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Senior Cloud Engineer Job Description

Position Title: Senior Cloud Engineer -- AWS [LONG TERM-CONTRACT POSITION]

Location: Remote [REQUIRES WORKING IN CST TIME ZONE]

Position Overview

The Senior Cloud Engineer will play a critical role in designing, deploying, and managing scalable, secure, and highly available cloud infrastructure across multiple platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud). This role requires deep technical expertise, leadership in cloud

strategy, and hands-on experience with automation, DevOps practices, and cloud-native technologies. The ideal candidate will work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to deliver robust cloud solutions, drive best practices, and support business objectives

through innovative cloud engineering.

Key Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain cloud infrastructure and services, ensuring high availability, performance, and security across multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, and Ansible for automated provisioning and configuration

Lead the adoption and optimization of DevOps methodologies, including CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and deployment processes

Collaborate with software engineers, architects, and stakeholders to architect cloud-native solutions that meet business and technical requirements

Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize cloud systems for cost, performance, and reliability, using cloud monitoring and logging tools

Ensure cloud environments adhere to security best practices, compliance standards, and governance policies, including identity and access management, encryption, and vulnerability management

Mentor and guide junior engineers, sharing knowledge and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation

Participate in on-call rotation and provide escalation support for critical cloud infrastructure issues

Document cloud architectures, processes, and procedures to ensure knowledge transfer and operational excellence

Stay current with emerging cloud technologies, trends, and best practices,

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent work experience
• 6–10 years of experience in cloud engineering or related roles, with a proven track record in large-scale cloud environments
• Deep expertise in at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and experience in multi-cloud environments
• Strong programming and scripting skills (Python, Bash, PowerShell, etc.) for automation and cloud service integration
• Proficiency with DevOps tools and practices, including CI/CD (Jenkins, GitLab CI), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and configuration management (Ansible, Chef)
• Solid understanding of networking concepts (VPC, VPN, DNS, firewalls, load balancers), system administration (Linux/Windows), and cloud storage solutions
• Experience with cloud security, governance, and compliance frameworks
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis skills
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities, with experience working in agile, interdisciplinary teams
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and lead complex projects to completion

Preferred Qualifications

• Relevant cloud certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS DevOps Engineer, Microsoft AZ-300/400/500, Google Professional Cloud Architect)
• Experience with cloud cost optimization and FinOps practices
• Familiarity with monitoring/logging tools (CloudWatch, Kibana, Logstash, Datadog, etc.)
• Exposure to cloud database technologies (SQL, NoSQL, managed database services)
• Knowledge of cloud migration strategies and hybrid cloud architectures

As part of the Cloud Platform / Devops team at Upswing, you will get to work on building state-of-the-art infrastructure for the future. You will also be –

• Building Infrastructure on AWS driven through terraform and building automation tools for deployment, infrastructure management, and observability stack 
• Building and Scaling on Kubernetes
• Ensuring the Security of Upswing Cloud Infra
• Building Security Checks and automation to improve overall security posture 
• Building automation stack for components like JVM-based applications, Apache Pulsar, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Reporting Infra, etc.
• Mentoring people across the teams to enable best practices 
• Mentoring and guiding team members to upskill and helm them develop work class Fintech Infrastructure

What will you do if you join us?

• Write a lot of code
• Engage in a lot of cross-team collaboration to independently drive forward infrastructure initiatives and Devops practices across the org 
• Taking Ownership of existing, ongoing, and future initiatives 
• Plan Architecture- for upcoming infrastructure
• Build for Scale, Resiliency & Security 
• Introduce best practices wrt Devops & Cloud in the team
• Mentor new/junior team members and eventually build your own team

You should have

• Curiosity for on-the-job learning and experimenting with new technologies and ideas
• A strong background in Linux environment
• Must have Programming skills and Experience
• Strong experience in Cloud technologies, Security and Networking concepts, Multi-cloud environments, etc.
• Experience with at least one scripting language (GoLang/Python/Ruby/Groovy)
• Experience in Terraform is highly desirable but not mandatory
• Experience with Kubernetes and Docker is required 
• Understanding of the Java Technologies and Stack
• Any other Devops related experience will be considered

• Extensive experience in designing & supporting Azure Managed Services Operations.  
• Maintaining the Azure Active Directory and Azure AD authentication. 
• Azure update management – Handling updates/Patching. 
• Good understanding of Azure services (Azure App Service, Azure SQL,  Azure Storage Account..etc). 
• Understanding of load balancers, DNS, virtual networks, NSG and firewalls in cloud environment. 
• ARM templates writing, setup automation for resources provisioning. 
• Knowledge on Azure automation and Automation Desire State Configuration. 
• Good understanding of High Availability and Auto scaling. 
• Azure Backups and ASR (Azure Site Recovery) 
• Azure Monitoring and Configuration monitoring (performance metrics, OMS) 
• Cloud Migration Experience(On premise to Cloud). 
• PowerShell scripting for custom tasks automation. 
• Strong experience in configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting Microsoft based production systems. 
  
  Certification: 
  
  Azure Administrator (AZ-103) & Azure Architect (AZ-300 & AZ-301) 

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