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- Permanent IT recruitment
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- Permanent placement
- Roles
- Senior Cloud Engineer (AWS)
- Stack
- AWS · Terraform · Linux · CI/CD · Networking fundamentals
Challenge
The role sat between infrastructure and platform engineering. Generic “DevOps” CVs flooded inboxes but few candidates had real AWS landing-zone and IAM design depth.
Notice periods in Malaysia meant the client needed a credible pipeline early — not a single CV after weeks of silence.
Compensation had to be competitive for KL without overshooting the band the business had approved.
Approach
We ran a focused permanent search: mapped likely employers, approached passive candidates, and screened for hands-on AWS design — not only certification lists.
Salary benchmarking and a clear scorecard went to the hiring manager before outreach, so market conversations stayed aligned.
Shortlisted candidates got a structured briefing on the team’s stack and on-call expectations before interview, which improved show rates and interview quality.
Outcome
The client interviewed a tight shortlist, made an offer to the preferred candidate, and completed acceptance within the agreed notice window.
The hire joined and took ownership of landing-zone improvements while pairing with existing engineers — the original brief for “senior + mentor” held in practice.
The search also left the client with a clearer scorecard for the next cloud hire.
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