Senior Cloud Ops Engineer

Luxoft; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Luxoft is seeking a Senior Cloud Operations Engineer based in Pune District, India to implement and maintain a highly scalable and secure cloud infrastructure. You will be responsible for applying best practices in governance and ensuring compliance with industry standards.

The candidate should possess over 8 years of experience, particularly in cloud platforms like AWS or Azure, and have strong proficiency in programming languages such as Python. Leadership experience is essential.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in cloud operations.
• 3+ years of leadership or supervisory experience.
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and administer cloud environments and services.
• Implement governance policies to ensure security standards.
• Identify security vulnerabilities and mitigate risks.
• Design and manage CI/CD pipelines for applications.

Skills

Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Python

PowerShell

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)

CI/CD (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.