As a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer, you are recognized as a go-to expert in cloud infrastructure and DevOps, providing guidance, technical leadership, and hands-on expertise to solve unique and complex challenges. You will contribute to the design and implementation of critical cloud solutions, influence internal stakeholders, and contribute to the development of industry-leading best practices. You will help shape infrastructure strategy, drive innovation, and ensure the scalability, security, and efficiency of cloud operations. Your decisions will have a long-term impact on the organization, influencing policy, technical direction, and business success.
Key Responsibilities
1. Visionary Guidance & Technical Influence
Serve as an internal expert, influencing cloud engineering strategy and advocating for best-in-class DevOps practices.Engages with leadership, validating technical and business decisions related to cloud infrastructure and platform engineering.Contribute to cross-functional initiatives, ensuring alignment between infrastructure strategy and broader business goals.2. Cloud Infrastructure Design & Innovation
Engage in the design, collaborating with architecture, and product owners to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performance cloud infrastructure.Solves complex technical challenges, requiring knowledge of organizational objectives.Define and implement next-generation automation strategies, eliminating manual interventions and enhancing efficiency, reliability, and security.Drive the evolution of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and cloud-native automation frameworks to enable fully autonomous operations.3. Reliability, Observability & Performance
Establish and oversee advanced observability and monitoring frameworks, ensuring real-time insights, predictive analytics, and system reliability.Identify hidden performance bottlenecks and proactively optimize cloud environments to meet evolving business demands.Define and enforce SRE principles, ensuring infrastructure resilience and reducing operational risk.Develop and implement disaster recovery and business continuity strategies that minimize downtime and ensure long-term stability.4. Cost Optimization & FinOps Alignment
Partner with FinOps teams to implement cost-effective cloud solutions, assuring adherence to budgets and performance requirements.Drive cost governance frameworks, balancing performance, scalability, and financial efficiency.5. Technical Leadership & Knowledge Sharing
Act as a technical mentor and coach, guiding engineers across teams and helping shape future technical leaders.Define and enforce coding, automation, and cloud security standards, ensuring consistency, efficiency, and compliance.Develop technical tools and methodologies that enhance efficiency and support business-wide objectives.What We're Looking For
About You
Business Unit Recognized Expert – Internal authority in cloud engineering.Visionary & Strategist – Able to conceptualize and implement future-proof cloud solutions that align with business objectives.Proactive Problem Solver – Tackles complex challenges using conceptual thinking and innovative approaches.Technical Mentor & Coach – Develops talent, sets high engineering standards, and fosters a culture of innovation.Business-Aligned Technologist – Engages with business unit leadership, ensuring cloud initiatives support long-term company success.Technical Skills & Experience
Programming & Scripting: Strong proficiency in Python, Golang, Bash (or equivalent).Cloud Expertise: Extensive experience with public cloud platforms, preferably Google Cloud Platform (GCP) (AWS and Azure also considered).CI/CD & Automation: Advanced expertise in CI/CD methodologies and tools such as Jenkins, ArgoCD, GitHub Actions.Containerization & Orchestration: Mastery in Kubernetes, Docker, and microservices architectures.Observability & Monitoring: In-depth experience with OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, and other monitoring tools.Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Expertise in Terraform, CloudFormation, and configuration management tools.Security & Compliance: Deep knowledge of DevSecOps principles, cloud security best practices, and governance frameworks.Experience: 8+ years in high-availability, multi-cloud SaaS environments, with a proven track record of leading complex, business-critical projects.