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Senior Cloud Engineer (Cloud & DevOps Specialist)

Summary

Designs, automates, and secures enterprise-scale cloud and hybrid infrastructures across AWS, Azure, and GCP, using Terraform, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.

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).

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