Cloud Operations Engineer - AKS

MediCard Phils., Inc.; Philippines; Hybrid; PHP 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work setup

Shifting schedule

Job summary

MediCard Phils., Inc. in Makati is seeking a Cloud Engineer to support AIA business units on Azure, handling incident-, change-, request- and problem management while focusing on automation, scalability and security.

You will collaborate with engineering and development teams to propose the best cloud solutions and ensure high availability across platforms. The role requires 5+ years in cloud engineering, proficiency with AWS/Azure/GCP, IaC tooling, containers, and DevOps practices.

Qualifications

• 5+ years proven experience as a Cloud Engineer or similar role.
• Proficiency with AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Experience with open-source technology, software development, and system engineering.
• Experience in network infrastructure, database, compute, and storage systems.
• Understanding of scalable computing systems / AKS.
• Knowledge of Linux and/or Windows environments.
• Automation/scripting for Enterprise Public Cloud Services.
• IaC tooling (Terraform, Ansible, Chef/Puppet).
• Relevant professional certifications (Azure, AWS, ITIL etc).

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day support to cloud environments and incident-, change-, request- and problem management.
• Align with stakeholders to implement modifications on current systems.
• Analyse systems to identify security flaws and performance issues.
• Automate system operations to improve efficiency and speed.
• Collaborate with engineering and development teams to select cloud solutions.
• Maintain high availability, security and scalability of cloud resources.
• Stay updated on cloud computing advancements to advise on best practices.
• Troubleshoot cloud application failures and deployment issues.
• Ensure operational processes (backup, patching, provisioning, monitoring) are followed.

Skills

Problem-solving

Analytical skills

Communication

Collaboration

Fast-paced environment

DevOps practices

Containers and Orchestration

IaC tooling (Terraform/Ansible/Chef/Pu

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Job description

This will provide day to day support to all AIA business units using AIA’s Azure public cloud platform including but not limited to incident-, change-, request- and problem management. This role focuses on leveraging azure services administration, automation task and optimize infrastructure, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Working with stakeholders to understand the modifications they wish to apply to their current systems
• Analysing current systems to find flaws that can jeopardise cloud security
• Uploading business information to a cloud computing platform and setting up simple retrieval mechanisms for data
• Staying updated on advancements in the field of cloud computing to advise businesses and clients on industry best practices
• Troubleshooting issues pertaining to cloud application failure or security flaws
• Identify, analyze, and resolve infrastructure vulnerabilities and application deployment issues
• Automating specific system operations to enhance efficiency and speed
• Evaluating and identifying the best cloud solutions in collaboration with engineering and development teams
• Locating, evaluating and fixing infrastructure risks and deployment problems
• Periodically evaluating computer systems and offering suggestions for performance enhancements
• Offering support and guidance to meet customer requirements

Minimum Job Requirements:

Experience:

• 5+ years Proven experience as a Cloud Engineer or similar role
• Proficiency with AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Experience with open-source technology, software development, and system engineering
• Experience in network infrastructure, database, compute, and storage systems
• Understanding of scalable computing systems / AKS
• Knowledge of Linux and/or Windows environments
• Practical experience of supporting Enterprise Public Cloud Services and automation/scripting
• Liaise with service providers to ensure that operational processes (backup, patching, provisioning, monitoring) for service follow-up and incident management.)
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools (Containers and Orchestration)
• Understanding of Infrastructure-As-Code configuration management tooling (at least one of the following – Terraform, Ansible, Chef/Puppet)
• Relevant professional certifications (Azure, AWS, ITIL etc)

Skills:

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

Comprehensive skills in at least two of following areas:

• Operating systems: Windows / Linux
• PaaS services (preferable Azure / AWS)
• Middleware: IIS / Websphere / Apache / Tomcat
• Databases: Azure SQL Database / Oracle database / SQL Server
• Scripting and containers: Python, PowerShell, Azure CLI, YAML, Containers / AKS, etc.

Work setup: Hybrid and Shifting Schedule

For Dayshift - RTO, 4x a week

Location: Salcedo, Makati