Job Description & Requirements
Job Role/Level Cloud Engineer, Big Data & Data Platforms/Level 2
Brief Job Description Cloud Engineer
As a Cloud Operations Specialist, he/she play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of our organization's cloud-based infrastructure and services. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, implement, monitor, and maintain our cloud environments, ensuring high availability, scalability, security, and cost-effectiveness. Your expertise in cloud technologies will contribute to the optimization of our cloud operations and the delivery of reliable services to our customers.
Roles And Responsibilities:
Infrastructure Management:
• Deploy, configure, and manage cloud resources using infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation
• Monitor and maintain cloud infrastructure to ensure optimal performance, availability, and security.
• Implement automation and orchestration to streamline deployment and scaling processes.
Cloud Services Administration:
• Manage and administer various cloud services, including compute instances, storage solutions, databases, networking components, and serverless offerings hosted on AWS and Azure.
• Optimize resource utilizations to ensure efficient cloud service delivery and cost management.
• Monitoring and Incident Response:
• Set up monitoring and alerting mechanisms to promptly identify and address performance issues and security vulnerabilities.
• Collaborate with the incident response team to troubleshoot and resolve operational incidents, ensuring minimal service disruption.
Security and Compliance:
• Implement security best practices to protect cloud environments from potential threats and vulnerabilities.
• Assist in conducting security audits and assessments to maintain compliance with industry regulations and standards.
• Collaboration and Documentation:
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including DevOps, development, and security, to understand requirements and align cloud infrastructure accordingly.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation related to cloud infrastructure, processes, and procedures.
• Continuous Improvement:
• Stay up to date with industry trends and advancements in cloud technologies.
• Identify opportunities for automation, optimization, and process improvement to enhance cloud operations.
Requirements / Qualifications
• Government Commercial Cloud (GCC) experience required.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• At least 5-7+ years of working experience in cloud operations, managing cloud-based infrastructure, and deploying cloud services.
• Proficiency in cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and/or Microsoft Azure.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure-as-code principles and tools.
• Familiarity with scripting and automation using languages like Python, PowerShell, Bash, etc.
• Experience with monitoring and log aggregation tools for proactive issue detection.
• Knowledge of security best practices and experience implementing security controls in cloud environments.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with diverse teams.
• Certification in AWS Cloud Practitioner, AWS Architect is a plus.
• Scripting (good to have)
• Python and associated libraries (pandas, pyspark)
• R
• Frameworks – React/FLASK
