Cloud Engineer III

Cloud Engineer III

Optomi, in partnership with a premier financial client, is seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer with deep Azure and Kubernetes expertise to support the design, development, and optimization of cloud-native applications within a highly regulated financial environment. This role is ideal for an engineer who thrives in modern microservices ecosystems and is passionate about building scalable, secure, and resilient cloud solutions.

• Working with cutting-edge Azure services and Dev Ops tooling, with the freedom to influence architecture, automation strategy, and platform best practices.
• Solving complex, large-scale engineering challenges within a stable organization that invests heavily in cloud modernization and long-term technical growth.

• 7–10 years working in enterprise IT engineering environments.
• 5–7 years of cloud development or operational support across major cloud platforms (Azure required; AWS/GCP a plus).
• Expert-level Kubernetes experience, including hands-on AKS management.
• Strong experience with Azure App Services, Azure Functions, Azure Dev Ops, and Azure-native tooling.
• Solid understanding of microservices design principles and containerized application development.
• Firm grasp of networking fundamentals (protocols, load balancers, ingress, firewalls, DNS, VNETs).
• 2–3 years of experience in the consumer banking or financial services industry preferred.

• Design, develop, and maintain Azure cloud solutions, utilizing AKS, App Service, and Function App Service within a microservices ecosystem.
• Implement, manage, and optimize Kubernetes clusters, ensuring scalability, security, observability, and high availability.
• Collaborate across development, Dev Ops, infrastructure, and architecture teams to deliver cloud-native applications and integrate them seamlessly with existing enterprise systems.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure Dev Ops, enabling automated deployments, quality gates, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Apply strong networking fundamentals to configure, monitor, and troubleshoot cloud networking components (VNETs, ingress, DNS, load balancing, service mesh, etc.).
• Develop and enhance microservices, focusing on performance tuning, reliability improvements, and maintainability.
• Participate in production support, debugging complex systems using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and distributed tracing.
• Contribute to automation, best practices, and cloud governance standards across engineering teams.