Sr Consultant Aws - Containers - Mexico (Polanco IV Sección)

Sr AWS Consultant

Full Time | Location: Mexico | Hybrid Model

Join our Services Delivery team! We look forward to learning more about you and exploring how, working together, we can build an exceptional team.

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Orchestrate and manage Kubernetes clusters (Amazon EKS), including node configuration, networking, storage, and security.
• Develop optimized Dockerfiles, build and manage container images, and enforce best practices in the container image lifecycle using Amazon ECR or other registries.
• Integrate container solutions into Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines using AWS services (CodePipeline, CodeBuild, etc.) and/or third‑party tools.
• Optimize performance, cost, and security of containerized workloads on AWS.
• Implement advanced networking strategies for containers, including service mesh (e.g., AWS App Mesh, Istio).
• Stay up to date with the latest trends, AWS services, and tools in the container and Kubernetes ecosystem.

Required Skills and Experience

• Professional Experience: Experience in roles such as Cloud Architect, Platform Engineer, or Senior Consultant, with a strong focus on designing and implementing container solutions on AWS.
• Mastery of AWS Container Services: Deep hands‑on experience with Amazon ECS (including Fargate), Amazon EKS, and Amazon ECR.
• Kubernetes: Strong practical experience with Kubernetes, including cluster administration, deployments (Deployments, StatefulSets, DaemonSets), services, Ingress, configuration management (ConfigMaps, Secrets), and persistent volumes.
• Docker: Advanced experience in writing efficient Dockerfiles, building multi‑layer images, and optimizing container images.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Solid experience using AWS CloudFormation and/or Terraform to provision and manage container infrastructure.
• Container Networking: Deep understanding of container networking concepts within AWS (e.g., VPC CNI for EKS, ECS task networking modes, load balancers, Service Discovery).
• CI/CD for Containers: Experience integrating Docker image builds and deployments to ECS/EKS into CI/CD pipelines.
• Monitoring and Logging: Hands‑on experience with CloudWatch (especially Container Insights), and preferably with tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, or equivalents in container environments.
• Container Security: Knowledge of best practices for container security, including image scanning, runtime security, network policies, and secrets management.
• Problem‑Solving & Communication Skills: Excellent analytical and problem‑solving abilities, along with strong communication skills to engage with both technical and business stakeholders.

Desirable

• AWS Certifications:
  
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
  • AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
  • AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty
  • AWS Certified Security – Specialty
• Kubernetes Certifications:
  
  • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
  • Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)

Benefits

• A distinctive culture that embraces our values and promotes a positive and encouraging work environment.
• Employee recognition programs.
• A variety of training and development opportunities.
• Work‑life balance.
• Referral bonus program.
• Multicultural interaction.
• Contribution to society – employee initiatives.
• Corporate events.
• Latest technologies for our clients and colleagues.
• And much more!

At SoftwareOne, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by local laws.