Senior Cloud Engineer

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

Cloud Infrastructure Management

• Design, deploy, and manage multi-cloud infrastructure across Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
• Architect and implement highly available, fault-tolerant, and scalable cloud solutions
• Manage cloud resources including compute instances and networking components
• Design and implement disaster recovery and business continuity plans for cloud workloads
• Migrate on-premises applications and services to cloud environments with minimal disruption
• Optimize cloud resource utilization and implement auto-scaling policies
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of cloud architectures, configurations, and runbooks

Kubernetes & Container Orchestration

• Design, deploy, and manage production-grade Kubernetes clusters across multiple cloud providers
• Implement and maintain container orchestration strategies for microservices architectures
• Configure and manage Kubernetes resource objects
• Manage Kubernetes cluster upgrades, scaling, and performance optimization
• Troubleshoot complex container and orchestration issues in production environments
• Implement multi-cluster and multi-region Kubernetes deployments for high availability

Service Mesh & Advanced Networking

• Design, deploy, and manage Istio service mesh for microservices communication and observability
• Configure Istio traffic management, including virtual services, destination rules, and gateways
• Implement advanced traffic routing (canary deployments, A/B testing, traffic splitting) using Istio
• Deploy and manage Istio observability components (telemetry, distributed tracing, service graphs)
• Implement circuit breaking, retries, timeouts, and fault injection for resilience testing
• Configure Istio ingress and egress gateways for external traffic management
• Monitor and optimize service mesh performance and resource utilization
• Implement multi-cluster service mesh architectures across different cloud providers

Reverse Proxy & Load Balancing

• Deploy, configure, and manage HAProxy for high-performance load balancing and reverse proxy
• Implement HAProxy ACLs, backend routing, health checks, and session persistence
• Design and implement Nginx as reverse proxy for web applications and API gateways
• Configure Nginx for rate limiting and request filtering
• Implement Nginx load balancing algorithms and upstream health monitoring
• Manage Nginx Plus features for advanced traffic management and monitoring
• Optimize HAProxy and Nginx performance for high-throughput environments

Infrastructure as Code & Configuration Management

• Develop and maintain infrastructure as code using Terraform
• Create reusable, modular Terraform configurations for various cloud resources and Implement Terraform state management and remote backends
• Design and implement configuration management solutions using Ansible
• Develop Ansible playbooks and roles for automated server provisioning and configuration
• Integrate Terraform and Ansible workflows for end-to-end infrastructure automation
• Implement infrastructure version control, code review processes, and GitOps practices
• Manage infrastructure drift detection and remediation
• Create and maintain infrastructure documentation and architecture diagrams
• Implement policy-as-code using tools like OPA (Open Policy Agent) or Sentinel

CI/CD Pipeline Management

• Design, implement, and maintain continuous integration pipelines using Jenkins and Harness
• Optimize build times and pipeline efficiency
• Integrate security scanning (SAST, DAST, container scanning) into CI/CD pipelines
• Configure Jenkins jobs, pipelines, and shared libraries for automated build, configure build agents, runners, and execution environments
• Implement Harness deployment pipelines for cloud-native applications
• Integrate CI/CD pipelines with version control systems (Git, GitHub, GitLab)
• Implement continuous deployment workflows using ArgoCD for Kubernetes-based applications
• Design and implement GitOps workflows with ArgoCD for declarative application delivery
• Manage ArgoCD application definitions, sync policies and multi-cluster deployments
• Implement progressive delivery strategies (blue-green deployments, canary releases) using ArgoCD

Message Streaming & Event-Driven Architecture

• Deploy and manage Apache Kafka clusters for real-time data streaming and event-driven architectures
• Configure Kafka topics, partitions, replication factors, and retention policies
• Implement Kafka Connect for data integration with various sources and sinks
• Monitor Kafka cluster health, performance metrics, and consumer lag
• Optimize Kafka performance for high-throughput and low-latency use cases
• Troubleshoot Kafka producer and consumer issues

Database & Proxy Management

• Deploy, configure, and manage ProxySQL for MySQL load balancing and high availability
• Implement query routing, caching, and connection pooling strategies using ProxySQL
• Optimize database performance through ProxySQL query analysis and optimization
• Implement database failover and disaster recovery using ProxySQL
• Monitor ProxySQL metrics and troubleshoot connection and performance issues
• Integrate ProxySQL with database clusters and replication topologies
• Implement database access security and audit logging through ProxySQL

Cloud Networking

• Design and implement cloud networking architectures, including VPCs, subnets, and network segmentation
• Configure and manage cloud load balancers (Application Load Balancers, Network Load Balancers, Cloud Load Balancing)
• Implement VPN connections, Direct Connect/Interconnect, and hybrid cloud networking solutions
• Implement network security controls, including security groups, network ACLs, and firewall rules
• Implement network monitoring and traffic analysis
• Troubleshoot complex networking issues across multi-cloud environments
• Design and implement private connectivity between cloud providers

Secrets Management & Security

• Configure and manage HashiCorp Vault for centralized secrets management across multi-cloud environments
• Configure Vault secret engines (KV, database, PKI, AWS, GCP, Azure dynamic secrets)
• Manage Vault high availability clusters and disaster recovery procedures
• Implement dynamic database credentials and secret rotation strategies
• Manage Vault encryption as a service for application-level encryption
• Implement Vault agent and sidecar injectors for Kubernetes workloads
• Migrate secrets from legacy systems to Vault

