Hybrid AWS Solutions Engineer

at Kyndryl

• Job title: AWS Solutions Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior, Lead
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Ansible, AWS, Cloud, DynamoDB, EC2, Jenkins, Terraform, VMware
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Gurugram, India

About the role

• AWS Solutions Expert seeking to develop cloud strategies and manage AWS migrations while ensuring scalability and security. Focused on VMware modernization and infrastructure compliance.

Responsibilities

• Kyndryl is seeking a talented AWS Solutions Expert.
• You will be instrumental in developing comprehensive cloud strategies, creating scalable and secure AWS environments, and guiding clients through seamless migrations from on-premises infrastructure to the cloud and manage Cloud BAU operations.
• Your responsibilities will include developing and implementing scalable AWS architectures, focusing on modernizing VMware workloads and ensuring robust, secure, and cost-effective cloud environments.
• You will design and deploy AWS landing zones to establish a secure, multi-account AWS environment, adhering to best practices for compliance, security, and account management.
• Leading initiatives to modernize on-premises VMware environments by leveraging AWS services (e.g., VMware to EC2) and developing strategies for re-platforming and refactoring applications will be a key part of your role.
• Additionally, you will manage the planning and execution of cloud migration projects, including assessments, dependency mapping, migration strategy, and risk mitigation.
• Partnering with clients to understand their business requirements, define project scope, and ensure successful cloud transformation outcomes will be essential.
• Ensuring all designs and implementations comply with AWS best practices, security policies, and relevant industry standards is crucial.
• You will utilize Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools, such as AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, and Ansible, to automate deployment and management processes.
• Optimizing cloud environments for cost, performance, and scalability while following AWS best practices and governance frameworks will be part of your responsibilities.
• Finally, you will produce and maintain detailed architectural documentation, operational procedures, and best practice guidelines, and provide training to internal teams and clients on cloud adoption and management.

Requirements

• Minimum of 8+ years of experience as a solutions expert or in a similar role, with at least 5+ years working specifically with AWS.
• Proficiency with AWS services (VPC, EC2, IAM, Lambda, S3, RDS, CloudTrail, etc.) and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools such as CloudFormation, Terraform, or Ansible.
• Knowledge of AWS security practices, compliance requirements, and tools (IAM, AWS Organizations, AWS Control Tower, and GuardDuty).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automation frameworks to support continuous delivery and integration.
• Good understanding and hands-on in managing Dynamo DB / Kinesis / lambda / SQS / SNS / DevOps services.
• Hands on DevOps and CI/CD automation tools such as Git, Jenkins, Terra form, Ansible, and cloud native scripting such as Cloud Formation and ARM templates
• Should have strong knowledge on Certificate management, Encryption keys management, Load Balancers etc.
• Proven experience in designing and building AWS landing zones to support secure, multi-account architectures.
• Strong experience with cloud migration projects, including workload assessment, migration planning, and execution, with expertise in tools such as AWS Migration Hub and AWS Server Migration Service.
• Datadog integration setup / management hands on.
• Problem solving and conflict resolution skills.
• Note: This position is to support the night shift 9:30 PM IST – 5:30 AM IST to support the Japan non-business hours cloud operations.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Flexible work hours
• Paid time off
• Professional development opportunities