Principle Cloud Engineer

Staples India; Chennai District; Sur place; INR 1 500 000 - 2 000 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A leading cloud solutions provider in Chennai is seeking skilled Cloud Engineers to design and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience with cloud providers and hands-on knowledge of DevOps tools. Responsibilities include engineering cloud solutions, optimizing Kubernetes performance, and implementing security best practices. Candidates with a Bachelor's in computer science and strong automation skills are encouraged to apply. This role offers exciting opportunities in cloud innovation.

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in an infrastructure engineering or DevOps role.
• 4 years hands-on experience with a major cloud provider like Azure, GCP or AWS.
• 2 years experience engineering Kubernetes solutions.

Responsabilités

• Design, deploy, and engineer cloud infrastructure via infrastructure as code.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins.
• Implement cloud security best practices.

Connaissances

Cloud infrastructure design

DevOps practices

Networking fundamentals

Security principles

Automation with Terraform

CI/CD pipelines

Kubernetes

Git management

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field

Outils

Terraform

Packer

Puppet

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

Prometheus

Grafana

Git

Description du poste

Staples India Business Innovation Hub Private Limited | Permanent

We are seeking skilled and motivated Cloud Engineers to join our team and help design, implement, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience on at least one major cloud provider as well as hands‑on experience with modern DevOps tools and practices, strong networking and security fundamentals, and a solid understanding of both Linux and Windows environments. This is an engineering role and therefore, demonstrated hands‑on experience designing and implementing end‑to‑end cloud‑based infrastructure as code automation is paramount.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and engineer cloud infrastructure via infrastructure as code based capabilities including Terraform, Packer, and Puppet.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and integrate with Kubernetes‑based container orchestration.
• Engineer, design and optimize Kubernetes capabilities that support our developer self‑service model and that meet high availability and performance requirements.
• Implement and enforce cloud security best practices across infrastructure and applications.
• Monitor system performance and troubleshoot issues across Linux and Windows servers.
• Collaborate with development and operations teams to ensure seamless integration and delivery.
• Maintain documentation for infrastructure, processes, and configurations.

Requirements

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 10 year’s experience in an infrastructure engineering or DevOps role.
• 4 years hands‑on experience with Azure, GCP, or AWS.
• 2 years hands‑on experience engineering Kubernetes solutions and associated ecosystems.
• Strong background in automation with modern automation tools like Terraform, Packer, and Puppet.
• Demonstrated abilities managing code and other project files with Git.
• CI/CD experience with modern tooling like Jenkins or Azure DevOps.
• Strong understanding of cloud networking concepts (Virtual Private Networks, Software Defined Networking, Network and Application Load Balancers, DNS, API Gateways, Routing).
• Solid grasp of cloud security principles and compliance standards.
• Understanding of GitOps.
• Excellent problem‑solving and communication skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certifications in cloud technologies (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Administrator, etc.).
• Experience with monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana).
• Familiarity with scripting languages (e.g., Bash, Python, PowerShell).
• Hands‑on experience with modern GitOps tools such as FluxCD or ArgoCD.