Senior AWS Infrastructure Engineer

Join us as we work to create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all.

athenahealth is a progressive, innovation-driven software product company. We partner with healthcare organizations across the care continuum to drive clinical and financial results. Our expert teams build modern technology on an open, connected ecosystem, yielding insights that make a difference for our customers and their patients. We maintain a unique values-driven employee culture and offer a flexible work-life balance. As evidence of our rapid growth and industry leadership, we were acquired by the world's leading private equity firm 'Bain Capital' for $17bn!

and we have many new strategic product initiatives

We are headquartered in  Boston , and our other offices are in Atlanta, Austin, Belfast, and Burlington.  In India , we have offices in  Bangalore, Pune and Chennai

Position Summary:

We are looking for an  'AWS Infrastructure Engineer' at SMTS level  to design, implement, and maintain cloud infrastructure to ensure high availability, security, and performance in our  Chennai Cloud Division . In this role, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to support business needs, optimize cloud resources, and enhance automation and monitoring capabilities.

Key Responsibilities:

Design, deploy, and manage AWS infrastructure following best practices.
Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform or AWS Cloud Formation.
Configure and optimize AWS services, including EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, Lambda, and others.
Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments.
Monitor system performance and troubleshoot infrastructure-related issues.
Implement security best practices, including IAM roles, policies, encryption, and compliance controls.
Design and manage AWS networking components, including VPCs, Transit Gateway (TGW), Subnets, Route Tables, Security Groups, Network ACLs (NACLs), and Direct Connect.
Optimize IAM policies and permission models to ensure least-privilege access while maintaining operational efficiency.
Collaborate with development, security, and operations teams to optimize cloud resources.
Maintain documentation for architecture, configurations, and processes.
Evaluate new AWS services and recommend improvements for scalability and cost optimization.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
5 to 9 years of experience managing AWS cloud infrastructure.
Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or Cloud Formation.
Strong knowledge of AWS networking concepts, including VPC design, VPNs, Direct Connect, and Route 53.
Expertise in IAM policy management, permission boundaries, and least-privilege principles.

Experience with automation and scripting using Python, Bash, or similar languages.
Familiarity with monitoring tools like Cloud Watch, Prometheus.
Knowledge of CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Harness, or AWS Code Pipeline.
Experience implementing security best practices and compliance frameworks (e.g., SOC2, HIPAA).
Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect, AWS Dev Ops Engineer) are a plus.

Preferred

Skills:

Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS ECS/EKS).
Familiarity with serverless architecture (AWS Lambda, API Gateway, Step Functions).
Understanding of cost optimization strategies within AWS

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