Cloud Platform Engineer

Staples India; Chennai; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Staples India is seeking a hands-on Cloud Engineer to design, implement, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure. This role emphasizes infrastructure-as-code automation, Kubernetes engineering, DevOps tooling, and strong networking and security practices across Linux and Windows environments.

Responsibilities include designing scalable cloud solutions, building CI/CD pipelines, mentoring junior engineers, and driving automation improvements while collaborating with cross-functional teams to

Qualifications

• 13+ years of infrastructure engineering or DevOps experience.
• 5+ years hands-on with Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• 2+ years engineering Kubernetes solutions.
• Strong experience with automation: Terraform, Packer, Puppet.
• Experience with Git version control.
• CI/CD experience using Jenkins or Azure DevOps.
• Strong cloud networking knowledge: VPNs, SDN, load balancers, DNS, API gateways.
• Solid cloud security principles and compliance knowledge.
• Proficiency in Linux and Windows system administration.
• Understanding of GitOps principles.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable cloud infrastructure solutions.
• Build and maintain infrastructure-as-code automation.
• Engineer and support Kubernetes environments.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
• Apply cloud networking and security best practices.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure and production issues.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet operational targets.
• Mentor and support junior engineers.
• Drive process improvements and automation efficiency.

Skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Mentoring

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

Packer

Puppet

Git

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

FluxCD

ArgoCD

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

We are seeking a skilled Cloud Engineer to design, implement, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure. This is a hands‑on engineering role focused on infrastructure-as-code automation, Kubernetes engineering, DevOps tooling, and strong networking and security fundamentals across Linux and Windows environments.

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement scalable cloud infrastructure solutions.
• Build and maintain infrastructure-as-code automation.
• Engineer and support Kubernetes environments.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
• Apply cloud networking and security best practices.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure and production issues.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet operational targets.
• Mentor and support junior engineers.
• Drive process improvements and automation efficiency.

Requirements:

• 13 years of experience in infrastructure engineering or DevOps roles.
• 5+ years of hands‑on experience with Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• 2+ years of experience engineering Kubernetes solutions.
• Strong experience with automation tools: Terraform, Packer, Puppet.
• Experience with Git version control.
• CI/CD experience using Jenkins or Azure DevOps.
• Strong understanding of cloud networking: VPNs, SDN, load balancers, DNS, API gateways, routing.
• Solid knowledge of cloud security principles and compliance.
• Proficiency in Linux and Windows system administration.
• Understanding of GitOps principles.
• Excellent problem‑solving and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Kubernetes certifications (CKA or CKAD).
• Experience with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana).
• Scripting skills (Bash, Python, PowerShell).
• Experience with GitOps tools (FluxCD, ArgoCD).
• Experience with artefact repositories (JFrog Artifactory).
• Cloud certifications (AWS/Azure/GCP).

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 13+ years of relevant experience in DevOps or infrastructure engineering.
• Strong emphasis on infrastructure automation and public cloud.