Cloud Engineer

Job Description
AWS+GCP
 Location: Hyderabad, Pune, Greater Noida, Bangalore
 Shift Timings: US Shift
Cloud Engineer
Experience
5–8 years
Job Summary
The Cloud Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, managing, and optimizing cloud infrastructure and services across enterprise environments. The role focuses on cloud operations, automation, security, scalability, and cost optimization while ensuring high availability and compliance across public and hybrid cloud platforms.
Key Responsibilities
 Design, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure on AWS / Azure / GCP
 Implement and maintain IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS services as per architecture standards
 Monitor cloud environments for availability, performance, security, and cost
 Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, ARM, Bicep, or CloudFormation
 Configure and manage networking components (VPC/VNet, subnets, routing, gateways, security groups)
 Manage identity, access, and security controls (IAM, RBAC, policies)
 Support cloud migrations, modernization, and hybrid integrations
 Work closely with DevOps teams to enable CI/CD pipelines and automation
 Perform incident management, root cause analysis, and preventive improvements
 Ensure compliance with security, governance, and enterprise standards
 Prepare and maintain cloud architecture diagrams, SOPs, and runbooks
Required Technical Skills
Cloud Platforms
 Handson experience with AWS / Azure / GCP (at least one primary platform)
 Strong understanding of compute, storage, networking, and managed services
Automation & DevOps
 Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM, CloudFormation)
 Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, etc.)
 Basic scripting skills (PowerShell / Python / Bash)
Networking & Security
 Understanding of cloud networking concepts (VPC, VNet, Load Balancers, VPN, Peering)
 Experience with cloud security services, firewalls, and security best practices Certifications (Preferred)
 Azure Administrator / Solutions Architect
 AWS SysOps Administrator / Solutions Architect
 Google Cloud Associate Engineer
 Terraform Associate (plus)
Do
 Provide adequate support in architecture planning, migration & installation for new projects in own tower (platform/dbase/ middleware/ backup)
 Lead the structural/ architectural design of a platform/ middleware/ database/ back up etc. according to various system requirements to ensure a highly scalable and extensible solution
 Conduct technology capacity planning by reviewing the current and future requirements
 Utilize and leverage the new features of all underlying technologies to ensure smooth functioning of the installed databases and applications/ platforms, as applicable
 Strategize & implement disaster recovery plans and create and implement backup and recovery plans
 Manage the day-to-day operations of the tower
 Manage day-to-day operations by troubleshooting any issues, conducting root cause analysis (RCA) and developing fixes to avoid similar
issues.
 Plan for and manage upgradations, migration, maintenance, backup, installation and configuration functions for own tower
 Review the technical performance of own tower and deploy ways to improve efficiency, fine tune performance and reduce performance challenges
 Develop shift roster for the team to ensure no disruption in the tower
 Create and update SOPs, Data Responsibility Matrices, operations manuals, daily test plans, data architecture guidance etc.
 Provide weekly status reports to the client leadership team, internal stakeholders on database activities w.r.t. progress, updates, status, and next steps
 Leverage technology to develop Service Improvement Plan (SIP) through automation and other initiatives for higher efficiency and effectiveness