Public Cloud Engineer

Syntax is a leading Managed Cloud Provider for Mission Critical Enterprise Applications and has been providing comprehensive technology solutions to businesses of all sizes since 1972. Syntax has undisputed strength to implement and manage ERP deployments (Oracle SAP) in a secure and resilient private public or hybrid cloud. With strong technical and functional consulting services and world-class monitoring and automation Syntax serves some of North Americas largest corporations across a diverse range of industries. Syntax has offices worldwide and partners with Oracle SAP AWS Microsoft IBM and other global technology leaders.

We are seeking a highly skilled AWS Cloud Engineer to design implement and maintain cloud-based infrastructure and services on Amazon Web Services. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with cloud architecture automation CI/CD pipelines security best practices and operational excellence in AWS environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Design deploy and manage scalable secure and highly available cloud infrastructure in AWS.

• Implement Infrastructure as Code using tools such as Terraform CloudFormation or CDK.

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines (e.g. AWS CodePipeline GitLab CI Jenkins).

• Manage and optimize cloud networking (VPC subnets security groups routing NAT VPN Direct Connect).

• Monitor performance and reliability using CloudWatch X-Ray and other observability tools.

• Implement security controls and ensure compliance with industry standards (IAM KMS Secrets Manager GuardDuty Config).

• Automate operational tasks and improve deployment reliability.

• Support migration projects from on-premise environments to AWS.

• Troubleshoot cloud infrastructure issues and provide 24/7 support as needed.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including DevOps Development Security and Architecture.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology Engineering or relevant field (or equivalent experience).

• 35 years of hands-on experience working with AWS services in production environments.

• Strong knowledge of AWS core services: EC2 S3 Lambda RDS EKS/ECS CloudFront API Gateway DynamoDB SNS/SQS IAM.

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform CloudFormation CDK).

• Proficiency with Linux systems administration and scripting (Python Bash PowerShell).

• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker Kubernetes EKS).

• Familiarity with monitoring logging and incident management best practices.

• Strong understanding of networking concepts and security principles.

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS Certifications (AWS Solutions Architect Developer SysOps or DevOps Engineer).

• Experience with hybrid cloud environments and migration frameworks.

• Knowledge of CI/CD best practices and Git-based workflows.

• Experience with automation tools such as Ansible Chef or Puppet.

• Understanding of FinOps and cost optimization strategies.

Soft Skills

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

• Excellent communication and documentation abilities.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced global and collaborative environment.

• Proactive mindset with a focus on continuous improvement.

Why Syntax

Become a part of our success story and work in a company with exciting innovation projects that are causing a stir across the industry. We recently launched one of the worlds most advanced manufacturing facilities based on SAP S/4HANA Cloud and SAP Digital Manufacturing Cloud for Execution - for Smart Press Shop a pioneering joint venture between Porsche and forming specialist Schuler.

• Competitive above-average compensation
• Global tourist: With us you can also work from abroad from time to time
• Flexible working time models home office
• Attractive benefits e.g. company pension scheme or various health offers
• A modern environment in which the you is part of it
• Open feedback culture flat hierarchies and a motivated team
• Individual career planning with continuous training and coaching on the job

You see a personal challenge in this responsible task Apply now - and become part of the SYNTAX team!