Cloud Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage scalable, secure, and reliable cloud infrastructure.
• Deploy, configure, and maintain cloud-based applications and services.
• Manage cloud platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Monitor cloud infrastructure performance, availability, and resource utilization.
• Implement cloud security policies, access controls, and compliance standards.
• Manage cloud networking, storage, virtual machines, and computing resources.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management.
• Work with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools to automate cloud deployments.
• Implement backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions.
• Monitor cloud costs and optimize resource utilization.
• Troubleshoot cloud infrastructure, networking, and application-related issues.
• Configure and manage CI/CD pipelines for application deployment.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions.
• Collaborate with DevOps, development, and security teams.
• Maintain cloud architecture documentation and operational procedures.

Preferred Skills

• Strong knowledge of AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Experience with cloud services such as EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, Lambda, and RDS.
• Knowledge of Azure services such as Virtual Machines, Azure Storage, Azure Networking, and Azure Active Directory (Microsoft Entra ID).
• Understanding of cloud architecture and deployment models.
• Hands-on experience with Linux and Windows Server administration.
• Knowledge of networking concepts such as TCP/IP, DNS, VPN, firewalls, and load balancing.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or ARM templates.
• Knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps.
• Knowledge of scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Experience with monitoring tools such as CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, or Prometheus.
• Understanding of cloud security, IAM, encryption, and access management.
• Knowledge of backup, disaster recovery, and high availability solutions.
• Understanding of DevOps practices and automation.
• Knowledge of cloud cost optimization and resource management.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Good communication and teamwork abilities.