Senior Cloud Engineer - Lead

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 Cloud Engineer (Lead) Title: AVP/VP Location: New York Mode of Work: 3 days/week onsite required Work type - Fulltime & C2H(6 Months) Required Experience: 8- 15 years Role Overview The Senior Cloud Engineer (Lead) serves as a hands-on technical driver responsible for executing and supporting AWS migration activities across application, infrastructure, automation, and operational workstreams. In this role, you will partner closely with architects, engineering squads, and business stakeholders to turn migration strategies into reality, dismantle technical roadblocks, and ensure the successful delivery of high-performing cloud capabilities. Key Responsibilities Infrastructure Deployment: Design, build, and deploy highly scalable AWS infrastructure and core platform components.Migration Execution: Drive hands-on application migration, modernization, and technical remediation activities.Automation & Pipelines: Architect and implement robust infrastructure automation (IaC) and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.Environment Provisioning: Support environment provisioning, comprehensive testing, and production readiness verifications.Issue Resolution: Actively monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve complex migration-related technical and performance bottlenecks.Workload Optimization: Collaborate directly with development teams to optimize application performance, cloud security, and reliability.Cutover & Decommissioning: Lead technical cutover events, post-migration stabilization, and the orderly decommissioning of legacy platforms. Qualifications Core Engineering: 8+ years of professional experience in software engineering, infrastructure engineering, or platform engineering.AWS Mastery: 5+ years of deep, hands-on engineering experience within the AWS ecosystem.Migration Delivery: Demonstrated success delivering large-scale cloud migrations, workload modernizations, and application remediation initiatives.DevOps & Production: Strong expertise in automation, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), advanced monitoring/observability tools, and Tier-3 production support.Enterprise Scale: Proven experience supporting business-critical enterprise applications within complex, high-scale environments.Credentials: AWS Certifications (e.g., DevOps Engineer – Professional or SysOps Administrator) are highly preferred. Benefits: Healthcare insurance for you and your family (medical, dental, vision).Short / Long term disability insurance.Life Insurance.Accidental death & disability Insurance.401K.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 fieldWissen 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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