Cloud Lead – AWS & Terraform

UST; Thiruvananthapuram; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development programs

Job summary

UST is seeking a highly experienced Cloud Lead to drive large-scale cloud transformation across multiple teams, focusing on AWS, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, and Jenkins. This role combines deep architectural knowledge with leadership to guide enterprise cloud programs and ensure successful delivery of cloud-native solutions.

The ideal candidate will mentor teams, establish governance, and define standards while optimizing cost, security, and reliability across hybrid environments.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading large and complex enterprise cloud transformation programs.
• Strong experience designing and delivering cloud-native solutions on AWS.
• Experience implementing infrastructure as code, automation, containerization, and CI/CD practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead large-scale cloud transformation and modernization initiatives across multiple teams and workstreams.
• Design, implement, and govern scalable, secure, highly available, and cost-optimized AWS cloud architectures.
• Drive cloud migration, modernization, landing zone, multi-account, and hybrid cloud initiatives.
• Define architecture standards, cloud governance frameworks, and technology strategies.
• Lead planning, execution, risk management, dependency management, and delivery governance for enterprise cloud programs.
• Implement and manage infrastructure provisioning and automation using Terraform.
• Drive adoption of DevOps practices and CI/CD implementation using Jenkins.
• Design, deploy, and manage containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Collaborate with engineering, architecture, security, infrastructure, operations, and business teams to deliver cloud solutions.
• Ensure solutions adhere to security, governance, high availability, disaster recovery, and operational excellence principles.
• Drive cloud cost optimization, platform reliability, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to engineering and architecture teams.
• Manage stakeholder communication, technical decisions, program dependencies, and delivery milestones.

Skills

AWS

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

Python

Bash

PowerShell

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

IAM

RBAC

Cloud Security

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

We are seeking a highly experienced Cloud Lead with strong expertise in AWS, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, and Jenkins to lead large-scale cloud transformation and modernization initiatives. The ideal candidate will combine deep technical knowledge with strong leadership capabilities to drive enterprise cloud programs, provide architectural guidance, mentor teams, and ensure successful delivery of cloud-native solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead large-scale cloud transformation and modernization initiatives across multiple teams and workstreams.
• Design, implement, and govern scalable, secure, highly available, and cost-optimized AWS cloud architectures.
• Drive cloud migration, modernization, landing zone, multi-account, and hybrid cloud initiatives.
• Define architecture standards, cloud governance frameworks, and technology strategies.
• Lead planning, execution, risk management, dependency management, and delivery governance for enterprise cloud programs.
• Implement and manage infrastructure provisioning and automation using Terraform.
• Drive adoption of DevOps practices and CI/CD implementation using Jenkins.
• Design, deploy, and manage containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Collaborate with engineering, architecture, security, infrastructure, operations, and business teams to deliver cloud solutions.
• Ensure solutions adhere to security, governance, high availability, disaster recovery, and operational excellence principles.
• Drive cloud cost optimization, platform reliability, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to engineering and architecture teams.
• Manage stakeholder communication, technical decisions, program dependencies, and delivery milestones.

Required Skills

Proficient

• AWS
• Terraform
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Jenkins

Intermediate

• Python OR Bash OR PowerShell
• Azure DevOps OR GitHub Actions
• IAM OR RBAC
• Cloud Security
• Prometheus OR Grafana

Experience

• Proven experience leading large and complex enterprise cloud transformation programs.
• Strong experience designing and delivering cloud-native solutions on AWS.
• Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code, automation, containerization, and CI/CD practices.
• Experience working with multiple stakeholders and cross-functional teams in enterprise environments.

Why Join UST

At UST, you will work on innovative digital transformation initiatives for global clients, leveraging modern cloud and engineering practices. UST provides opportunities to solve complex business challenges, collaborate with highly skilled professionals, and continuously grow through learning, innovation, and career development programs.

Skills

Proficient: AWS, Terraform, Docker, kubernetes, jenkins, Intermediate : python or bash or powershell or azure devops or github action or IAM or RBAC or cloud security or Prometheus or grafana