Senior Cloud Ops Engineer

Luxoft; Kolkata District; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Luxoft is seeking a Senior Cloud Operations Engineer to implement and maintain scalable and secure cloud infrastructure in Kolkata District, India. This role involves applying cloud governance best practices, collaborating with teams to enhance cloud efficiency and security, and ensuring compliance with industry standards.

The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience in cloud operations, with strong leadership capabilities and proficiency in major cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP, as well as programming skills in Python and PowerShell.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in cloud operations.
• 3+ years of leadership or supervisory experience.
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms.
• Proficiency in data analysis and programming.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and administer cloud environments across platforms.
• Implement and enforce governance policies.
• Proactively identify security vulnerabilities.
• Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)

Programming languages (Python and PowerShell)

Terraform (Infrastructure as Code)

CI/CD expertise with GitHub Actions

Cloud monitoring

Cloud networking

AI for automation and analysis

Job description

Project description

As a Senior Cloud Operations Engineer, you will be responsible for implementing and maintaining a highly scalable and secure cloud infrastructure. The role involves applying best practices in cloud governance, security, monitoring, and continuous deployment (CI/CD) to ensure smooth and efficient cloud operations. You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams to enhance cloud efficiency, reliability, and security while ensuring compliance with industry/security standards.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and administer cloud environments across platforms; provide support for a broad range of cloud services, ensuring consistent support delivery and timely resolution of issues.
• Implement and enforce governance policies, such as access control, tagging, cost management, guardrails, SCPs, and resource monitoring, to ensure adherence to company-wide security standards.
• Proactively identify security vulnerabilities and mitigate risks.
• Implement and manage automation scripts and tools to streamline cloud operations, including infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and monitoring.
• Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines for the automated deployment of applications and services in a scalable and secure manner.
• Monitor system performance, analyze metrics, and implement improvements to ensure efficient utilization of cloud resources.
• Collaborate with peers on troubleshooting technical issues; assist in implementing technical strategies established by the team.
• Aid in implementing disaster recovery strategies to ensure data protection and maintain business continuity in accordance with the team's guidelines.
• Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold Optum's respectful and courteous work environment.

Skills

Must have

• 8+ years of experience.
• 3+ years of Leadership / Supervisory experience.
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Proficiency in data analysis and programming languages like Python and PowerShell.
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and advanced CI/CD expertise with GitHub Actions.
• Proficiency with cloud monitoring and cloud networking.
• Ability to utilize AI for automation and analysis.

Nice to have

• Tagging.
• Guardrails.
• SCPs.
• Continuous deployment.
• Automated deployment of applications and services.
• Scalable and secure cloud infrastructure.
• Compliance with industry/security standards.
• Collaboration with cross‑functional teams.
• Technical strategy implementation.