Senior AWS Consultant

About Saarthee:

Saarthee is a Global Strategy, Analytics, Technology and AI consulting company, where our passion for helping others fuels our approach and our products and solutions. We are a onestop shop for all things data and analytics. Unlike other analytics consulting firms that are technology or platform specific, Saarthee’s holistic and tool agnostic approach is unique in the marketplace. Our Consulting Value Chain framework meets our customers where they are in their data journey. Our diverse and global team work with one objective in mind: Our Customers’ Success. At Saarthee, we are passionate about guiding organizations towards insights fueled success. That’s why we call ourselves Saarthee–inspired by the Sanskrit word ‘Saarthi’, which means charioteer, trusted guide, or companion. Cofounded in 2015 by Mrinal Prasad and Shikha Miglani, Saarthee already encompasses all the components of Data Analytics consulting. Saarthee is based out of Philadelphia, USA with office in UK and India

Position Summary

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior AWS Consultant to manage and optimize cloud infrastructure with a strong focus on AWS and working knowledge of Azure. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in cloud operations, automation, and infrastructure management, along with the ability to support high availability enterprise systems.

This role involves working on mission-critical cloud environments, supporting both SAP and non-SAP workloads, and ensuring high performance, scalability, and security.

Roles and Responsibilities:

AWS Cloud Operations Support:

• •Manage, support, and optimize AWS cloud infrastructure including EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, and other core AWS services
• •Troubleshoot and resolve issues across both serverless and monolithic application architectures deployed on AWS
• •Work extensively with AWS Cognito for user authentication, authorization, and identity management
• •Handle deployment, maintenance, and support of virtual desktop solutions using AppStream and AWS Workspaces
• •Ensure high availability, scalability, and performance of cloud-based applications and services

Automation & Scripting:

• •Develop, enhance, and maintain automation scripts using Python, Bash, Helm, and Ansible for efficient cloud operations
• •Automate infrastructure provisioning and deployments using Infrastructure as Code tools such as CloudFormation and Terraform
• •Implement and manage configuration management solutions like Ansible and Chef to streamline operations
• •Continuously identify opportunities to reduce manual efforts through automation and scripting

Monitoring & Incident Management:

• •Set up, configure, and manage monitoring tools such as CloudWatch and CloudTrail to ensure system health and performance
• •Act as L2/L3 escalation point for critical production incidents and ensure timely resolution
• •Perform root cause analysis (RCA) and implement preventive measures to avoid recurring issues
• •Adhere to defined change management and incident management processes in a 24x7 support environment

Linux & Windows Administration:

• •Administer and manage RHEL Linux servers including patch management, LVM, firewall configuration, and kernel tuning
• •Support and maintain Windows Server environments running on AWS infrastructure
• •Troubleshoot and resolve OS-level issues across both Linux and Windows platforms
• •Ensure systems are optimized, secure, and aligned with operational best practices

Security:

• •Implement and manage security policies using AWS services such as IAM, KMS, and other security tools
• •Apply OS hardening techniques and ensure compliance with security standards and best practices
• •Manage encryption, secrets, and secure communication protocols including SSL/TLS
• •Monitor and mitigate security risks across cloud infrastructure

SAP Support:

• •Provide support for SAP systems hosted on AWS including HANA and Oracle databases
• •Assist in high availability (HA) setups and cluster management for SAP environments
• •Ensure performance, reliability, and stability of SAP workloads on cloud

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• •Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field
• •8+ years of experience in cloud operations / infrastructure
• •Strong hands-on experience with AWS services: (EC2, EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, S3, SNS, SQS, SES, IAM, KMS, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, CloudFormation / Terraform)
• •Strong Linux administration (RHEL) with high availability systems
• •Experience with scripting (Python, Bash) and automation tools (Ansible, Helm)
• •Networking knowledge: TCP/IP, DNS, Firewalls, NAT, Proxies
• •Experience with Windows Server on AWS
• •Strong troubleshooting, debugging, and problem-solving skills
• •Ability to work independently in a 24x7 support model