Senior Lead Cloud Engineer

Staples India; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Staples India is seeking skilled Cloud Engineers to design, implement, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure. The role demands hands-on experience with major cloud providers, DevOps tools, and end-to-end cloud-based infrastructure as code automation.

Key responsibilities include IaC with Terraform/Packer/Puppet, building CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, and optimizing Kubernetes to support a self-service model while ensuring HA and security. A CS/Eng degree is required.

Qualifications

• 10 years in infrastructure engineering or DevOps.
• 4+ years hands-on with Azure, AWS or GCP.
• 2+ years building Kubernetes solutions.
• Strong automation using Terraform, Packer, Puppet.
• Git-based code and project file management.
• CI/CD experience with Jenkins or Azure DevOps.
• Solid cloud networking and security knowledge.
• Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or related field.
• Certifications in cloud tech are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and engineer cloud infra via IaC capabilities (Terraform, Packer, Puppet).
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins; integrate with Kubernetes.
• Engineer and optimize Kubernetes for self-service devs, HA and performance.
• Implement cloud security best practices across infra and apps.
• Monitor Linux/Windows servers; troubleshoot and optimize performance.
• Collaborate with development/ops to ensure seamless delivery.
• Maintain infra/process/configuration documentation.

Skills

Infrastructure engineering

DevOps practices

CI/CD

Problem solving

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or engineering

Tools

Terraform

Packer

Puppet

Git

Jenkins

Azure

AWS

GCP

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD tooling

Networking concepts

Cloud security

Job description

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