Lead Cloud Engineer

Lead Cloud Engineer:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Lead Cloud Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in cloud migration cloud infrastructure DevOps practices and onpremises network and security knowledge. This role requires a deep understanding of cloud platforms automation and the ability to design implement and manage secure and scalable cloud solutions. You will play a critical part in driving our cloud strategy ensuring seamless migration and optimizing our cloud infrastructure for maximum efficiency and reliability.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Cloud Migration:
   

• Drive cloud migration initiatives ensuring seamless transition of applications and workloads from onpremises to cloud environments.
  

• Lead and execute largescale cloud migration projects from onpremises environments to cloud platforms (AWS Azure GCP etc..
  

• Assess existing onpremises infrastructure and applications to develop migration strategies.
  

• Plan and execute liftandshift replatforming and rearchitecture migrations.
  

• Ensure minimal downtime and data loss during migration processes.
  

• Proficiency in cloud migration tools and services (e.g. AWS Migration Hub Azure Migrate Google Cloud Migrate for Compute Engine).
  

• Develop and maintain automation scripts (primarily Python) for infrastructure provisioning configuration management and migration tasks.
  

• Collaborate with application development teams to understand application requirements and ensure seamless migration.
  

2. Cloud Infrastructure Management:
   

• Lead the design implementation and management of secure scalable and costeffective cloud infrastructure solutions.
  

• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform CloudFormation or ARM templates.
  

• Optimize cloud resources for cost performance and scalability.
  

• Monitor and troubleshoot cloud infrastructure and applications.
  

3. DevOps Practices (Familiarity):
   

• Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins GitLab CI or Azure DevOps.
  

• Automate deployment scaling and management of containerized applications using Kubernetes Docker or similar technologies.
  

• Collaborate with development teams to integrate DevOps best practices into the software development lifecycle.
  

• Ensure continuous integration delivery and deployment of applications.
  

4. Network Security & Compliance:
   

• Demonstrate strong knowledge of onpremises networking including VPNs firewalls load balancers and DNS.
  

• Implement and manage hybrid cloud solutions that integrate onpremises and cloud environments.
  

• Ensure robust security practices across both onpremises and cloud environments.
  

• Conduct security assessments vulnerability scans and penetration testing.
  

• Implement and manage cloud security best practices including identity and access management (IAM) encryption and network security.
  

• Develop and enforce cloud security policies ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations.
  

5. Collaboration and Leadership:
   

• Work closely with stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
  

• Work closely with crossfunctional teams such as managed services delivery and presales.
  

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior team members fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation.
  

• Document migration processes and create knowledge base articles.
  

• Contribute to the development of cloud migration frameworks and methodologies.
  

• Stay uptodate with emerging cloud technologies and trends evaluating their potential impact and applicability to our business.
  

Requirements

• 7 years of experience in IT infrastructure and cloud engineering with a minimum of 2 years of experience specializing in cloud migration projects.
  

• Cloud Platform Expertise (AWS Azure GCP) on 2 of the Cloud Platforms
  

• Deep understanding of Linux system administration including commandline tools and scripting.
  

• Solid Cloud networking & security knowledge (design & implementation): virtual networks routing security monitoring (AWS Azure GCP).
  

• Strong scripting skills (Python) with experience in automating infrastructure tasks.
  

• Proficiency in cloud migration tools and services (e.g. AWS Migration Hub Azure Migrate Google Cloud Migrate for Compute Engine).
  

• Experience with infrastructureascode tools (e.g. Terraform CloudFormation ARM Templates) is a plus.
  

• Knowledge of containerization technologies (e.g. Docker Kubernetes) is a plus.
  

• Knowledge on implementing Observability Platforms
  

• Strong communication and leadership skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
  

• Highly team oriented & practices collaboration as a key to success
  

• Self motivated and able to work independently with minimal supervision.
  

• Excellent problemsolving skills and the ability to work in a fastpaced dynamic environment.
  

• Relevant certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect or Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect are highly desirable.