Senior Cloud Engineer

Role Overview

• Cloud Strategy, Architecture & Guidance
• Lead the development of cloud technology frameworks and provide technical leadership for cloud initiatives.
• Advise application and service owners on efficient, secure, and scalable use of cloud platforms.
• Evaluate multiple architectural scenarios to guide teams toward the most effective and cost‑efficient solutions.
• Advocate for cloud‑first principles and influence long‑term cloud adoption strategies.
• Advocate for automation throughout the entire lifecycle.
• Design & Engineering
• Define and design services that span on‑premises and cloud environments.
• Develop and maintain a library of reusable, documented cloud design patterns across IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, and hybrid models.
• Contribute to solution architecture for new and existing workloads, focusing on automation, scalability, resiliency, reliability, and cost optimization.
• Conduct performance, scalability, and reliability testing for cloud and third‑party applications.
• Collaboration & Development
• Partner with software developers, system engineers, and database teams to translate business and technical requirements into cloud solutions.
• Partner with Enterprise Application teams to review and design solutions based on enterprise software vendor and cloud operator best practices.
• Contribute to DevOps and DevSecOps pipelines, development tasks, IaC modules, and cloud‑native engineering practices.
• Provide technical governance, operational support, and expertise related to cloud deployments and day‑to‑day operations.
• Optimization & Operational Excellence
• Analyze and optimize existing cloud workloads to improve performance and reduce costs.
• Use monitoring and analytics tools (e.g., Cloudability, AWS, Azure Monitor, ServiceNow, Splunk) to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Drive continuous improvement in cloud operations, provisioning, automation, and service delivery.
• Thought Leadership
• Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and cloud innovations.
• Provide forward‑thinking perspectives on how cloud technology can support organizational strategy and modernization efforts.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with cloud engineering, architecture, or operations (8–10+ years total IT experience preferred).
• Extensive experience with AWS and Azure cloud platforms.
• Strong background in technical architecture, system engineering, or application development.
• Server administration experience (Windows and Linux).
• Experience with CI/CD, automation, and DevOps tools (Terraform, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub, Ansible, AWS Systems Manager, etc.).
• Knowledge of monitoring and analytics tools: Cloudability, Azure Monitor, ServiceNow.
• Experience with cloud security frameworks and technologies (Azure AD, MFA, Prisma, Splunk).
• Strong scripting/programming skills (Python, Bash, Java).
• In-depth understanding of cloud architecture concepts: virtualization, orchestration, elasticity, multi-tenancy, high availability, disaster recovery.
• Experience working within Agile/Scrum and DevSecOps practices.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate / AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional.
• Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals & Azure Solutions Architect.
• Strong analytical and scenario evaluation skills.
• Effective communicator and collaborator with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Innovative, creative problem solver with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Passion for cloud efficiency, optimization, and modern engineering practices.

Tech Stack

• Ansible
• AWS
• Azure
• Cloud
• Java
• Jenkins
• Linux
• Python
• ServiceNow
• Splunk
• Terraform

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Professional development opportunities