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Principal Cloud Engineer

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Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IND
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Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IND
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Design, deploy, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure using infrastructure as code, CI/CD, and Kubernetes. Implement cloud security, networking, monitoring, and high-availability solutions across Linux and Windows environments. Collaborate with development and operations teams, troubleshoot systems, support developer self-service, and maintain infrastructure documentation. The role requires extensive infrastructure or DevOps experience, hands-on public cloud and Kubernetes expertise, automation skills, and strong systems administration knowledge.
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Job Summary 

We are seeking skilled and motivated Cloud Engineers to join our team and help design, implement, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience on at least one major cloud provider as well as hands-on experience with modern DevOps tools and practices, strong networking and security fundamentals, and a solid understanding of both Linux and Windows environments. This is an engineering role and therefore, demonstrated hands-on experience designing and implementing end-to-end cloud-based infrastructure as code automation is paramount. 

 

Key Responsibilities 

  • Design, deploy, and engineer cloud infrastructure via infrastructure as code based capabilities including Terraform, Packer, and Puppet. 

  • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and integrate with Kubernetes-based container orchestration. 

  • Engineer, design and optimize Kubernetes capabilities that support our developer self-service model and that meet high availability and performance requirements. 

  • Implement and enforce cloud security best practices across infrastructure and applications. 

  • Monitor system performance and troubleshoot issues across Linux and Windows servers. 

  • Collaborate with development and operations teams to ensure seamless integration and delivery. 

  • Maintain documentation for infrastructure, processes, and configurations. 

 



Requirements

Required Skills & Qualifications 

  • 10 year’s experience in an infrastructure engineering or DevOps role 

  • 4 years hands-on experience with Azure, GCP, or AWS 

  • 2 years hands on experience engineering Kubernetes solutions and associated ecosystems 

  • Strong background in automation with modern automation tools like Terraform, Packer, and Puppet. 

  • Demonstrated abilities managing code and other project files with Git  

  • CI/CD experience with modern tooling like Jenkins or Azure DevOps 

  • Strong understanding of cloud networking concepts (Virtual Private Networks, Software Defined Networking, Network and Application Load Balancers, DNS, API Gateways, Routing). 

  • Solid grasp of cloud security principles and compliance standards. 

  • Proficiency in Linux and Windows system administration. 

  • Understanding of GitOps  

  • Excellent problem-solving and communication skills. 

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field. 

 

Preferred Qualifications 

  • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) certification 

  • Certifications in cloud technologies (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Administrator, etc). 

  • Experience with monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana). 

  • Familiarity with scripting languages (e.g., Bash, Python, PowerShell). 

  • Hands on experience with modern GitOps tools such as FluxCD or ArgoCD

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