Senior Cloud Engineer - Azure, Kubernetes, IaC, DevOps

Devopsroles; Makati; Hybrid; PHP 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Manulife is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to design, build, automate, and optimize cloud platforms while partnering with engineering teams to deliver secure, reliable, and scalable solutions.

The role emphasizes Azure, AKS, Terraform, CI/CD, and DevOps practices in a hybrid setup. You will collaborate across enterprise platforms and mentor peers on cloud modernization initiatives, contributing to Manulife/John Hancock’s global technology strategy.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of IT experience including cloud engineering and distributed systems design.
• Strong experience with Microsoft Azure, Kubernetes (AKS), and Terraform.
• Solid knowledge of Unix/Linux environments.
• Experience with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and Agile software development practices.
• Hands-on experience building and integrating RESTful APIs, web services, and cloud-native applications.
• Familiarity with API Gateways, Messaging, Event Streaming, Distributed Tracing, SQL, and Document Databases.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders across technical and business teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement cloud-based applications and infrastructure solutions.
• Build and maintain cloud environments that align with security and operational standards.
• Automate and orchestrate cloud platforms using modern DevOps and Infrastructure-as-Code practices.
• Develop and maintain APIs, web services, and integration solutions across enterprise platforms.
• Support application deployment, troubleshooting, testing, and CI activities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in Agile environments to drive rapid delivery and innovation.
• Research and implement emerging technologies to improve platform performance and engineering efficiency.
• Lead cloud engineering best practices and mentor team members on cloud adoption and modernization initiatives.

Skills

Cloud engineering

Distributed systems

Unix/Linux

DevOps

CI/CD

APIs

Agile

Stakeholder influence

Tools

Azure

Kubernetes (AKS)

Terraform

API Gateways

Messaging

Event Streaming

Distributed Tracing

SQL

Document Databases

Job description

Manulife is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to design, build, automate, and optimize cloud platforms while partnering with engineering teams to deliver secure, reliable, and scalable solutions.

The role emphasizes Azure, AKS, Terraform, CI/CD, and DevOps practices in a hybrid setup. You will collaborate across enterprise platforms and mentor peers on cloud modernization initiatives, contributing to Manulife/John Hancock’s global technology strategy.