Senior Cloud Engineer

Job summary

The Senior Cloud Engineer designs and delivers secure, resilient hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructure to support cloud strategy and digital transformation. The role leads AWS architecture, Terraform-based infrastructure automation, legacy application modernization and migrations, and cloud governance, while partnering with IT, Security, and DevOps teams. The work spans AWS and Azure, including networking, CI/CD, and regulated workloads, and includes mentoring engineers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in computer science, engineering, or a related discipline.
• Communicate effectively with multinational audiences and collaborate across geographical regions.
• Demonstrated experience designing and maintaining AWS and Azure environments.
• Expertise in cloud architecture, networking, IaaS, PaaS, and automation.
• Experience with Terraform, Ansible, and CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps Pipelines.
• Experience embedding governance, vulnerability remediation, and NIST or CIS compliance frameworks into cloud environments.
• Experience working in cross-functional Agile or Scrum teams.
• Containerization and orchestration experience with Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, AKS, or EKS is preferred.
• Experience bridging legacy systems and public cloud through secure, resilient hybrid solutions.
• Experience with regulated workloads is beneficial.
• Ability and willingness to learn, document, and operationalize new technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead AWS architecture and solution design, setting architectural decisions, standards, and technical direction.
• Use Terraform modules and automation to implement scalable, secure, and maintainable cloud infrastructure.
• Modernize legacy applications and lead lift-and-shift migrations to AWS.
• Coordinate project workloads and technical priorities across cross-functional teams.
• Develop and document technical designs and requirements for cloud applications and systems.
• Create standard operating procedures and runbooks for cloud infrastructure.
• Improve platform management and troubleshooting to maximize uptime.
• Partner with IT, Security, and DevOps teams on cloud initiatives.
• Mentor junior cloud engineers and facilitate technical knowledge sharing.

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