Cloud Engineer; AWS & Azure Multi-Cloud Specialist

Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Cloud Engineer to manage, optimize, and secure our hybrid cloud environment spanning both Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure. You will play a crucial role in shaping our multi-cloud strategy, enabling our teams to deliver reliable, scalable, and cost-efficient solutions for multiple Client Cloud Environments.

• Design and Implement Multi-Cloud Solutions:
  Architect, deploy, and manage scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant infrastructure across AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, VPC) and Azure (Virtual Machines, Azure Storage, Azure SQL Database, Virtual Network).
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC):
  Develop, maintain, and manage cloud infrastructure using Terraform to ensure consistency, repeatability, and version control across both AWS and Azure environments.
• Migration:
  Oversee and execute the migration of on-premises workloads and existing applications to both AWS and Azure platforms, including configuring hybrid connectivity.
• Containerization & Serverless:
  Deploy and manage containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes (e.g., AWS EKS, Azure AKS) and implement serverless solutions (e.g., AWS Lambda, Azure Functions) to optimize performance and cost.

• CI/CD Pipelines:
  Build integrations with Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Scripting and Automation:
  Write and maintain automation scripts using languages such as Python, Power Shell, or Bash to streamline operational tasks and reduce manual effort.
• SQL Optimization:
  Assist clients with advanced SQL issues, suggest database optimizations, and offer advanced guidance to better utilize SQL environments.
• Configuration Management:
  Utilize configuration management tools to manage and maintain operating systems and applications within the cloud environment.

• Cloud Security:
  Implement and manage robust security policies, including Identity and Access Management (IAM/Entra AD, RBAC), network security (VPC/VNet, Security Groups/NSGs), encryption, and compliance controls across both cloud providers.
• Monitoring and Logging:
  Configure and manage comprehensive monitoring, alerting, and logging solutions using platform-native tools (e.g., AWS Cloud Watch, Azure Monitor) and third-party tools (e.g., Datadog, Splunk) to ensure continuous operational health.
• Cost Management:
  Continuously monitor and analyze cloud spending, recommending and implementing optimization strategies (e.g., resource right-sizing, reserved instances, storage tiering) to ensure cost-efficiency.
• Incident Response:
  Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation to respond to, troubleshoot, and resolve critical incidents in a timely manner.

• Experience:
  
  3-5+ years of hands-on experience as a Cloud Engineer or similar role.
• Education:
  
  Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• AWS Familiarity:
  Proven experience designing and managing core AWS services.
• Azure Expertise:
  Proven experience designing and managing core Azure services (Virtual Machines, Azure Storage, Azure Networking, Azure AD, ARM templates/Terraform).
• Scripting:
  Proficiency in at least one scripting language (Python preferred).
• SQL Expertise:
  Proven experience designing and managing SQL Databases, SQL installations, and advanced SQL troubleshooting.
• Networking:
  Solid understanding of networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, VPNs, firewalls, load balancing, etc.).

• Certifications:
  
  Active professional-level certifications for both platforms with an emphasis on Azure certs (Administrator Associate (AZ-104) or Azure Developer Associate (AZ-204)).
• Containers:
  Experience with Docker and Kubernetes (EKS, AKS).
• Operating Systems:
  Proficient in administering both Linux and Windows operating systems.
• Database:
  
  Experience with both relational (e.g., SQL Server, RDS/Azure SQL) and No
  
  SQL databases (e.g., Dynamo
  
  DB, Azure Cosmos DB).