Cloud Engineer III

WebHosting; India; Remote; INR 1,400,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Rackspace Technology seeks an L3 DevOps / Cloud Engineer to lead complex infrastructure, drive automation, and define standards. The role requires hands-on AWS, Terraform, AWX/Ansible, ArgoCD, GitOps, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and DR expertise.

You will own major infrastructure changes, mentor junior engineers, and steer DR activities across production and non-production environments, with focus on reliability and scalable deployments.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on experience with AWS and cloud infrastructure.
• Expertise in Terraform modules and Kubernetes-based deployments.
• Strong automation through Ansible AWX and GitOps practices.
• Proven ability to lead complex DR planning and execution.
• Experience with Helm charts and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex Cloud and DevOps activities with minimal supervision.
• Own infrastructure changes, upgrades, migrations, and platform improvements.
• Design and implement automation via Terraform and Ansible AWX.
• Develop ArgoCD-based deployments and GitOps standards.
• Mentor L1/L2 engineers and run technical reviews.
• Coordinate Disaster Recovery planning, testing, and execution.
• Improve monitoring, logging, and production reliability.

Skills

AWS

Terraform

AWX/Ansible

ArgoCD

GitOps

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Disaster Recovery

Python

Bash

Helm

Jenkins

Docker

Monitoring & Ops

Tools

ArgoCD

Terraform

AWX

Job description

Job Description

Role Overview

The L3 DevOps / Cloud Engineer will act as a senior technical resource responsible for leading complex infrastructure and DevOps activities, driving automation, defining technical standards, and improving platform reliability.

The role requires strong hands-on expertise in AWS, Terraform, AWX/Ansible, ArgoCD, GitOps, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and Disaster Recovery.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as theL3 escalation pointfor complex Cloud, DevOps, Kubernetes, infrastructure, and deployment issues.
• Lead major technical activities across production and non-production environments.
• Take ownership of complex infrastructure changes, upgrades, migrations, and platform improvements.
• Lead and coordinateDisaster Recovery (DR)activities, including:
  • DR planning
  • Restore testing
  • Failover/failback activities
  • Application and infrastructure recovery
  • DR validation
  • Runbook preparation and improvement
• Design and implement infrastructure usingTerraform.
• Develop and maintain reusableTerraform modules.
• Review Terraform code and infrastructure changes implemented by L1/L2 engineers.
• Define Terraform coding standards, repository structure, and implementation best practices.
• Strong hands-on experience withAWX / Ansible.
• Develop reusable Ansible roles, playbooks, and automation workflows.
• Use AWX to automate:
  • Server configuration
  • Patching
  • Application deployment
  • Infrastructure operations
  • Repetitive BAU activities
• Identify manual operational activities and convert them into automated workflows.
• Design and maintainArgoCD-based deployments.
• Implement and supportGitOps practicesfor Kubernetes and application deployments.
• Define GitOps repository structures and deployment standards.
• Manage and troubleshoot ArgoCD:
  • Applications
  • Sync issues
  • Configuration drift
  • Deployment failures
  • Environment promotion
  • Rollback activities
• Design and maintain Kubernetes workloads running onAmazon EKS.
• Develop and maintain reusableHelm Charts.
• Define standards for Helm values, templates, and environment-specific configurations.
• Design and improve CI/CD deployment processes.
• Support and improve Jenkins and other CI/CD automation.
• Define deployment strategies and operational standards.
• Lead automation initiatives across Cloud and DevOps platforms.
• Terraform
• Ansible / AWX
• Bash
• Python
• Define and enforce technical standards for:
  • Infrastructure as Code
  • Terraform
  • GitOps
  • Kubernetes
  • Helm
  • CI/CD
  • Automation
  • Cloud operations
  • Patching
  • Deployment processes
• Establish reusable templates, modules, pipelines, and automation frameworks.
• Perform technical reviews for changes implemented by L1 and L2 engineers.
• Lead complex production incidents and perform Root Cause Analysis.
• Identify recurring issues and implement permanent automated solutions.
• Improve monitoring, logging, alerting, and operational reliability.
• Participate in architecture and technical design discussions.
• Lead production deployments, infrastructure upgrades, patching, and maintenance activities.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to L1 and L2 engineers.
• Create and maintain:
  • SOPs
  • Runbooks
  • Technical standards
  • Architecture documentation
  • DR documentation
  • Operational procedures

Core Technical Skills

• AWS
• Amazon EKS
• Terraform
• AWX
• Ansible
• ArgoCD
• GitOps
• Docker
• Jenkins
• CI/CD
• Git
• Windows
• Bash / Python
• SSL/TLS
• Infrastructure Automation
• Disaster Recovery
• Production Troubleshooting

An L3 Engineer should be capable of:

• Leading technical activities independently
• Owning complex Cloud and DevOps changes
• Designing and implementing automation
• Leading Disaster Recovery activities
• Implementing GitOps using ArgoCD
• Developing and reviewing Terraform code
• Defining technical standards and best practices
• Driving operational improvements
• Handling complex production incidents and RCA

The L3 engineer should move beyond routine operational support and focus onengineering, automation, standardization, reliability, and technical leadership.

About Rackspace Technology

Rackspace Technology is the trusted operator of the full enterprise AI stack, from governed private cloud to AI inference and agents in production. From edge to core to cloud, we operate the infrastructure, data layer, and software integration to deliver business outcomes with the predictable cost, reliability, security, and compliance that regulated and mission-critical environments demand. We support customers in more than 120 countries with AI capabilities spanning private cloud, public cloud, applications, data and cyber resilience.

More on Rackspace Technology

Though we’re all different, Rackers thrive through our connection to a central goal: to be a valued member of a winning team on an inspiring mission. We bring our whole selves to work every day. And we embrace the notion that unique perspectives fuel innovation and enable us to best serve our customers and communities around the globe. We welcome you to apply today and want you to know that we are committed to offering equal employment opportunity without regard to age, color, disability, gender reassignment or identity or expression, genetic information, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity status, military or veteran status, nationality, ethnic or national origin, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or any legally protected characteristic. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.