• Qualifications, Competency & Skills Required

  Education & Experience

  • Bachelor's degree or diploma in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field
  • Minimum of 5 years of proven experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, or platform engineering roles
  • Hands-on experience managing production workloads across multiple cloud platforms
  • Relevant cloud and technology certifications are highly desirable 

  Technical Skills

  Cloud Platforms (Required)

  • Google Cloud Platform (GCP): Deep expertise in Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, VPC, Cloud Functions, Cloud Run, IAM
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS): Proficiency in EC2, EKS, S3, RDS, VPC, Lambda, ECS, CloudFormation, IAM
  • Microsoft Azure: Experience with Virtual Machines, AKS, Blob Storage, Azure SQL, Virtual Networks, Azure Functions, ARM templates
  • Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI): Familiarity with Compute, OKE, Object Storage, networking, and OCI-specific services
  • Multi-cloud architecture design and implementation experience
  • Cloud migration strategies and execution (lift-and-shift, re-platforming, re-architecting)

  Container & Orchestration (Required)

  • Expert-level Kubernetes knowledge, including cluster architecture, networking, storage, and security
  • Hands-on experience with managed Kubernetes services (GKE, EKS, AKS)
  • Proficiency in Docker containerization, image optimization, and registry management
  • Experience with Helm charts for application packaging and deployment
  • Knowledge of container runtime environments (containerd, CRI-O)

  Service Mesh & Microservices (Required)

  • Istio: Deep expertise in Istio architecture, deployment, and operations
  • Istio traffic management (virtual services, destination rules, gateways, service entries)
  • Istio security features (mTLS, authorization policies, peer authentication, request authentication)
  • Istio observability and telemetry configuration
  • Multi-cluster and multi-mesh deployments
  • Service mesh troubleshooting and performance optimization
  • Understanding of sidecar proxy patterns and Envoy proxy
  • Experience with other service mesh solutions (Linkerd, Consul Connect) is a plus

  Reverse Proxy & Load Balancing (Required)

  • HAProxy Advanced configuration and management for load balancing and high availability
  • Nginx Expert-level configuration as reverse proxy and API gateway
  • Nginx rate limiting, and performance tuning
  • Nginx load balancing algorithms and upstream configurations
  • Experience with Nginx modules and custom configurations
  • High availability configurations using keepalived, VRRP, or similar
  • Integration with Kubernetes ingress controllers (Nginx Ingress, Istio Ingress)

  Infrastructure as Code (Required)

  • Advanced Terraform skills for multi-cloud infrastructure provisioning
  • Terraform module development, state management, and workspace strategies
  • Proficiency in Ansible for configuration management and automation
  • Ansible playbook development, roles, and inventory management
  • Experience with version control systems (Git) and GitOps workflows
  • Infrastructure testing frameworks (Terratest, Kitchen-Terraform)

  CI/CD Tools (Required)

  • Jenkins: Pipeline development (declarative and scripted), shared libraries, plugin management
  • Harness: Deployment pipeline configuration, workflow creation, approval gates
  • ArgoCD: GitOps workflows, application synchronization, multi-cluster management
  • Integration of CI/CD tools with Kubernetes and cloud platforms
  • Automated testing and deployment strategies
  • Artifact repository management (Nexus, Artifactory, cloud-native registries)

  Messaging & Streaming (Required)

  • Apache Kafka architecture, cluster management, and operations
  • Kafka topic design, partitioning strategies, and performance tuning
  • Kafka Connect experience
  • Experience with Kafka management tools (Kafka Manager, Cruise Control)
  • Understanding of event-driven architectures and patterns

  Database & Proxy Technologies (Required)

  • ProxySQL configuration, management, and optimization
  • MySQL database administration basics
  • Understanding of database replication and clustering

  Observability & Monitoring (Required)

  • Prometheus metrics collection, PromQL, and alerting rules
  • Grafana dashboard design and visualization techniques
  • Log aggregation and analysis

  Networking (Required)

  • Deep understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, and network protocols
  • Cloud networking concepts (VPC, subnets, routing tables, NAT, VPN)
  • Load balancing strategies and implementations
  • Service discovery and DNS-based routing
  • Network security and firewall configuration
  • Software-defined networking (SDN) concepts

  Scripting & Programming

  • Proficient in scripting languages: Python, Bash
  • Go or python programming basics for tooling development
  • YAML and JSON for configuration management
  • Understanding of software development best practices

  Secrets Management (Required)

  • HashiCorp Vault: Advanced knowledge of Vault architecture, deployment, and operations
  • Vault authentication methods and integration with cloud providers and Kubernetes
  • Vault secret engines (KV v1/v2, database, transit, cloud dynamic...

  What we can offer you

  • Culture -We put our people first and prioritize the well-being of every team member. We’ve built a company where all opinions carry weight and where all voices are heard. We value and respect each other and always look out for one another. Above all, we are human.
  • Learning - We have a learning and development-focused environment with an emphasis on knowledge sharing, training, and regular internal technical talks.
  • Compensation - You’ll receive an attractive salary, pension, health insurance, annual bonus, plus other benefits.

  What to expect in the hiring process

  • A technical interview with the Hiring Manager
  • A behavioural and technical interview with a member of the Executive team.