Senior Cloud engineer

About the Role

We are looking for a Cloud engineer to architect, build, and maintain secure, scalable, and resilient cloud platforms while driving excellence in cloud infrastructure, DevOps practices, and platform reliability. You will design innovative cloud solutions, implement Infrastructure-as-Code, and provide hands-on support across both production and development environments. In this role, you will mentor and lead junior and intermediate engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration and technical growth, while effectively communicating with both technical teams and business stakeholders to deliver impactful solutions.

Key Responsibilities

1. Cloud Architecture & Engineering

• Design and build distributed cloud systems across AWS, Azure, and hybrid environments
• Architect resilient, scalable, highly available cloud-native platforms
• Implement and manage container platforms (Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift, EKS, AKS, GKE, ODF)
• Work with Operator Framework to develop and manage Kubernetes/OpenShift operators
• Support provisioning, orchestration, automation, and infrastructure scaling
• Integrate Linux systems with authentication and directory services
• Configure and manage enterprise storage systems across cloud and on-prem environments

1. Infrastructure Automation & DevOps

• Design and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, ARM, Pulumi)
• Develop automation scripts for provisioning, configuration, and deployment
• Implement CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins
• Maintain software repositories and automate software update processes
• Build and deploy serverless architectures and containerized workloads

1. Reliability, Monitoring & Security

• Implement observability using Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, X-Ray, ELK/EFK, or Datadog
• Monitor system health through automated and manual processes
• Lead disaster recovery, backup, and replication strategies
• Ensure compliance with NIST, CIS benchmarks, and Zero Trust principles
• Troubleshoot OS-level and application-level issues across Linux and container platforms
• Apply cloud security best practices including IAM governance, network security, and encryption

1. Collaboration, Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement

• Work closely with customers and internal teams to understand requirements and deliver solutions
• Set clear expectations and communicate effectively with stakeholders
• Mentor junior and intermediate engineers
• Drive improvements, promote DevOps culture, and support change management
• Represent the infrastructure team in cross
  
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