solutions Architect – Associate/Professional, DevOps Engineer, Developer Associate) are preferred.
• Experience with monitoring, logging, and distributed tracing tools (CloudWatch, X-Ray, OpenTelemetry) is an added advantage.
• Exposure to microservices, containerization (ECS/EKS), and API-driven development is beneficial.
• Ability to mentor developers, review designs, and enforce cloud standards across teams.
15 years full time education
About Accenture
Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.
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