AWS Cloud Engineer III

Role Overview
The L3 DevOps / Cloud Engineer will act as a senior technical resource responsible for leading complex infrastructure and DevOps activities, driving automation, defining technical standards, and improving platform reliability.
The role requires strong hands-on expertise in AWS, Terraform, AWX/Ansible, ArgoCD, GitOps, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and Disaster Recovery.
Key Responsibilities
Act as the L3 escalation point for complex Cloud, DevOps, Kubernetes, infrastructure, and deployment issues.
Lead major technical activities across production and non-production environments.
Take ownership of complex infrastructure changes, upgrades, migrations, and platform improvements.
Lead and coordinate Disaster Recovery (DR) activities, including:
DR planning
Restore testing
Failover/failback activities
Application and infrastructure recovery
DR validation
Runbook preparation and improvement
Design and implement infrastructure using Terraform.
Develop and maintain reusable Terraform modules.
Review Terraform code and infrastructure changes implemented by L1/L2 engineers.
Define Terraform coding standards, repository structure, and implementation best practices.
Strong hands-on experience with AWX / Ansible.
Develop reusable Ansible roles, playbooks, and automation workflows.
Use AWX to automate:
Server configuration
Patching
Application deployment
Infrastructure operations
Repetitive BAU activities
Identify manual operational activities and convert them into automated workflows.
Design and maintain ArgoCD-based deployments.
Implement and support GitOps practices for Kubernetes and application deployments.
Define GitOps repository structures and deployment standards.
Manage and troubleshoot ArgoCD:
Applications
Sync issues
Configuration drift
Deployment failures
Environment promotion
Rollback activities
Design and maintain Kubernetes workloads running on Amazon EKS.
Develop and maintain reusable Helm Charts.
Define standards for Helm values, templates, and environment-specific configurations.
Design and improve CI/CD deployment processes.
Support and improve Jenkins and other CI/CD automation.
Define deployment strategies and operational standards.
Lead automation initiatives across Cloud and DevOps platforms.
Develop automation using:
Terraform
Ansible / AWX
Bash
Python
CI/CD pipelines
Define and enforce technical standards for:
Infrastructure as Code
Terraform
GitOps
Kubernetes
Helm
CI/CD
Automation
Cloud operations
Patching
Deployment processes
Establish reusable templates, modules, pipelines, and automation frameworks.
Perform technical reviews for changes implemented by L1 and L2 engineers.
Lead complex production incidents and perform Root Cause Analysis.
Identify recurring issues and implement permanent automated solutions.
Improve monitoring, logging, alerting, and operational reliability.
Participate in architecture and technical design discussions.
Lead production deployments, infrastructure upgrades, patching, and maintenance activities.
Mentor and provide technical guidance to L1 and L2 engineers.
Create and maintain:
SOPs
Runbooks
Technical standards
Architecture documentation
DR documentation
Operational procedures
Experience
8–12 years of relevant experience in cloud engineering, infrastructure, DevOps, or a related field is required.
Core Technical Skills
Strong hands-on expertise in:
AWS
Amazon EKS
Kubernetes
Terraform
Terragrunt
AWX
Ansible
ArgoCD
GitOps
Helm
Docker
Jenkins
CI/CD
Git
Linux
Windows
Bash / Python
SSL/TLS
Infrastructure Automation
Disaster Recovery
Monitoring & Logging
Production Troubleshooting
Root Cause Analysis
L3 Expectations
An L3 Engineer should be capable of:
Leading technical activities independently
Owning complex Cloud and DevOps changes
Designing and implementing automation
Leading Disaster Recovery activities
Implementing GitOps using ArgoCD
Building automation using AWX/Ansible
Developing and reviewing Terraform code
Defining technical standards and best practices
Driving operational improvements
Mentoring L1/L2 engineers
Handling complex production incidents and RCA
The L3 engineer should move beyond routine operational support and focus on engineering, automation, standardization, reliability, and technical leadership.



About Rackspace Technology
Rackspace Technology is the trusted operator of the full enterprise AI stack, from governed private cloud to AI inference and agents in production. From edge to core to cloud, we operate the infrastructure, data layer, and software integration to deliver business outcomes with the predictable cost, reliability, security, and compliance that regulated and mission-critical environments demand. We support customers in more than 120 countries with AI capabilities spanning private cloud, public cloud, applications, data and cyber resilience.
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