Senior Cloud Engineer (Cloud & DevOps Specialist)

Summary

The Senior Cloud Engineer will design, automate, and maintain enterprise-scale multi-cloud environments using AWS, Azure, and GCP. The role focuses on building IaC pipelines, managing containerized infrastructure with Kubernetes, and ensuring cloud security and performance optimization.

Roles & Responsibilities

Description At Xtremax, we design, build, and maintain mission-critical cloudinfrastructure and digital platforms for enterprise and public sectororganisations. We are looking for an experienced and hands-on

Senior CloudEngineer / Cloud Specialist

to join our infrastructure engineering team. In this role,you will be responsible for architecting, automating, and maintainingenterprise-scale multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) and hybridinfrastructures. You will lead cloud migrations, build robustInfrastructure-as-Code (IaC) pipelines, enforce rigorous cloud security andcompliance standards, and optimize platform performance. Responsibilities Cloud Architecture & Migration:

Design, implement, and optimize scalable, resilient cloud architectures across AWS, Azure, and hybrid environments. Lead enterprise workload and database migrations (Lift-and-Shift, Re-platforming, and Build & Deploy models). Infrastructure as Code (IaC) & DevOps:

Automate cloud provisioning and configuration using Terraform, Ansible, and CloudFormation. Build, manage, and maintain automated CI/CD deployment pipelines using Azure DevOps / GitLab. Cloud Security & Compliance:

Implement security best practices, IAM governance, encryption (KMS/Secrets Manager/Vault), and network firewalls. Perform vulnerability assessments, security hardening, and ensure alignment with strict compliance frameworks and audit standards. Containerization & Orchestration:

Manage containerized environments and orchestration platforms using Kubernetes (EKS/AKS) and Docker. Network & Hybrid Cloud Management:

Configure and maintain enterprise cloud networking, including VPCs, Direct Connect, Transit Gateways (TGW), load balancers (ALB/NLB), Route 53, and Site-to-Site VPNs. Performance & Cost Optimization:

Monitor cloud infrastructure health using tools such as CloudWatch, Grafana, and Splunk. Implement cost-governance, rightsizing, and auto-scaling strategies to enhance efficiency. Operational Excellence:

Provide L3 technical support, manage incidents, change requests, and configuration management for high-availability systems.

Requirements Education:

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electronics & Communication, or a related technical discipline. Experience:

Minimum

8 to 12 years of relevant experience

in cloud infrastructure design, DevOps automation, cloud networking, and enterprise cloud migrations. Cloud Proficiency:

Deep hands-on expertise with

AWS and/or Microsoft Azure

.

DevOps & IaC Skills:

Strong hands-on proficiency with

Terraform

, Ansible, CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps/GitLab), and script automation (Python, Bash). Containers:

Proven experience with

Docker

and

Kubernetes

. Networking & Security:

Solid understanding of enterprise networking protocols, VPC design, transit routing, firewall integration, and IAM security controls. Certifications (Advantageous):

AWS Certified Solutions Architect / DevOps Engineer / Security Specialist, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA). Tell employers what skills you have Audit and Compliance Certifications Design Database Migrations Kubernetes Azure DevOps Bash Cloud Networking Enterprise Networking Computer Science Cloud Deployment Cloud Infrastructure Python Information and Communication Technology Ansible Encryption

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