Cloud Engineer [Solutioning & Architecture]

NCS Philippines; Taguig; Hybrid; PHP 1,339,000 - 2,009,000; Full time

Job summary

NCS Philippines is seeking a Cloud Solutions Architect to design, develop, and manage secure, scalable cloud architectures across Azure, AWS, GCP and Alibaba. You will lead IaC implementations, automate provisioning, and collaborate with development teams to deliver reliable, compliant cloud solutions.

You will translate client requirements into cloud strategies, monitor security posture, oversee cloud operations and migrations, and ensure performance.

Qualifications

• At least 2–3 years of development or cloud-focused experience in websites, web apps, or services.
• Hands-on experience designing cloud architectures addressing compute, storage, security, networking, and automation.
• Proven knowledge of multiple cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP, Alibaba) and container orchestration.
• Familiarity with SDLC, OO programming, and web services integration (SOAP, REST, JSON, XML).

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and manage secure, scalable cloud architectures across Azure/AWS/GCP/Alibaba.
• Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code templates for provisioning and configuration.
• Support translation of component designs into functional back-end or front-end code.
• Design operational processes for effective cloud adoption and management.
• Apply security best practices and monitor cloud security posture.
• Configure and deploy cloud apps to staging environments for optimal performance.
• Oversee migration of on-premises apps and data to the cloud.
• Monitor cloud management and data storage services; diagnose issues.
• Deliver projects on time within budget using standard programming practices.
• Maintain project source code repositories and review changes.

Skills

Cloud architecture design

Infrastructure as Code

SDLC knowledge

Cloud security

Communication with stakeholders

Web services (SOAP/REST)

Education

Cloud certification (Associate level)

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker Swarm

Terraform

MySQL / MongoDB

Job description

MAIN REQUIREMENTS:

• Solutioning and Architectural background

Related Work Experience – At least 2-3 years of working experience in developing websites, web applications, web services, or mobile applications. Prior experience in roles such as Software Engineer, System Administrator, Network Administrator, DevOps Engineer is valuable. Must at least have 1 Certification (Associate Level) in any of the cloud platform.

• Proven experience in the following:

  • Developing a cloud architecture with various solutions addressing computing, storage solutions, security measures, networking, and automation capabilities.

  • Cloud Service providers (AWS, Azure, GCP, Alibaba)

  • Container orchestration technologies (Kubernetes, Docker Swarm)

  • Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Object-Oriented Design and Programming

  • HTML5, CSS3, and Javascript frameworks

  • MySQL, MongoDB, or similar database management systems

  • Web service integration (SOAP, REST, JSON, XML)

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Design, Develop, and Manage Cloud Solutions

• Design, build, and manage highly secure, scalable, and available architectures in the target cloud environments (Azure/AWS/GCP/Alibaba) for small scale projects in close coordination with development teams and project management.

• Implement and execute well-defined Infrastructure as Code (IaC) templates and scripts for basic infrastructure provisioning and configuration tasks (cloud infrastructure components, including networking and security services.)

• Support the conversion of technical component designs into functional back-end or front-end code.

• Design operational processes for clients to ensure successful cloud adoption and management.

• Apply security best practices and monitor cloud security posture.

Deliver Optimized Cloud Applications

• Configure and deploy cloud applications to different staging environments for optimal performance.

• Manage migration of on-premises applications and data to the cloud

• Monitor cloud management and data storage services.

• Diagnose and resolve technical issues efficiently related to cloud infrastructure and applications and participate in reviewing project requirements.

• Deliver projects on time and within budget, applying generally accepted programming standards and techniques.

• Utilize appropriate and standard monitoring and testing tools for cloud performance and resource utilization.

• Create and maintain Unit Tests for applications before Quality Assurance (QA) testing to ensure the performance, scalability, and security of cloud resources provisioned.

• Collaborate with the testing team to ensure seamless application integration with cloud services (Application interaction with cloud services like databases or storage).

• Maintain and handle project source code repositories.

• Reviews code for functionality, adherence to coding standards, and basic security principles.

Communication & Collaboration:

• Collaborate effectively with clients to understand and meet their SDLC requirements, business needs, and cloud adoption goals.

• Clearly communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Regularly report on cloud performance, resource utilization, and project progress.

• Participates in training, design, documentation, and delivery efforts with the Project Manager.