Senior AWS Platform Engineer

2422576 AWS Platform Engineer- Senior

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We are looking for a talented AWS Platform Engineer- Senior to join our team specializing in IT for CUMMINS in Guadalajara, Jalisco (On Site with flexibility: 60% on site, 40% remote)

Job Summary

Responsible for delivering automation and operational support for AWS as part of a global team distributed across the USA, India, and Mexico. This role supports Cummins IT product teams in effectively leveraging AWS platform services. Stakeholders: All IT - Enterprise Platform Team, Security Team, Architecture team, IT Product and Application Team

In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways

Platform Automation & Deployment

• Design, automate, and deploy AWS infrastructure using Terraform , CloudFormation, CDK, and GitHub Based CI/CD pipelines .
• Develop reusable IaC modules and automated workflows to standardize deployments.
• Collaborate with application teams to translate technical requirements into secure, scalable AWS solutions.

Operations & Troubleshooting

• Provide L2- L3 operational support for incidents and problems, driving root cause analysis and long‑term fixes.
• Troubleshoot complex issues across compute, storage, networking, IAM, and security services.
• Improve operational playbooks, runbooks, and incident response processes.

Monitoring, Logging & Observability

• Configure and manage observability tools including , Dynatrace, Splunk, CloudWatch (metrics, logs, alarms), X‑Ray, Prometheus, and Grafana.
• Build monitoring dashboards and automated alerts for improved platform visibility and reliability leveraging Splunk and Dynatrace.

Networking & Security

• Design and support AWS networking (VPC, subnets, NACLs, security groups, Transit Gateway, Route 53).
• Implement IAM policies, KMS encryption, Secrets Manager, GuardDuty, and Security Hub.
• Enforce platform governance, tagging standards, and SCPs.

Cost Optimization & Governance

• Utilize AWS Budgets, Cost Explorer, and Trusted Advisor for spend analysis and optimization.
• Implement tagging governance, resource hygiene, and right‑sizing strategies.
• Support ongoing management of platform cost efficiency and operational governance.
• Knowledge on Cloudability, Turbonomics, ProsperOps Cloud Cost Optimization platforms

Containers & Orchestration

• Support containerized workloads using ECS, Fargate, EKS, Docker, and Helm.
• Assist in implementing scalable, secure deployment patterns for container ecosystems.

CI/CD & Automation

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, Jenkins, or GitLab CI.
• Use AWS CLI and SDKs (Boto3) for automation and scripting tasks.
• Continuously improve deployment pipelines and developer self‑service automation.

Collaboration & Documentation

• Work in Agile methodologies using Jira for backlog management and sprint planning.
• Maintain documentation, architecture diagrams, operational runbooks, and best practices.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams, including Cloud Ops, Security, Network, and Application teams.

Qualifications

“Cummins is an equal employment opportunity employer. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons, without regard to race, sex, color, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity, and/or expression, or other status protected by law. If you require any reasonable adjustments to accommodate health condition or disability, please let us know. Your journey with us matters.”

Responsibilities

Competencies

• Collaboration
• Manages Conflict
• Business Architecture Design
• Continuous Delivery Pipeline
• Lean Agile and SAFe Mindset

To be successful in this role you will need the following

• Strong background in AWS service implementation , infrastructure automation , and operational best practice
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• More than 5 years of hands‑on experience in AWS platform engineering, automation, operations support, troubleshooting, and deployment using CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience supporting 24x7 environments with L2‑L3 incident and problem management responsibilities.
• Advanced English Level

Preferred (Desirable)

• AWS Certification

Job Systems/Information Technology

Organization Cummins Inc.

Role Category Off‑site Remote

Job Type Exempt - Experienced

ReqID 2422576

Relocation Package No

100% On‑Site No