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NIIT is a leading Skills and Talent Development Corporation that is building a manpower pool for global industry requirements. The company, which was set up in 1981 to help the nascent IT industry overcome its human resource challenges, today ranks among the worlds leading training companies owing to its vast, yet comprehensive array of talent development programs. With a footprint across 40 nations, NIIT offers training and development solutions to Individuals, Enterprises and Institutions
- Job Description: Hosting Engineer DevOps & AWS
- Position Title-Hosting Engineer (DevOps / AWS Infrastructure)- FTC - Converatble Role ( Direct Contract - No 3rd Party Involvement)
- Department-Infrastructure / Cloud Operations
- Experience Required-5 years Plus
- Location-Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Job Summary
We are seeking a skilled Hosting Engineer with DevOps and AWS expertise to manage, automate, and optimize our cloud hosting infrastructure. The ideal candidate will be responsible for the design, deployment, monitoring, and security of AWS-hosted environments, ensuring high availability, scalability, and performance of production and non-production systems. This role bridges traditional hosting/infrastructure management with modern DevOps practices and CI/CD automation.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, deploy, and manage scalable, secure, and highly available infrastructure on AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, ELB/ALB, Route 53, CloudFront, Lambda, etc.)
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, AWS CodePipeline, or similar
- Implement and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, CloudFormation, or AWS CDK
- Monitor system performance,
uptime, and reliability using tools like CloudWatch, Datadog, Prometheus/Grafana, or Recent Relic
- Manage server hosting environments provisioning, patching, scaling, and decommissioning of servers/instances
- Implement and maintain containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes/EKS, ECS)
- Ensure infrastructure security best practices IAM policies, security groups, encryption (at-rest/in-transit), vulnerability patching
- Collaborate with development teams to streamline deployment processes and reduce release cycle times
- Set up and manage backup, disaster recovery (DR), and business continuity processes for hosted applications
- Troubleshoot production incidents, perform root cause analysis, and implement preventive measures
- Manage DNS, load balancing, SSL/TLS certificates, and CDN configurations
- Support cost optimization initiatives across AWS environments (right-sizing, reserved instances, auto-scaling policies)
- Maintain documentation for infrastructure architecture, runbooks, and operational procedures
- Participate in on-call rotation for production support and incident response
- Ensure compliance with relevant security/regulatory frameworks (e.g., ISO 27001, SOC 2) as applicable to hosting infrastructure
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent practical experience)
- Strong hands-on experience with AWS services: EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, Route 53, CloudFront, ELB/ALB, Lambda, CloudWatch
- Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, CloudFormation, or AWS CDK
- Experience with CI/CD tools: Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, AWS CodePipeline, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps
- Experience with containerization: Docker, and orchestration platforms (Kubernetes, ECS, or EKS)
- Strong understanding of Linux/Unix system administration (Ubuntu, RHEL/CentOS, Amazon Linux)
- Working knowledge of networking concepts: DNS, load balancing, VPN, firewalls, VPC peering
- Experience with monitoring and logging tools: CloudWatch, ELK Stack, Prometheus/Grafana, Datadog, or Splunk
- Understanding of security best practices in cloud environments (IAM policies, encryption, security groups, WAF)
- Familiarity with version control systems (Git/GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket)
- AWS Certification preferred: AWS Certified SysOps Administrator, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, or AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Preferred/Good-to-Have Skills
- Exposure to multi-cloud or hybrid cloud environments (Azure, GCP)
- Experience with database administration basics (MySQL, PostgreSQL, or Aurora)
- Knowledge of compliance frameworks relevant to hosted infrastructure (ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR)
- Experience with serverless architectures
- ITIL knowledge for incident/change management processes
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