Sr.Specialist / Expert - Cloud Infrastructure

Colgate-Palmolive (India); Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Colgate-Palmolive (India) is seeking a Cloud Engineer to drive cloud strategy and governance across platforms. You will work with FinOps, Security, and DevOps to optimize costs, ensure high availability, and maintain secure cloud implementations.

The role requires 4–6 years in cloud engineering, hands-on experience with GCP and AWS services, IaC (Terraform), and scripting skills. Expect collaboration across departments in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• At least 4–6 years in Cloud Engineering.
• Strong understanding of cloud computing capabilities and limitations.
• Experience with GCP and AWS services.
• Hands-on with Terraform and IaC tooling.
• Proficiency in scripting (Python, Bash).
• Knowledge of security, IAM, encryption, and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Formulate and implement a comprehensive cloud strategy with governance.
• Support FinOps to optimize cloud spending and forecast expenditures.
• Provide technical leadership in cloud architecture for reliability, security, and HA.
• Develop standards and procedures aligned with organizational goals.
• Perform regular cloud cost reviews and optimization recommendations.
• Mentor teams and stay updated on industry trends.

Skills

Cloud Engineering

GCP

AWS

Terraform

Python

Bash

GitHub

Selenium

Security

Education

Bachelors Degree in Information Technology or Engineering

Tools

Terraform

GitHub

Selenium

Job description

Collaborate with Application Development, FinOps, Cloud, Governance, and Security teams to help formulate and implement a comprehensive cloud strategy. This includes developing frameworks, internal standards, governing policies, and procedures that align with organizational goals. Support FinOps initiatives by working closely with finance teams to optimize cloud spending, providing insights into cost management, and helping to forecast future cloud expenditures. Guide application teams by offering technical leadership in cloud architecture, ensuring that solutions are design for optimal deployment, security, performance, and high availability. Develop and maintain a balanced cloud governance framework based on industry standards, ensuring compliance with security protocols and other regulatory requirements. Evaluate and implement proof‑of‑concepts for emerging cloud services and technologies, ensuring that the organization stays ahead of industry trends. Drive cloud adoption and innovation by exploring new cloud services, finding opportunities to demonstrate them for business growth, and ensuring seamless integration with existing systems. Collaborate with teams on new and existing business/technology solutions, ensuring they align with established standards and contribute to long‑term cloud strategy. Perform regular cloud cost reviews and provide recommendations to improve efficiency and reduce waste. Mentor and support teams in understanding cloud technologies, standard methodologies, and operational processes. Stay informed of industry‑wide trends and their potential impact or application to the business, ensuring the organization s cloud strategy remains forward‑looking and innovative. Complete other responsibilities as assigned and ensure compliance with all company policies and standards.

You connect the dots - Support day to day business requirements according to global SLA Ensure the proper use of information technology project management methodology to align with governance practices

You are a collaborator - Build effective working relationships, make sound decisions, successfully make changes, initiate action and achieve results as a trusted advisor Collaborate by organizing discussions with department stakeholders to ensure solutions are designed for successful deployment, security, and high availability in the cloud. Consult with stakeholders on requirements for new and existing business/technology solutions and assure compliance to standards. Mentor and coach junior resources within and across teams

You are an innovator - Stay updated with the latest technological advancement. Adapt to these changes by self‑training and research work and evaluate how / where it can contribute to the business and strengthen the cloud environment

What we’ll need-

(Required)At least 4-6 years in Cloud EngineeringAbility to work effectively in a fast paced, team environmentStrong interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively communicate, both written and verballySuperior organization, project management skills and attention to detailStrong understanding of cloud computing capabilities and limitations, business drivers, virtualization technologies,Infrastructure as a Service, Platform as a Service and Software as a Service Cloud delivery modelsA strong ability to learn new technologiesThorough understanding of system and infrastructure management in the Cloud environment (Linux/Windows servers, firewalls, load balancers, hypervisors, storage, monitoring, security etc.)Experience with cloud infrastructure and services (GCP, AWS, etc.)Experience with GCP services such as Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, BigQuery, and Kubernetes Engine. Hands‑on experience with AWS services like EC2, S3, RDS, and Lambda is acceptable and can be considered as a good foundation for the required GCP expertiseProficiency in configuring and handling virtual networks, including VPC, subnets, and firewall rules.Experience handling infrastructure deployments using Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform).Strong scripting skills in languages such as Python, Bash etc for automating cloud operations.Command of software automation production systems (GitHub, Selenium, etc.).Good understanding of security principles and standard methodologies, including identity and access management, encryption, and compliance requirements.

What we’ll need-

(Preferred)Bachelors Degree or equivalent in Information Technology or Engineering.Google Cloud Architect within 1 Year (Preferred) or AWS Certified Solution Architect - Profess .