WPH - Junior Cloud Engineer

Role Overview

We are looking for a motivated Fresh Graduate to join our team as a Junior Cloud Engineer. This is a great opportunity for recent graduates to kick-start their career in cloud engineering. You will gain hands-on experience in deploying, operating, and maintaining AWS cloud infrastructure while working closely with senior engineers.

This role is execution-focused and designed for continuous learning in cloud technologies, Infrastructure-as-Code, CI/CD pipelines, and container platforms (Kubernetes/EKS). You will help maintain a stable, secure, and scalable cloud environment while rapidly developing your technical skills.

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Engineering Support

• Assist in deploying and maintaining AWS infrastructure across development, testing, and production environments.
• Support system availability, performance, scalability, and security under the guidance of senior engineers.
• Help manage core AWS services such as EC2, VPC, RDS, S3, IAM, CloudWatch, and Load Balancers.
• Follow cloud security best practices including IAM, encryption, and monitoring.
• Participate in backup, disaster recovery, cost monitoring, and basic troubleshooting tasks.

Infrastructure Automation & Kubernetes (Learning & Support)

• Learn and support Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform.
• Assist in managing Amazon EKS clusters and container-based deployments.
• Help automate environment provisioning and configuration tasks.

CI/CD & Deployment Support

• Support CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitLab, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps.
• Assist with application deployments to cloud and container environments.
• Collaborate with development teams to improve deployment processes.

Skills & Requirements

Must Have

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field (recent graduates preferred).
• 0–1 year of relevant experience (internships, academic projects, or personal projects are highly valued).
• Basic knowledge of AWS services (EC2, VPC, S3, IAM, etc.) — through university projects, certifications, or self-learning.
• Understanding of Linux fundamentals.
• Basic scripting knowledge (Bash, Python, or PowerShell).
• Strong willingness to learn new technologies quickly and take guidance from seniors.
• Good problem-solving attitude and eagerness to grow in a fast-paced environment.

Good to Have

• AWS Cloud Practitioner certification (or currently pursuing).
• Exposure to Terraform, Docker, or Kubernetes through projects or internships.
• Familiarity with any CI/CD tool (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, etc.).
• Basic understanding of networking concepts.
• Exposure to Azure or GCP is a plus.

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Skills

RDS, Troubleshooting, Linux System Administration, Scalability, Architect, Software Engineering, Scripting, EC2, Configuration Management, Operating Systems, GCP, Acceptance Testing, S3