Cloud Engineer

Job Title: Cloud Engineer

Job Summary

We are seeking a skilled and motivatedCloud Engineer to design, implement, and manage cloud-based infrastructure and services. The Cloud Engineer will be responsible for maintaining secure, scalable, and highly available cloud environments while optimizing performance and cost.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure (AWS / Azure / GCP)

• Build and maintain scalable, highly available systems

• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform / CloudFormation / ARM templates

• Monitor system performance and ensure reliability

• Manage CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation

• Implement cloud security best practices

• Troubleshoot infrastructure and networking issues

• Optimize cloud costs and resource utilization

• Configure backup, disaster recovery, and high availability solutions

• Collaborate with DevOps, development, and security teams

• Maintain documentation of cloud architecture and processes

Required Technical Skills

Cloud Platforms (At least one required)

• AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, VPC, Lambda, CloudWatch)

• Microsoft Azure (VMs, Azure DevOps, Azure Functions, Storage)

• Google Cloud Platform (Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, GKE)

DevOps & Automation

• CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps)

• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred)

• Docker & Kubernetes

• Version control (Git)

Networking & Security

• VPC, Subnets, Firewalls, Load Balancers

• Identity & Access Management (IAM)

• SSL, VPN, Security Groups

• Basic understanding of Zero Trust and cloud security models

Scripting & OS

• Linux administration

• Shell scripting / Python

• Troubleshooting system-level issues

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Good communication skills

• Ability to work in cross-functional teams

• Ownership mindset

• Ability to handle production incidents

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

• AWS/Azure/GCP certification (Associate or Professional)

• Experience with microservices architecture

• Experience in monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)

• Knowledge of security compliance standards (ISO, SOC2, GDPR)

Experience Levels

Junior Cloud Engineer (0–2 years)

• Basic cloud services knowledge

• Linux fundamentals

• Deployment support experience

Mid-Level Cloud Engineer (2–5 years)

• Strong IaC experience

• CI/CD pipeline management

• Production troubleshooting

Senior Cloud Engineer (5+ years)

• Cloud architecture design

• Cost optimization strategies

• Multi-cloud or hybrid cloud experience

• Disaster recovery planning

Optional Customizations (Based on Company Type)

For Startup

• Strong DevOps + Cloud combination role

• Hands-on production support

• Rapid deployment experience

For Enterprise

• Governance & compliance experience

• Multi-region architecture

• Cloud migration projects