Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Confidential Jobs; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Jobs in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to help provision, manage, and optimize cloud services across Azure, AWS, or hybrid environments as the group shifts from on-premise to a cloud-first strategy.

You will work with senior engineers, implement IaC with Terraform/ARM/CloudFormation, monitor costs and performance, and ensure security and documentation while collaborating with network, security, and application teams.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in IT infrastructure or cloud engineering.
• Foundational knowledge of at least one hyperscale cloud platform (Azure or AWS).
• Basic understanding of Windows, Linux, virtualization, and containerization.
• Basic scripting/automation knowledge (PowerShell, Bash, Python, or Terraform).
• Familiarity with ITIL fundamentals for incident, change, and problem management.

Responsibilities

• Provision and manage cloud resources across Azure, AWS, or multi-cloud.
• Support cloud migration activities and post-migration validation.
• Monitor health, performance, and cost with monitoring tools.
• Implement Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform, ARM/CloudFormation/Ansible.
• Patch, backup, and disaster recovery for cloud workloads.
• Manage IAM and access controls per security policies.
• Participate in incident response and Level 1–2 support.
• Maintain documentation of cloud architecture and runbooks.
• Collaborate with network, security, and application teams.

Skills

Cloud infrastructure knowledge

Automation scripting

ITIL fundamentals

Collaboration with cross-functional

Incident troubleshooting Level 1/2

Documentation skills

Cost optimization awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT or related field

Tools

Azure

AWS

Terraform

ARM templates

CloudFormation

Ansible

Datadog

Grafana

PowerShell

Bash

Python

VMware

Linux

Windows Server

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

As a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer, you will play a key role in supporting the provisioning, management, and optimisation of cloud infrastructure services across Azure, AWS, or hybrid environments. Working under the guidance of senior engineers, you will help build and maintain scalable, reliable, and cost-effective cloud environments as the Group transitions from on-premise to cloud-first infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in provisioning and managing cloud resources such as virtual machines, storage accounts, databases, and containers across Azure, AWS, or multi-cloud platforms.
• Support cloud migration activities, including workload assessment, server migration, and post-migration validation.
• Monitor cloud infrastructure health, performance, and cost using tools like Azure Monitor, AWS CloudWatch, Datadog, or Grafana.
• Assist in implementing Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using Terraform, ARM templates, CloudFormation, or Ansible for repeatable and consistent deployments.
• Support patching, backup, and disaster recovery operations for cloud-hosted workloads.
• Help manage identity and access controls for cloud resources in alignment with security policies (Azure AD / Entra ID, IAM policies).
• Participate in incident response and troubleshooting for cloud infrastructure issues, providing Level 1 and Level 2 support.
• Maintain documentation of cloud architecture, configurations, runbooks, and standard operating procedures.
• Collaborate with network, security, and application teams to ensure integrated and secure cloud service delivery.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Systems Engineering, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in IT infrastructure or cloud engineering (internship or lab experience is acceptable).
• Foundational knowledge of at least one hyperscale cloud platform (Azure or AWS preferred), including compute, storage, and networking services.
• Basic understanding of operating systems: Windows Server and Linux (Ubuntu, CentOS, or RHEL).
• Familiarity with virtualisation concepts (VMware, Hyper‑V) and containerisation basics (Docker).
• Basic understanding of scripting or automation (PowerShell, Bash, Python, or Terraform).
• Knowledge of ITIL fundamentals for incident, change, and problem management.

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS SysOps Administrator certification.
• AWS Cloud Practitioner as a minimum.
• Exposure to Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Terraform, Ansible, or Pulumi).
• Basic knowledge of containerisation (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).