Senior Cloud Engineer

Combuilder Pte Ltd; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 420,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

Combuilder Pte Ltd is seeking an experienced Cloud Operations Engineer to manage cloud infrastructure on AWS and Azure, ensure operational stability, and drive improvements. You will lead incident resolution, supervise automation via IaC, and mentor junior engineers while collaborating with vendors and customers.

The role emphasizes hands-on cloud experience, security governance, and proactive problem-solving in a fast-paced enterprise environment in Hong Kong.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of IT infrastructure or cloud operations experience.
• Hands-on experience with AWS and/or Azure environments.
• Knowledge of cloud networking, security, compute, storage, and monitoring services.
• Experience with IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM/Bicep).
• Scripting/automation with PowerShell, Python, or Bash.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support cloud infrastructure on AWS and Azure.
• Monitor environments for availability, performance, security, and reliability.
• Troubleshoot and resolve cloud incidents and service disruptions.
• Perform patching, maintenance, backup, recovery, and operations support.
• Implement and maintain cloud security controls and governance requirements.
• Manage resources, costs, and capacity planning.
• Support automation initiatives using IaC and scripting tools.
• Collaborate with project teams, vendors, and customers on cloud activities.
• Develop and maintain runbooks and technical documentation.
• Coach and mentor junior cloud engineers on technologies and processes.
• Participate in on-call support and major incident management when required.

Skills

AWS

Azure

Scripting

Monitoring

Troubleshooting

Communication

Mentoring

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

ARM/Bicep

PowerShell

Job description

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Cloud Operations Engineer with strong hands-on experience in AWS or Microsoft Azure. The candidate will be responsible for managing cloud infrastructure, ensuring operational stability, supporting incident resolution, and driving continuous improvement of cloud services.

In addition to technical responsibilities, providing some technical guidance, and helping to develop operational best practices within the team.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and support cloud infrastructure hosted on AWS and Azure.
• Monitor cloud environments to ensure availability, performance, security, and reliability.
• Troubleshoot and resolve cloud infrastructure incidents and service disruptions.
• Perform patching, maintenance, backup, recovery, and operational support activities.
• Implement and maintain cloud security controls and governance requirements.
• Manage cloud resources, costs, and capacity planning.
• Support automation initiatives using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and scripting tools.
• Work closely with project teams, vendors, and customers on cloud-related activities.
• Develop and maintain operational procedures, runbooks, and technical documentation.
• Coach and mentor junior cloud engineers on cloud technologies, operational processes, and troubleshooting techniques.
• Participate in on-call support and major incident management when required.

Requirements

Mandatory

• Minimum 3 years of IT infrastructure or cloud operations experience.
• At least 3 years of hands-on experience supporting AWS and/or Microsoft Azure environments.
• Strong knowledge of cloud networking, security, compute, storage, and monitoring services.
• Experience with cloud operational support, incident management, and problem management.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or ARM/Bicep.
• Experience with scripting or automation using PowerShell, Python, Bash, or similar.
• Good understanding of backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity concepts.
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to mentor and guide junior engineers.

Preferred

• AWS Certifications (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect Associate/Professional, Administrator).
• Microsoft Azure Certifications (e.g., Azure Administrator, Azure Solutions Architect Expert).
• Experience with container platforms such as Kubernetes and Docker.
• Experience in enterprise-grade Cloud environment e.g. GCC.
• Knowledge of cloud security best practices and compliance requirements.
• Experience working in a managed services or enterprise operations environment.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Hands-on technical leader who enjoys solving operational challenges.
• Strong AWS operational experience.
• Able to lead troubleshooting during incidents and outages.
• Patient and willing to coach junior engineers.
• Proactive, customer-focused, and able to work independently.