Senior Cloud Engineer
- Toronto, ON, Canada
- Scarborough, ON, Canada
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Original job description
Cloud Engineer
Scarborough-ON (F2F interview mandatory for Tp2 round ) Hybrid -2-3 days onsite
Mandatory:
- Platform Provisioning and AWS CDK
- Strong hands-on experience with AWS Cloud Services including:
o EC2
o S3
o Lambda
o VPC
o IAM
o CloudWatch
Position Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled Cloud Engineer with strong expertise in AWS and Azure cloud platforms to design, implement, maintain, and optimize cloud infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with cloud services, automation, infrastructure as code, containerization, monitoring tools, and system administration. This role requires excellent troubleshooting abilities, strong collaboration skills, and a proactive approach to improving cloud operations, security, and reliability.
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Key Responsibilities
Cloud Infrastructure Management
- Monitor, maintain, and optimize AWS and Azure cloud environments to ensure high availability, performance, and scalability.
- Manage and support AWS services including EC2, S3, Lambda, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, and related cloud components.
- Administer Azure infrastructure resources including virtual machines, networking, storage, and security services.
- Perform capacity planning and resource optimization to improve performance and control costs.
Automation & Infrastructure as Code
- Design, implement, and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform and AWS CloudFormation.
- Automate operational and administrative tasks using Python, Bash, and PowerShell scripting.
- Support CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure deployment automation.
Containerization & Application Support
- Deploy, manage, and troubleshoot containerized workloads using Docker, ECS, and EKS.
- Collaborate with development and DevOps teams to deploy, maintain, and modernize cloud-based applications.
- Ensure application availability, performance, and resilience across environments.
Monitoring, Security & Compliance
- Implement proactive monitoring and alerting using AWS CloudWatch, Dynatrace, and other observability tools.
- Enforce cloud security best practices including IAM policies, encryption, patch management, and compliance controls.
- Conduct vulnerability assessments and support remediation activities.
- Participate in disaster recovery planning, testing, and backup validation.
Incident Management & Troubleshooting
- Diagnose and resolve complex infrastructure, networking, and application-related issues.
- Perform root cause analysis and implement preventive measures to minimize recurring incidents.
- Support critical production incidents and provide timely resolution.
Documentation & Knowledge Sharing
- Maintain accurate technical documentation, architecture diagrams, operational procedures, and runbooks.
- Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and training to junior engineers and support teams.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and cloud adoption strategies.
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Required Skills & Qualifications
Technical Skills
- Strong hands-on experience with AWS Cloud Services including:
o EC2
o S3
o Lambda
o VPC
o IAM
o CloudWatch
- Experience managing and supporting Microsoft Azure Infrastructure.
- Strong knowledge of Linux and Windows Server Administration.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools:
o Terraform
o AWS CloudFormation
- Experience with CI/CD tools and deployment automation.
- Hands-on experience with containerization technologies:
o Docker
o Amazon ECS
o Amazon EKS
- Experience with monitoring and observability tools:
o AWS CloudWatch
o Dynatrace
o Other enterprise monitoring platforms
- Strong scripting skills in:
o Python
o Bash
o PowerShell
- Good understanding of:
o Networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, Load Balancing, Routing, VPNs)
o Security best practices and cloud governance
o Backup and Disaster Recovery solutions
Soft Skills
- Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills.
- Ability to perform in a fast-paced, production-critical environment.
- Leadership mindset with experience mentoring junior engineers and driving team success.
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Preferred Qualifications
- AWS Solutions Architect Associate/Professional Certification.
- Microsoft Azure Administrator or Azure Solutions Architect Certification.
- Experience with DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices.
- Experience supporting enterprise-scale cloud transformation initiatives.
- Knowledge of cloud cost optimization and governance frameworks.
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Experience
- 5+ years of Infrastructure/System Administration experience
- 3+ years of hands-on AWS and/or Azure Cloud Engineering experience
- Experience working within enterprise production environments supporting mission-critical applications.
Thanks & Regards
Mohd Rahbar (Technical Recruiter)
Raas Infotek Corporation.
262 Chapman Road, Suite 105A,
Newark, DE -19702
E-Mail: mohd.rahbar@raasinfotek.com| Website: www.raasinfotek.com
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohd-rahbar-180a4725a
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Responsibilities
Manage, monitor, and optimize AWS and Azure cloud infrastructure, including provisioning, automation, containerized workloads, security, and observability. Troubleshoot production issues, support disaster recovery and incident response, maintain technical documentation, and mentor junior engineers.
Requirements
Requires 5+ years of infrastructure or system administration experience and 3+ years of hands-on AWS and/or Azure cloud engineering experience in enterprise production environments. Candidates should have experience with AWS services, Azure infrastructure, IaC, CI/CD, containers, scripting, monitoring, security, networking, and Linux and Windows administration.
Skills
- AWS
- Azure
- AWS CDK
- Terraform
- AWS CloudFormation
- Python
- Bash
- PowerShell
- Docker
- Amazon ECS
- Amazon EKS
- CI/CD
- CloudWatch
- Dynatrace
- Linux and Windows Server Administration
- Networking
Visa sponsorship
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Hiring contact
Mohd Rahbar
Hiring contact email
mohd.rahbar@raasinfotek.com
Categories
- Technology
- Software
- Engineering
- Security & Safety
Keywords
- AWS
- Microsoft Azure
- AWS CDK
- EC2
- S3
- Lambda
- VPC
- IAM
- CloudWatch
- Terraform
- AWS CloudFormation
- Infrastructure as Code
- CI/CD
- Python
- Bash
- PowerShell
- Docker
- Amazon ECS
- Amazon EKS
- Dynatrace
- Linux
- Windows Server
- TCP/IP
- DNS
- Load Balancing
- Routing
- VPN
- Disaster Recovery
- Site Reliability Engineering
- Cloud Cost Optimization