Cloud Engineer (AWS / DevOps / Linux / Kubernetes)

We are looking for an experienced Cloud Engineer to design, implement, support, and optimise cloud and hybrid infrastructure environments. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience in AWS, DevOps, Linux administration, VMware, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and enterprise infrastructure operations. This role will be responsible for cloud infrastructure provisioning, automation, deployment support, system monitoring, troubleshooting, performance tuning, and ensuring high availability across both cloud and on-premise environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, deploy, and maintain secure, scalable, and highly available infrastructure on AWS
• Provision and manage AWS services such as EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda, VPC, Route 53, CloudFront, IAM, ALB, and CloudWatch
• Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and CloudFormation
• Develop, support, and optimise CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and CodePipeline
• Manage and support containerised applications using Docker, Kubernetes, EKS, ECS, and Helm
• Perform daily system health checks, monitoring, incident response, patching, backup validation, and recovery support
• Monitor infrastructure and applications using CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, CloudTrail, and SNS alerts
• Automate operational tasks using Ansible, Bash, and Python
• Support cloud migration and modernisation initiatives from on-premise to AWS
• Troubleshoot deployment issues, infrastructure incidents, and performance bottlenecks across cloud and hybrid environments
• Administer and support Linux systems including Red Hat Linux, Oracle Linux, SUSE Linux, and Solaris
• Manage virtualization platforms including VMware ESXi, vCenter, vMotion, HA, DRS, and vSAN
• Support enterprise storage and infrastructure environments including SAN/NAS technologies
• Maintain technical documentation, runbooks, SOPs, and operational procedures
• Participate in on-call support and incident management activities

Requirements:

• Minimum 8 to 14 years of relevant experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, Linux/Unix administration, or infrastructure support
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS cloud services
• Good experience in Terraform, CloudFormation, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Docker, and Kubernetes
• Strong Linux administration experience across enterprise environments
• Good understanding of CI/CD, automation, monitoring, and cloud operations
• Experience in VMware virtualization, storage, backup, and disaster recovery support
• Proficiency in scripting using Bash and/or Python

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with OpenShift, Mirantis Kubernetes Engine (MKE), Chef, and Puppet
• Exposure to Oracle VM, Oracle RAC, ASM, and OLVM
• Experience supporting AIX, VIO, HACMP, HMC, and IBM Power Systems environments
• Knowledge of enterprise storage platforms such as EMC VMAX, VNX, NetApp, Isilon, PowerMax, Oceandisk, Oceanstore, and Dorado
• Experience in data centre migration, platform modernisation, and hybrid cloud transformation
• Familiarity with ITSM tools such as ServiceNow

To apply,simply click the "Apply" button or send your updated profile to [email protected]

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