Cloud Engineer

SAS; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

SAS, a leader in data and analytics, seeks an Information Systems Engineer to transform and optimize our Azure-based cloud architecture in Pune. You will architect, implement, and automate a large cloud environment, guiding teams and aligning with internal stakeholders to meet evolving requirements.

The role emphasizes hands-on design, security, scalability, and reliability, with exposure to on-call support, auditing, and integration of cloud services.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field or equivalent work experience.
• Public cloud expertise with at least 5+ years designing enterprise solutions/services.
• 2+ years with a leading public cloud provider or equivalent certification.
• 2+ years in systems support and consulting.
• 2+ years of Linux experience.
• 1+ year deploying and managing Kubernetes.
• Experience in IT infrastructure (servers, compute, network, storage) and containerized services.
• Development experience in a scripting or compiled programming language.
• Experience with GitHub or GitLab.

Responsibilities

• Engage with Pre-Sales, Sales, and SAS Cloud teams to understand customer needs.
• Provide engineering support for hosting environments and on-call duties.
• Coordinate with Compliance for audit evidence and CIS benchmarks.
• Work with Azure APIs for automation/integration of services.
• Assess complex requirements and own projects with minimal guidance.
• Adapt to evolving business needs and reduce technical debt via automation.

Skills

Public Cloud expertise

Linux

Kubernetes

Automation

GitHub/GitLab

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Kubernetes

GitHub/GitLab

Azure

Job description

We’re a leader in data and AI. Through our software and services, we inspire customers around the world to transform data into intelligence - and questions into answers.

If you're looking for a dynamic, fulfilling career with flexibility and a world-class employee experience, you'll find it here. We're recognized around the world for our inclusive, meaningful culture and innovative technologies by organizations like Fast Company, Forbes, Newsweek and more.

What you’ll do

As a Information Systems Engineer in the Cloud and Information Services Division at SAS, you will help transform our existing architecture to new public cloud architecture with a focus on Azure. You will join a team that works closely with our internal and external customers to meet evolving business and technical requirements as we reshape our infrastructure as a highly optimized, secure, scalable, performant, reliable, and resilient architecture. This will require you to perform a range of activities as you design, implement, maintain, and continuously automate a large cloud-based computing environment. In addition, you will provide technical guidance to team members and, when called upon, serve as a technical liaison between internal departments. The ideal candidate is passionate about new technologies and keeps current with trends in the cloud platform and infrastructure space, while always searching for ways to improve our architecture as technology evolves.

Experience: 5-7 Years

Responsibilities would include:

• To engage with Pre-Sales, Sales, and SAS Cloud support teams to understand key customer requirements
• To provide overall Engineering support for the hosting environment, including direct support for hosting customer escalations and as a member of the hosting on-call support team.
• To work with the Compliance team for audit evidence, CIS benchmarks, and other compliance requirements for our regulated hosting environments
• To work with Azure APIs for automation/integration of standard, supported services
• Assess complex technical and business requirements and take ownership of projects with minimal guidance
• Exercise your ability to adapt and react to complex issues in a timely manner as our business needs and objectives evolve.
• Reduce technical debt by creating automation for day-to-day operations.

What we’re looking for

• You’re curious, passionate, authentic, and accountable. These are our values and influence everything we do.
• You have a bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related quantitative field, or equivalent work experience.
• Public Cloud expertise with at least
• 5+ years of experience in designing enterprise solutions/services.
• 2+ years of experience with an industry leading public cloud provider or equivalent certification.
• 2+ years of experience in systems support and consulting.
• 2+ years of experience in Linux.
• 1+ year of experience in deploying and managing Kubernetes.
• In-depth experience in all major aspects of Information Technology (servers/compute, network, storage).
• Experience in deploying and managing containerized services.
• Development experience in a major scripting or compiled programming languages.
• Experience using source control solutions like GitHub or GitLab.

The nice to haves

• Azure Solutions Architect Expert or other Azure related certifications.
• Experience with large-scale, multi-platform enterprise systems.
• Familiarity with automation through interaction with remote APIs (REST).
• Experience with Red Enterprise Linux and/or Windows Server Technologies.
• Experience with LDAP, ADFS, SAML, or other Identity and Access Management Solutions.
• Experience with on-prem hypervisor technologies.
• Experience with WAN technologies and how they interact with public cloud solutions.
• Ability to maintain focus in a fast-paced environment.