Title : Senior Cloud Engineer
Job Type : Contract
Job Location : Remote
What are the top 3 skills required for this role?
- 1.AWS / Azure
- Terraform
- CI / CD pipelines, Ansible, Packer, Python, and cloud-native automations.
Job Description / Responsibilities
About the Role : We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Sr. cloud Engineer and operations specialists. The ideal candidate will possess strong technical expertise in cloud infrastructure and operations, and a passion for building resilient, scalable, and efficient cloud environments.
Key Responsibilities :
Senior cloud engineer providing technical direction, mentorship, and support for junior engineersCollaborate with product managers, security teams, and other stakeholders to define infrastructure and platform requirements and delivery timelinesDesign, implement, and maintain secure, scalable, and cost-effective cloud solutionsDevelops and review infrastructure code, enforce best practices, and ensures compliance with security standardsSupport sprint planning, task allocation, and operational performance trackingIdentify and address technical challenges, including system reliability and performance issuesFoster a culture of automation, observability, and continuous improvementStay up to date with industry trends, cloud technologies, and DevOps practicesCreates and updates Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI / CD pipelines, Ansible, Packer, Python, and cloud-native automations.Manages Web Application Firewall (WAF) configurations, certificates, and automations for web applicationsLeads disaster recovery designs and automations for cloud deployed components.Leads the ITIL processes - incident, request, change management and may coordinate with other teams as necessary.Requirements :
Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field5+ years of experience in cloud engineering or operations, with at least 2 years in a senior role5+ years with cloud PaaS services Relational databases, APIGateways, storage, Firewalls, Caching, Lambda, AKS, EKS, etc.Minimum 5 years of experience in cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud5+ years with Infrastructure as Code using following technologies - Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, Packer5 years Python, Golang, or other automation programming languages7+ years Experience with Agile and DevOps methodologies3 years of experience with Jenkins, GitLab.1-3 years in cloud design patterns, Containers / Kubernetes, and designing cloud solutions3+ year with cloud networking, load balancers, Akamai WAF, and monitoring tools.3+ yrs Wiz and GuardDuty, and App security tools - WhiteSource or Checkmarx