Senior cloud engineer

What you'll do

• Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of scalable, secure, and highly available cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP)
• Architect, deploy, and manage production-grade Kubernetes clusters supporting mission-critical, containerized applications
• Define and enforce cloud standards, patterns, and best practices across the organization
• Maintain, monitor, and optimize cloud environments, including compute, storage, networking, and security services
• Troubleshoot complex cloud-related issues and provide timely resolutions to ensure high system availability and performance
• Design and maintain robust Infrastructure as Code (IaC) frameworks using tools such as Terraform, ensuring repeatability and compliance
• Establish and evolve CI/CD pipelines to support secure, reliable, and scalable application delivery
• Drive automation-first approaches to infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and operational workflows
• Implement and manage containerization technologies such as Docker and orchestration platforms, with a strong emphasis on Kubernetes
• Champion DevOps and GitOps practices across teams to improve deployment velocity and system reliability
• Provide technical leadership for cloud operations, including monitoring, logging, alerting, backup, and disaster recovery strategies
• Design and enforce cloud security best practices, including identity and access management (IAM), network segmentation, encryption, and compliance controls
• Own cloud cost management strategies, including cost optimization, budgeting, forecasting, and resource governance
• Serve as a subject matter expert for cloud technologies, providing guidance and support across Engineering, Product, Operations, and Security teams
• Collaborate with other departments such as Development, Product, and Security to translate business requirements into scalable and resilient cloud solutions
• Lead documentation efforts for cloud architectures, operational runbooks, and best practices

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 6+ years of experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, or cloud infrastructure roles with senior-level responsibility
• Deep hands-on experience with at least one major cloud platform (AWS or GCP), including production-scale environments
• Expert-level experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform) and infrastructure automation
• Extensive experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes ecosystems, including designing, deploying, managing, and troubleshooting clusters at scale
• Proficiency in scripting and automation (e.g., Python, Bash)
• Strong understanding of cloud security principles, including IAM, network security, encryption, and compliance
• Strong problem-solving skills with ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Excellent communication skills to explain complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders

Tech stack