Senior AWS Cloud Engineer

About the job

The Wissen team continues to expand its footprint in the USA, Canada, UK, Australia, and India. More openings to come as we continue to grow the team!

Please read below for a brilliant career opportunity.

Role: Senior AWS Cloud Engineer

Title: AVP/VP

Location: Calgary, AB(Day 1 Onsite/Hybrid) – Fulltime

Mode of Work: 4 days/week onsite required

Work type - Fulltime & C2H(6 Months)

Required Experience: 6+ years

Overview:

A hands-on Senior AWS Cloud Engineer who has experience with building secure AWS Landing zones is required to join client's Cyber Security team. The role requires deep AWS expertise across a broad range of services, with a strong focus on IAM, infrastructure automation, security, and platform reliability. The successful candidate will be self-sufficient, proactive, and comfortable operating across cloud engineering and security disciplines.

Key Responsibilities

• Experience in building secure AWS Landing zones.
• Expertise in AWS IAM - IAM roles, policies, permission boundaries, IAM Identity Centre (SSO), federated identity, and least-privilege access controls across accounts
• Create, deploy, debug, and fix issues with AWS CloudFormation Stacks and StackSets across multi-account and multi-region environments
• Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform / OpenTofu, CloudFormation, and related tooling
• Manage AWS Organisations where required — including SCPs, OUs, and account governance
• Own and manage core AWS Networking and Identity — VPCs, Transit Gateways, Direct Connect, VPN, Route 53, Security Groups, NACLs.
• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or other modern CI/CD solutions
• Build and manage containerised workloads using Docker and Kubernetes
• Apply Secure SDLC principles throughout the infrastructure and application delivery lifecycle
• Operate and improve Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) tooling and processes
• Independently diagnose and resolve complex cloud infrastructure and security issues

AWS: Expertise across most core AWS services

CloudFormation: Expert — Stacks, StackSets, debugging, fixing

IaC: Terraform / OpenTofu, CloudFormation — production experience

AWS Organisations: Multi-account management and governance

Networking & Identity: VPC, TGW, Direct Connect, VPN, Route 53, Security Groups, NACLs, IAM roles, policies, permission boundaries, IAM Identity Centre (SSO), federated identity

CI/CD: GitLab CI, GitHub Actions or equivalent

Containers: Docker and Kubernetes

Secure SDLC: Security embedded across the delivery lifecycle

CSPM: Hands-on posture management experience

Coding: Hands on experience with python/bash/powershell or other scripting or programming languages.

Behaviours

• Proactive and hands-on — acts independently without waiting to be directed
• Strong team player — collaborates across engineering and security functions
• Self-sufficient — able to solve complex problems independently
• Continuously improves the platforms and processes they own

Benefits:

• Healthcare insurance for you and your family (medical, dental, vision).
• Short / Long term disability insurance.
• Life Insurance.
• Accidental death & disability Insurance.
• 3 weeks of Paid Time Off.
• Support and fee coverage for immigration needs.
• Remote office set up stipend.
• Support for industry certifications.
• Additional cash incentives.
• Re-skilling opportunities to transition between technologies.

Schedule: Monday to Friday

Work Mode: Hybrid

Job Type: Full-time

We are: A high end technical consulting firm built and run by highly qualified technologists. Our workforce consists of 5000+ highly skilled professionals, with leadership from Wharton, MIT, IITs, IIMs, and NITs and decades of experience at Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, MSCI, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, Verizon, British Telecom, ISRO etc. Without any external funding or investments, Wissen Technology has grown its revenues by 100% every other year since it started as a subsidiary of Wissen Group in 2015. We have a global presence with offices in the US, India, UK, Australia, Mexico, and Canada.

You are: A true tech or domain ninja. Or both. Comfortable working in a quickly growing profitable startup, have a “can do” attitude and are willing to take on any task thrown your way.

You will:

• Develop and promote the company’s culture of engineering excellence.
• Define, develop and deliver solutions at a top tier investment bank or another esteemed client.
• Perform other duties as needed

Your Education and Experience:

• We value candidates who can execute on our vision and help us build an industry-leading organization.
• Graduate-level degree in computer science, engineering, or related technical field
• Wissen embraces diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, skills, and abilities. We believe that the more inclusive our team is, the better our work will be. All qualified applicants, including but not limited to LGBTQ+, Minorities, Females, the Disabled, and Veterans, are encouraged to apply.

About Wissen Technology:

The Wissen Group was founded in the year 2000. Wissen Technology, a part of Wissen Group, was established in the year 2015. Wissen Technology is a specialized technology company that delivers high-end consulting for diverse industries, including Banking, E-commerce, Telecom, Healthcare, Manufacturing, and Energy. We help clients build world-class products. We have offices in the US, India (Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Gurugram, Mumbai, Pune), UK, Australia, Mexico, Vietnam, and Canada.

We empower businesses with a dynamic portfolio of services and accelerators tailored to today’s digital demands and based on future ready technology stack. Our services include Industry Leading Custom Software Development, AI-Driven Software Engineering, Generative AI & Machine Learning, Real-Time Data Analytics & Insights, Interactive Data Visualization & Decision Intelligence, Intelligent Process Automation, Multi-Cloud & Hybrid Cloud Strategies, Cross-Platform Mobile Experiences, CI/CD-Powered Agile DevOps, Automated Quality Engineering, and cutting-edge integrations.

Certified as a Great Place to Work® for five consecutive years (2020-2025) and recognized as a Top 20 AI/ML vendor by CIO Insider, Wissen Group has delivered multimillion-dollar projects for over 20 Fortune 500 companies. Wissen Technology delivers exceptional value on mission-critical projects through thought leadership, ownership, and reliable, high-quality, on-time delivery.

Our industry-leading technical expertise stem from the talented professionals we attract. Committed to fostering their growth and providing top-tier career opportunities, Wissen ensures an outstanding experience and value for our clients and employees.

We Value:

• Perfection: Pursuit of excellence through continuous improvement.
• Curiosity: Fostering continuous learning and exploration.
• Respect: Valuing diversity and mutual respect.
• Integrity: Commitment to ethical conduct and transparency.
• Transparency: Open communication and trust.

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