Senior Cloud Software Engineer

UST; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,800,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

UST is seeking a Senior Cloud Software Engineer to design and operate enterprise-scale AWS and Azure environments, with a focus on AI-enabled cloud solutions and automation.

Role involves building cloud-native platforms, automation tooling, and scalable services while adhering to best practices in security, observability, and cost optimization.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in Infrastructure Engineering, Cloud Engineering, or Cloud Development.
• Hands-on experience designing and operating enterprise-scale AWS and Azure environments.
• Experience delivering AI/ML, Generative AI, or AI-enabled solutions in production environments.
• Strong background in cloud-native development, platform engineering, DevOps, and automation.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain cloud-native services and internal platforms using Python (FastAPI, Django, Flask).
• Build secure, scalable RESTful and event-driven APIs leveraging Azure and AWS cloud services.
• Develop reusable libraries, frameworks, and shared services to standardize cloud consumption and accelerate delivery.
• Apply clean architecture, SOLID principles, and enterprise design patterns to create resilient and maintainable solutions.
• Design solutions with scalability, observability, security, resilience, and cost optimization as key requirements.
• Develop automation tooling and cloud services supporting large-scale Azure and AWS environments.

Skills

AWS

Azure

Terraform

Python

FastAPI

Django

Flask

IaC

REST APIs

CI/CD

DevSecOps

Observability

Kubernetes

LLM AI

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Terraform

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

OpenTelemetry

CloudWatch

Grafana

Azure Functions

Job description

Who we are:

At UST, we help the world s best organizations grow and succeed through transformation. Bringing together the right talent, tools, and ideas, we work with our clients to co-create lasting change. Together, with over 30,000 employees in 30+ countries, we build for boundless impact, touching billions of lives in the process. Visit us at .

Summary:

UST is looking for a Senior Cloud Software Engineer with expertise in cloud platform engineering, cloud-native application development, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation-first operations, and AI-powered CloudOps. The role will be responsible for designing, developing, governing, and optimizing enterprise-scale AWS and Azure environments while driving intelligent automation, self-healing operations, and AI-enabled cloud solutions.

The Opportunity:

As a Senior Cloud Software Engineer, you will play a critical role in building cloud-native platforms, automation frameworks, AI-enabled operational tooling, and enterprise-scale infrastructure solutions. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, scalable, resilient, and cost-efficient cloud services while enabling platform standardization and engineering excellence.

Key Roles Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, test, and maintain cloud-native services and internal platforms using Python (FastAPI, Django, Flask).
• Build secure, scalable RESTful and event-driven APIs leveraging Azure and AWS cloud services.
• Develop reusable libraries, frameworks, and shared services to standardize cloud consumption and accelerate delivery.
• Apply clean architecture, SOLID principles, and enterprise design patterns to create resilient and maintainable solutions.
• Design solutions with scalability, observability, security, resilience, and cost optimization as key requirements.
• Develop automation tooling and cloud services supporting large-scale Azure and AWS environments.

AI, Generative AI Agentic Engineering:

• Design and implement AI-enabled cloud services, intelligent automation solutions, and operational tooling.
• Build and integrate Generative AI solutions using RAG, embeddings, vector search, prompt engineering, and context management.
• Design and orchestrate AI agents and multi-agent workflows for cloud operations, remediation, and engineering activities.
• Integrate AI agents with enterprise systems using MCP, tool-calling, and function-calling patterns.
• Implement guardrails, evaluation frameworks, observability, token controls, and Responsible AI practices.
• Ensure compliance with AI governance, privacy requirements, prompt injection protection, and data security standards.

Intelligent CloudOps AIOps:

• Design and operate AI-driven CloudOps capabilities, including anomaly detection, predictive scaling, intelligent ing, and event correlation.
• Develop self-healing and automated remediation workflows to minimize manual intervention.
• Drive incident, problem, and change management improvements through automation and observability.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, monitoring solutions, and operational analytics frameworks.

Infrastructure as Code, DevOps Automation:

• Own the infrastructure lifecycle from design and deployment to optimization and decommissioning.
• Design and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code solutions using Terraform with modular and reusable standards.
• Implement governance controls, policy-as-code, and pre-deployment validation mechanisms.
• Build and manage CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or GitLab.
• Implement DevSecOps practices including automated scanning, dependency management, and secrets management.
• Enforce engineering standards through code reviews, version control, and automated validation.

Agile Delivery:

• Participate in sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, and sprint reviews.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, architects, and engineering teams.
• Break down platform initiatives into user stories and backlog items with clear acceptance criteria.
• Support continuous improvement and iterative delivery practices.

What you need:

• 6+ years of experience in Infrastructure Engineering, Cloud Engineering, or Cloud Development.
• Hands-on experience designing and operating enterprise-scale AWS and Azure environments.
• Experience delivering AI/ML, Generative AI, or AI-enabled solutions in production environments.
• Strong background in cloud-native development, platform engineering, DevOps, and automation.
• Experience designing or integrating Agentic AI and LLM-based solutions is preferred.

Education:

• Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.

Required Skills:

• AWS
• Microsoft Azure
• Terraform
• Python
• FastAPI, Django, or Flask
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• RESTful APIs and event-driven architectures
• CI/CD (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab)
• DevSecOps practices
• Cloud automation and platform engineering
• Azure Functions, App Services, Logic Apps, Event Grid, Service Bus
• AWS Lambda, API Gateway, SQS/SNS, EventBridge, Step Functions
• OpenTelemetry, Azure Monitor, CloudWatch, Grafana, or similar observability platforms

Desired Skills:

• Generative AI and Agentic AI solutions
• LangChain, LangGraph, Semantic Kernel, AutoGen, CrewAI
• Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Foundry, Amazon Bedrock
• MCP (Model Context Protocol)
• RAG, embeddings, vector search, and LLM orchestration
• Pinecone, Weaviate, Azure AI Search, pgvector
• AIOps and self-healing automation frameworks
• Kubernetes and container technologies
• Cloud governance and policy-as-code
• Agile and Scrum methodologies
• GitHub Copilot and AI-assisted development tools

Qualification: Preferred Certifications:

• AWS Certification
• Microsoft Azure Certification
• Terraform Associate Certification
• AI/ML or Generative AI Certification

What we believe:

We re proud to embrace the same values that have shaped UST since the beginning. Since day one, we ve been building enduring relationships and a culture of integrity. And today, its those same values that are inspiring us to encourage innovation from everyone, to champion diversity and inclusion and to place people at the centre of everything we do.

Humility:
We will listen, learn, be empathetic and help selflessly in our interactions with everyone.

Humanity:
Through business, we will better the lives of those less fortunate than ourselves.

Integrity:
We honour our commitments and act with responsibility in all our relationships.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

UST is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences, such as age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, religion, or sexual orientation.

All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, colour, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.

UST reserves the right to periodically redefine your roles and responsibilities based on the requirements of the organization and/or your performance.

- To support and promote the values of UST.
- Comply with all Company policies and procedures.